Thing 11

This slide could be utilized by a counselor/teacher when speaking with students regarding career exploration or for a parent open house. By tapping into what has already been created saves time in trying to prepare one's own slides. Why reinvent the wheel? Also, students could use this as a sample for a class project in a Careers class for example to develop their own slideshow on careers and career exploration. Other slides that I explored could be used in a similar manner, especially in comparing career and interviewing tips from different parts of the world. This is great!

Thing 11

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Thing 10

Reading about Google Docs reminds of an earlier blog statement "the answer to information overload is to produce more information." Instead of being inundated with a flood of e-mails and trying to constantly update a document or presentation, transferring a document from off-line to online can not only keep the flow of information organized but save time. I am all for saving time. Hey, I think that I may actually be getting some of this tech stuff.

Thing 8

I find this social bookmarking a litle confusing. While a powerful tool in connecting like-minded individuals and collaborating on connective topics, here I am in my cubicle typing all day and speaking very little to my colleagues. I think for me, I need to balance the two. I do like the idea of organizing my bookmarks by tagging.

Thing 5

Wow. I found the reading from this section the best so far. I could relate to Steve Hargadon's presentation (especially with the Star Trek communicatorand the next generation). To me, it appears that we are moving from a vertical relationship (w 1.0) to a more horizontal one with the emphasis on conversation. To illustrate what he and his wife experienced watching the students at the basketball game, I just experienced while on vacation. Midst a family gathering, my daughter took pictures, posted them on her facebook account for our son who lives here to see and returned before I knew she had left. I agree that we need to teach students how to discern information and how to produce content. I had a little problem with his statement that the answer to information overload (which plagues me) is to produce more information. I am still chewing on that one. I see Web 2.0 as also the new generation on collaboration. As a teacher who taught at a small school some years ago, we had these discussions on integrating our discipline's content in order for students to see the overlapping nature of them. With web 2.0, this can be done on a much higher plane. I only wish I could still be in the classroom using this tool with my students and colleagues. But to have what David Warlick describes, all players need to be onboard including administration. Since I am no longer in the classroom, I feel I can contribute from the other end. I look forward to learning more.