Chapter 3
I like the idea of the teacher’s role changing during the blogging process from evaluator to connector. I also think it would be a fun, more “grown up” way to appreciate work from my students. Instead of putting something on the bulletin board, it might mean more to have work applauded where the whole world can see how great they did. I also thought it was great how Richardson guided us through some of the add-ons you can do for your blog, such as “Blogger for Word,” and links to several examples of successful teacher blogs. Do you think this could be effective even if it wasn’t used regularly (maybe around once or twice a month, in addition to other online projects)?
Chapter 5
RSS is going to make life so much easier! Since my students do not all have access to computers outside of school, and our school only has one computer lab, I love the idea that students could set up RSS feeds then monitor what has been added since their initial research visit quickly instead of spending days just looking for data online. Even though it doesn’t really stand for this, I like and might use his “Reading Skill: Scanning and Synthesizing” tool idea. The ability to scan and synthesize large amounts of data quickly is very valuable as you research anything and could really benefit students once they graduate. RSS also seems like a feature that will help me as I learn more about my subject area so I can teach my students more.
Chapter 7
My students love pictures, especially pictures they get to take. I think Flickr could be a fun tool to help students learn to organize data, prepare for presentations, or photo field trips. I think my favorite feature mentioned in the text was how “Flickr allows you to annotate certain parts of a picture and also provides a ways for people to discuss the picture in detail.” This ability reminded me of lab practicals in vertebrate and invertebrate. It would have been so nice to be able to do these online, and it would have smelled so much nicer. I also think this could be a valuable tool while discussing dissections or to allow me to do mini-practicals with my students even though I don’t have access to all the specimens I had at Clemson.
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I didn't know you went to Clemson! Are you from South Carolina? I went to Furman and loved it so much. I miss Greenville very badly and would move back if ever an opportunity arose.
In answer to your chpt. 3 question about blogs, I think a blog would be effective if you use it every now and then. But the more often you use it and build it into your class routine, the more effective it will be.
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