Thanks for the kind words on the Blogs and RSS webquest.
Just for the record, I realize I need to make a few adjustments before it goes ‘live’ on Saturday. When I started, I wanted a constructivist approach to teaching weblogs and rss, but in reality it is more about blogs than rss. Step 4 of the process has participants ‘particpate in a discussion’ about blog tools including rss. But, that isn’t really constructing knowledge about RSS or other blog tools… I think I need to revisit that step and make some adjustments. ‘Getting’ rss is hard with out doing it (not unlike blogging), but doing rss in a conference session is tough… Maybe something with Bloglines? I’m trying hard to keep away from the demonstrate/explain approach…
Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I am new to blogging myself. I have been devouring as much information about edublogs as I can over the last 6 months, but I am no seasoned practitioner. My employer supports teachers blogging http://myteacher.dvusd.org and I have had a couple of blogs, but the power of the medium was really brought home to me when I posted the (draft) webquest last night, and come in from a run this morning to find comments on my blog from the UK and the post here. That is what I want the participants of the session to come away with, and they really won’t get it until they buy in, take the risk, and do it. The power of collaboration is immense…
Thanks for the kind words on the Blogs and RSS webquest.
Just for the record, I realize I need to make a few adjustments before it goes ‘live’ on Saturday. When I started, I wanted a constructivist approach to teaching weblogs and rss, but in reality it is more about blogs than rss. Step 4 of the process has participants ‘particpate in a discussion’ about blog tools including rss. But, that isn’t really constructing knowledge about RSS or other blog tools… I think I need to revisit that step and make some adjustments. ‘Getting’ rss is hard with out doing it (not unlike blogging), but doing rss in a conference session is tough… Maybe something with Bloglines? I’m trying hard to keep away from the demonstrate/explain approach…
Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I am new to blogging myself. I have been devouring as much information about edublogs as I can over the last 6 months, but I am no seasoned practitioner. My employer supports teachers blogging http://myteacher.dvusd.org and I have had a couple of blogs, but the power of the medium was really brought home to me when I posted the (draft) webquest last night, and come in from my run this morning to find comments on my blog from the UK and the post here. That is what I want the participants of my session to come away with, but they really won’t get it until they buy in, take the risk, and do it. The power of collaboration is immense…
Thanks for the kind words on the Blogs and RSS webquest.
Just for the record, I realize I need to make a few adjustments before it goes ‘live’ on Saturday. When I started, I wanted a constructivist approach to teaching weblogs and rss, but in reality it is more about blogs than rss. Step 4 of the process has participants ‘particpate in a discussion’ about blog tools including rss. But, that isn’t really constructing knowledge about RSS or other blog tools… I think I need to revisit that step and make some adjustments. ‘Getting’ rss is hard with out doing it (not unlike blogging), but doing rss in a conference session is tough… Maybe something with Bloglines? I’m trying hard to keep away from the demonstrate/explain approach…
Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I am new to blogging myself. I have been devouring as much information about edublogs as I can over the last 6 months, but I am no seasoned practitioner. My employer supports teachers blogging http://myteacher.dvusd.org and I have had a couple of blogs, but the power of the medium was really brought home to me when I posted the (draft) webquest last night, and come in from my run this morning to find comments on my blog from the UK and the post here. That is what I want the participants of my session to come away with, but they really won’t get it until they buy in, take the risk, and do it. The power of collaboration is immense…
Thanks for the kind words on the Blogs and RSS webquest.
Just for the record, I realize I need to make a few adjustments before it goes ‘live’ on Saturday. When I started, I wanted a constructivist approach to teaching weblogs and rss, but in reality it is more about blogs than rss. Step 4 of the process has participants ‘particpate in a discussion’ about blog tools including rss. But, that isn’t really constructing knowledge about RSS or other blog tools… I think I need to revisit that step and make some adjustments. ‘Getting’ rss is hard with out doing it (not unlike blogging), but doing rss in a conference session is tough… Maybe something with Bloglines? I’m trying hard to keep away from the demonstrate/explain approach…
Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I am new to blogging myself. I have been devouring as much information about edublogs as I can over the last 6 months, but I am no seasoned practitioner. My employer supports teachers blogging http://myteacher.dvusd.org and I have had a couple of blogs, but the power of the medium was really brought home to me when I posted the (draft) webquest last night, and come in from a run this morning to find comments on my blog from the UK and the post here. That is what I want the participants of the session to come away with, and they really won’t get it until they buy in, take the risk, and do it. The power of collaboration is immense…
Thanks for the kind words on the Blogs and RSS webquest.
Just for the record, I realize I need to make a few adjustments before it goes ‘live’ on Saturday. When I started, I wanted a constructivist approach to teaching weblogs and rss, but in reality it is more about blogs than rss. Step 4 of the process has participants ‘particpate in a discussion’ about blog tools including rss. But, that isn’t really constructing knowledge about RSS or other blog tools… I think I need to revisit that step and make some adjustments. ‘Getting’ rss is hard with out doing it (not unlike blogging), but doing rss in a conference session is tough… Maybe something with Bloglines? I’m trying hard to keep away from the demonstrate/explain approach…
Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I am new to blogging myself. I have been devouring as much information about edublogs as I can over the last 6 months, but I am no seasoned practitioner. My employer supports teachers blogging http://myteacher.dvusd.org and I have had a couple of blogs, but the power of the medium was really brought home to me when I posted the (draft) webquest last night, and come in from my run this morning to find comments on my blog from the UK and the post here. That is what I want the participants of my session to come away with, but they really won’t get it until they buy in, take the risk, and do it. The power of collaboration is immense…
Thanks for the kind words on the Blogs and RSS webquest.
Just for the record, I realize I need to make a few adjustments before it goes ‘live’ on Saturday. When I started, I wanted a constructivist approach to teaching weblogs and rss, but in reality it is more about blogs than rss. Step 4 of the process has participants ‘particpate in a discussion’ about blog tools including rss. But, that isn’t really constructing knowledge about RSS or other blog tools… I think I need to revisit that step and make some adjustments. ‘Getting’ rss is hard with out doing it (not unlike blogging), but doing rss in a conference session is tough… Maybe something with Bloglines? I’m trying hard to keep away from the demonstrate/explain approach…
Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I am new to blogging myself. I have been devouring as much information about edublogs as I can over the last 6 months, but I am no seasoned practitioner. My employer supports teachers blogging http://myteacher.dvusd.org and I have had a couple of blogs, but the power of the medium was really brought home to me when I posted the (draft) webquest last night, and come in from my run this morning to find comments on my blog from the UK and the post here. That is what I want the participants of my session to come away with, but they really won’t get it until they buy in, take the risk, and do it. The power of collaboration is immense…