Module 2

All this blogging is a breeze right?...well some of it...

What I've found through some exploration of the blogging world, away from my usual scene and suspects is an underlying potential to educate through a median used by students. This engaging slice of technology, offers itself to anyone who dares to take a chance and progress with the ever enhancing pace of modern society.
The opportunity to manipulate this resource is inconceivable. Posting assessments, reflections on class topics, publications of students' work, are some ways I've seen that blogger can be used as a learning/teaching device. All this and you are able to see the date and time posts are made, it would seem an encouragement to present your work on time.

Now I'm apprehensive, I thought I was escaping my professional persona with my extra curricular sliding posts, but I've only been feeding the beast...i need to cool off

Module 1

Not to sound supercilious on the subject of blogger or technology for that matter, but I have a blog account I use already. I found creating a new one to be no drama, I'd say the hardest part was thinking of a new blog name and address...you can check out some sites I visit regularly on the 'good things' (links) gadget.

The reason for my existing blogs would be the communication factor with friends and fellow sliders (surfers) from around Australia and the world. I can clearly see why schooling agents want to be part of this forward technology/communicator/educator/media presentation that is Web 2.0. Allowing teachers and students the chance to learn & manage their own content, has never been more accessible. Such an opportunity to include written content in addition to visual stimuli, combined with a chance to provide feedback will be beneficial to students and teachers alike.

I look forward to this learning experience on the journey that is Web 2.0, I'm sure to improve upon my own knowledge of blogger and tap into its potential for classroom engagement.














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(talented artist, fellow slider and craft type)