Google released Moderator this week and we started playing with it in class today. It seems very powerful. Kind of a combination of digg.com and twitter. Short questions that rise in rankings.
This could be very useful for faculty meetings, PTA, budget votes, etc…
I’m having a hard time keeping up with google. Things are coming out so very fast.
Big brother seems to be gaining ground. I am working to create the digital footprint for myself and for my students. Until we reach a certain level of public awareness (Palin) we can largely control what “the world” knows about us. It is one of the few things in life we do control.
Teaching students that they DO have a voice and to use it effectively is the challenge for me this school year.
Well, I am starting my third year as Web Design teacher here at Seymour High School. I have come to the point where I really need to figure out what I am doing.
I am exploring using the ning system this year and moving away from blogmeister. I am trying to get this set-up. Blogmeister worked great for us but you can upload video and music much easier on the ning. I will need help on monitoring student work. Blogmeister was easy because it came right to my email.
Getting this working in our system is a challenge. We are told to try new things and to use the newest technology but I get so much push back.
My push this year is to insist on collaboration and I want to find a way to track this data. I haven’t been able to quite put my finger on what collaboration is. How do you measure it? If students “work together” did they actually “collaborate”? Plenty of thinking to do….
