Feb 12, 2008 article readings

The first article was a little winded, to say the least. I was more interested with the author's incredible ability to coin new words, infotective, edutainment, than the points the author was trying to make, which were relevant, but written in such a fashion that it really didn't peak my interest. The second article, however, was more to the point; that being, how do we tell when a site is reliable? I actually learned something. No one ever informed me that when you see ~ in an address (which I refer to as That squiggle mark), that it's a personal web page. I wish I had known for the day I got into a conversation with a neighbor (elderly, and thinks that anything on the net that has what appears to be a good address connected to it, rather like Zack in the story, must be true. The article was blatently one sided yet I couldn't convince her that it wasn't just someone's opinion because the title and so called affiliated adresses looked really impressive and authentic.) Now I know. So, at least I learned something. Works for me.

magazine article of the week

Which Technologies will Shape Education in 2008? From The Journal

This is a short article that has little to say other than it looks as if grass roots video may be incorporated more in the classroom and also collaborative Web technologies. I really didn't get much from it, or I didn't follow what he was saying. Wonder which it is.

sessions

My first choice would be FCA3130: Indiana Standards Resources on Friday from 10:45-11:30 am. Anything that can help me with lesson plans would be beneficial.

Second choice: FCa3201: SPOTLIGHT Web 2.0m /Social Media, and Other Buzzwords. Because I know so little about this but feel like it would be a huge interest to my students.

Third choice: FCP3309: Curing Your Student Email Headaches. Because there is mention of liability issues.