Been really busy lately with school and union stuff. So this is catch up weekend for the 23 Things.
Thing 0: I have had several online identities depending on whether it is for personal, business, or school use. Under my school identity I have many Google Apps in use. Google Docs, Reader, Blogger, iGoogle, News, Web, Talk, etc. I am using some of my personal places for school though (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube).
Thing 1: Web 2.0 tools are very important for learning. I have started using many of them for class. See http://www.hs.bcpsk12.net/dprindle/. Using these tools help students become more connected. I still do some traditional projects and work in class but try to think how can I change them using Web 2.0 tools. Part of my issue at school is that many of the things I use or would like to are blocked by our filter for both students and teachers. Kind of sad (Editorial comment).
Thing 2: As you can see I have created a blog for this class and have created them for my classes and for our Ed Tech group at BCPS. I will be also creating one for parents of students in my class.
Thing 3: It is incredibly important that we create students that are lifelong learners and we as teachers must continuously learn. I think with the advent of Web 2.0 tools most students are way ahead of their teachers as far as using these tools to continue to learn. We as teachers need to keep up and learn how to use and integrate these and future tools into our classroom so we (both students and teachers) can be life long learners.
Coming soon Things 4-8.
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