Scott Leslie created the very helpful “Matrix of Some Blog Uses in Education” a few years ago and yesterday he reported that it had been remixed into an interactive drag an drop tool that we can all add to. So if you want to start a conversation about what teachers can get from reading blogs or what students can learn from writing blogs, this is a nice tool to frame and capture the discussion. As Scott says:
…I can see this being a useful tool to use with faculty or others in workshops to brainstorm different uses they can make of blogs and blogging and help them see it as an activity and process, not an end product (which was a main goal of the ‘matrix’).
Blog as process…what a concept! And yet another example of how freely sharing your ideas to be tweaked by others can create all sorts of opportunities for deeper learning. Just imagine if our teachers were more willing to put their best ideas out there for others to build on…
Hi there,
I found your blog today and I was suprised to see that teachers are so much into web technology (especially the Web 2.0 technologies). I think it’s great that you and your colleagues make use of it. I remember my school days and we actually had a teacher back then who said (quote): “The Internet will go as fast as it came”. Well, I’d love to see that teacher again sometime…
Anyway, since you guys are familiar with web technologies I was wondering if you might be interested in Pageflakes. It’s a personalized start page (yes, I know, there are quite a few out there). However, it’s not just a start page for a single user but also for teams and groups. I thought it might be an interesting tool for you and your colleagues to create shared pages where you add note modules, tasks and todo lists, shared contacts, schedules and news feeds. It’s quite simple – just go to http://www.pageflakes.com, get a free account and then setup your own, personalized page. You can then either leave it in “private” mode, or change it to “shared” (invited teacher colleagues can use and edit it) or “publish” (everyone can see it, but only you can edit it).
Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions or questions. I look forward to hearing from you.
With best wishes
Tegan Haris