Comments on: My March Resolution http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2010/03/03/my-march-resolution/ thinking about education Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:06:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: debg http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2010/03/03/my-march-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-3721 debg Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:09:33 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/?p=299#comment-3721 I think it is a matter of making time, as you mentioned, to check into these sites. It has to become a habit that is a part of your daily or weekly schedule. I can't imagine that I would be able to keep up daily with all of these different technologies. Of course, I've noticed that I get far behind if I let Twitter go for more than a day or two. I think that organizing the RSS feeds onto Net Vibes has been helpful. I can go to one site to check on Ning, Facebook, Twitter, class blogs,and Diigo. I like the idea of having morning coffee and checking my Net Vibes page. I may have to look into adding that to my morning routine. I think it is a matter of making time, as you mentioned, to check into these sites. It has to become a habit that is a part of your daily or weekly schedule. I can’t imagine that I would be able to keep up daily with all of these different technologies. Of course, I’ve noticed that I get far behind if I let Twitter go for more than a day or two. I think that organizing the RSS feeds onto Net Vibes has been helpful. I can go to one site to check on Ning, Facebook, Twitter, class blogs,and Diigo. I like the idea of having morning coffee and checking my Net Vibes page. I may have to look into adding that to my morning routine.

]]> By: svcoxon http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2010/03/03/my-march-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-3677 svcoxon Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:20 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/?p=299#comment-3677 Don't be so hard on yourself, Karen. Teaching the class is a new thing, no? Also, I think that it is not so important that students continue any particular Web tool. Some won't be around in 5 years and those that are around will look pretty different. I think the main thing is that students get a broader idea of how technologies can benefit their practice of teaching and learning and to get a hand on the ladder, so to speak, of ever-improving and changing technologies. I helped a classmate in another class get signed up for a Wetpaint site we're using for a class project. It took about 10 e-mails back and forth. She is very, very far down the ladder, but hopefully, now that she has a hand on it, it won't be as hard to get to the next step. Of course, my ladder analogy is pretty linear for our webbed world. Maybe a spider web analogy would have been more apropos. You could more easily get stuck in Second Life that way... Don’t be so hard on yourself, Karen. Teaching the class is a new thing, no? Also, I think that it is not so important that students continue any particular Web tool. Some won’t be around in 5 years and those that are around will look pretty different. I think the main thing is that students get a broader idea of how technologies can benefit their practice of teaching and learning and to get a hand on the ladder, so to speak, of ever-improving and changing technologies.

I helped a classmate in another class get signed up for a Wetpaint site we’re using for a class project. It took about 10 e-mails back and forth. She is very, very far down the ladder, but hopefully, now that she has a hand on it, it won’t be as hard to get to the next step.

Of course, my ladder analogy is pretty linear for our webbed world. Maybe a spider web analogy would have been more apropos. You could more easily get stuck in Second Life that way…

]]> By: KarenR http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2010/03/03/my-march-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-3674 KarenR Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:17:21 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/?p=299#comment-3674 It's funny that you mention the iPad...as part of my resolution, I spent some time this morning reading blog entries and Mark Hofer from WM had a great post about the iPad to which I added my two cents: http://mhofer.blogs.wm.edu/2010/02/18/considering-the-ipad-is-this-paperts-knowledge-machine/ In my case, I think the issue is more one of reserving the time than the tool, but you're right that the iPad really does lend itself to the kind of reading I'd like to do but I'm not sure about the writing. There's lots of voice built in I think but I'm terrible at virtual keyboards! I learn to type on a typewriter so that's where my skill is. It’s funny that you mention the iPad…as part of my resolution, I spent some time this morning reading blog entries and Mark Hofer from WM had a great post about the iPad to which I added my two cents: http://mhofer.blogs.wm.edu/2010/02/18/considering-the-ipad-is-this-paperts-knowledge-machine/

In my case, I think the issue is more one of reserving the time than the tool, but you’re right that the iPad really does lend itself to the kind of reading I’d like to do but I’m not sure about the writing. There’s lots of voice built in I think but I’m terrible at virtual keyboards! I learn to type on a typewriter so that’s where my skill is.

]]> By: Tim http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/2010/03/03/my-march-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-3673 Tim Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:56:07 +0000 http://ivyrun.com/wordpress/?p=299#comment-3673 Your thoughts of reading the paper over breakfast reminds me of one reason I'm looking forward to getting my hands on an iPad. The demonstration at the roll out makes it appear to be a good format for those times when you want to do a quick read of material from a variety of sources (not just the stuff packaged and delivered to your door in the morning). The iPhone and similar pocket devices are an ok tool for reading but they're not especially good for the other end of the social networking piece, adding something to the stream. I'm hoping the iPad keyboard is adequate for Twitter, Facebook, and light blogging anywhere I find myself. Ok, so Apple's concept of a tablet communications device may not be attractive to everyone (back off, Mac haters :-). However, that kind of simple, light, always connected device that bridge the gap between laptops and phone-sized units will turn out to be very popular with those of us who spend a lot of time in those virtual communities. Your thoughts of reading the paper over breakfast reminds me of one reason I’m looking forward to getting my hands on an iPad. The demonstration at the roll out makes it appear to be a good format for those times when you want to do a quick read of material from a variety of sources (not just the stuff packaged and delivered to your door in the morning).

The iPhone and similar pocket devices are an ok tool for reading but they’re not especially good for the other end of the social networking piece, adding something to the stream. I’m hoping the iPad keyboard is adequate for Twitter, Facebook, and light blogging anywhere I find myself.

Ok, so Apple’s concept of a tablet communications device may not be attractive to everyone (back off, Mac haters :-) . However, that kind of simple, light, always connected device that bridge the gap between laptops and phone-sized units will turn out to be very popular with those of us who spend a lot of time in those virtual communities.

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