Jul
17
2012
Name of Event: Book Discussion with Aaron Barlow & Robert Leston- “Beyond the Blogsphere: Information and Its Children” Where: Community Virtual Library Auditorium on Info Island in Second Life When: Sunday, July 22@ 11am SLT (Pacific Time) For anyone interested in the impact of the Internet on education, society, journalism, and our lives, this book [...]
May
13
2009
Blogs are like personal diaries where each unique voice is important. Blogs are also a new collaborative resource which can help us in professional growth. I have had this nagging feeling of misunderstanding about whether the purpose of a blog should be personal or professional- I mean it almost seems like they are opposites. I [...]
Dec
27
2008
So it turns out edublogs now allows “contentlink” ads to appear within my free educational blog. I have investigated the possibility of ridding my blog of these annoying ads. Now I read that in order to have an “ad-free” blog, I must pay an annual subscription. It is difficult for a reader to distinguish my intentional [...]
Jul
25
2008
In the back of my mind I have struggled with the concept of “blogging” since the moment I encountered it. As a writing trainer, I have spent many summers training teachers on the recursive writing process. A writer is encouraged to revisit writing again and again to revise. The writer takes an idea and revisits [...]
Apr
25
2008
I just happened to notice that I started this blog two years ago today. Hmmm…interesting to note that I feel like I have learned so much and yet have so much left to learn. I am as clueless as when I started because technology is a gigantic mountain for me to climb. It’s a good [...]