My students love Wikipedia, and always ask if they can use it as a source. We’ve had discussions about the validity and reliability of public editing and about appropriate sources. In truth, Wikipedia is a great place to start online thinking. You get a quick and dirty overview, pictures, and further references. It looks good.
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I was familiar with wikis before this assignment because I collaborated on a portion of a university instructional technology wiki for a graduate class. The process was easy, and I learned a lot about wikis and about the many IT topics that our class investigated; but I must say the thing I [...]
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I love the Teton Mountains in Wyoming! From Jackson Hole up to Yellowstone (and up to Glacier National Park, if you care to know) runs some on the most beautiful and fantastic land in God’s creation. Live on the land and love it!
I decided that I’d create two news feeds: one on the Tetons and [...]
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Well, it’s time for me to quit my job and stay home to read my RSS feeds. Oh wait: it’s summer, so I can do this without guilt for 7 more weeks. I’m skimming, but I find so many fascinating ideas that I pursue more links. My RSS is the Pied Piper, and I’m the [...]
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RSS subscribing and managing is SO much easier than it was two years ago! When I first learned about RSS feeds, I rushed to my computer to get set up. Unfortunately, I was never able to load anything without help, and I constantly forgot to check on the one or two that I had subscribed [...]
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Digital freedom walks hand in hand with personal responsibility.
Well, if the skill I needed to focus on for this class was “play,” I guess you could say I spent the entire day playing! My blog, Reflecting Pools, is running; and I think I’m pleased at this point. I really spent time playing with the Edublogs [...]
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Oh, to be a native speaker of the digital language! My students and my own three kids have me beat—for a while. The way our world communicates, collaborates, and accomplishes goals is so different than the way it was just a few years ago. I laugh now to remember that in the year 2000, I [...]
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Welcome to my reflecting pool! Even though I’m beginning this blog as a portfolio for a K12 technology course, I also plan to use it this year as a place for my students to reflect on open-ended key questions.
We can try to memorize and retrieve data until we’re blue in the face; but learning just [...]
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