Posted in ideas, maet08, technology on Jul 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Do you know the difference between a blog and a webpage?
Don’t worry; many people have no idea! If we deconstruct the portmanteau, however, it can help considerably. “Blog” is simply an abridgment of the prior term “web log;” a blog is just that: an online record (log) of thoughts, ideas, and reflections [...]
Posted in ideas, literacy, noteblog, technology on Apr 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
I had a really good time doing this project, and definitely plan on incorporating WebQuests into my future classroom. I see them as a fantastic means of organizing an involved and integrated unit. There are some things that I’d like to work on in my own WebQuest, and going through it [...]
Posted in critical pedagogy, ideas, noteblog, technology, urban on Feb 5th, 2008 7 Comments »
As someone who is passionately committed to bringing technologies into classrooms, I have a hard time understanding resistance on the part of my CTs or peers. Recently, a classmate posted this on his blog, regarding the pervasiveness of technology in contemporary culture and its (in his [...]
Posted in ESL, ideas, technology on Oct 17th, 2007 1 Comment »
As an iPod user, I am more than familiar with podcasts. I have subscriptions to podcasts from every corner of the web—from Stanford to Comedy Central. However, despite my own love affair with having radio shows immediately sent to my computer, I was really unsure as to how it could be used in [...]
