Thing #21 My THoughts

Having the time to dive into this tutorial during the summer was ideal for me. There were sites and ideas to investigate and I needed some undivided time to just dream. Posting thoughts on my blog and creating a Delicious bookmarking site as well as a Reader for my RSS feeds and blogs will save time in the long run. (How I love getting organized!) They will be useful as the school year begins and our team starts brainstorming ways to continue to connect with technology as a tool for our students. With the arrival of our mobile classroom labs, we are already talking about how to integrate and use the social networking capabilities of our students to further their learning and make the best use of our valuable instructional time. And having time to take a look at Open Office and Zoho got me thinking about using them as collaboration tools along with google docs.  I feel that I need to get comfortable with Classroom 2.0 philosophy and tools so that I can provide the framework for my students to investigate with independence and responsibility and within a choice-embedded structure. This tutorial was a perfect beginning. Thank you!