Technology in the Education Arena

Well, I have finally arrived in the blogosphere. I have spent the past month reading about blogs, wikis, and podcasts. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed. It felt like when I began using a search engine oh so many years ago — I would put a search word in and get 50,000 finds and not know where to start. One month later and thanks to Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson, Publishing a Blog with Blogger (a Visual QuickStart Guide), along with Classroom Blogging by David F. Warlick, I have learned a lot (at least enough to get started). I am going to spend time this summer learning about blogs and how I can work with the teachers on integrating them into their classroom — whether it is for a daily journal, a grade-level news update, a discussion on a project in class, or a blog with input from the students. The best way to learn is by doing so here I am!