Reading the beginning of chapter one I really had to laugh that the beginning of the Internet started back when I was only five-years-old back in 1989. Not to mention that Internet became simpler when I was in the second grade. I found that interesting because we didn't get our first computer in our house until 1995 because my older sister could use the resource in high school. I want to say that we got our first dial-up Internet connection under two years later. Of course then Internet was much slower and I didn't consider it a teaching/learning resource because it was faster to just page through books than crawl on the Internet. Not to mention I didn't know what a blog, wiki, or podcast was and even when I heard about them I imagined tech nerds with their glasses, pocket protectors, and DOS manuals.
One thing that I found helpful in the chapter was the fact that it provided tips on what is a good website and what is not for research. I always thought that the .com sights were not effective and the sites like .gov were. I'm glad I know that a little better now. I found it interesting to use blogging for many concepts of in-class work and providing ideas, for instance, the AP Calculus class the book used as an example. The teacher can post ideas about the new chapter to give the students something to prelude/reflect on. Of course, that is very much similar to what I am currently doing for this class. Of course for younger students it is best to go through what is expected on the weblog and even the security settings. It would even be smart to keep parents and administrators in the loop about what is going on and expectations of the blog.
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