Hmmm.... what do I think? I think yes indeed- they do fit together. But right now it's getting them to fit together with me that's all. It seems like all of us want the quick fix- the answer in 2 seconds or we move on. So just looking at all the options in web 2.0 was a mindblower for me. I have been called the organizational queen. I love to make lists and charts and check things off when I complete them. I, like my students, just want someone to tell me where to go to get what I need. I like filling in little boxes during my IFL meetings! When I see something like this with all these wonderful options I get overwhelmed and long for the simple days of playing Oregon Trail in my 6th grade class on our one computer back in 1979! But in terms of looking at it through the lens of this Mili stuff, it is incredible how far this world has come and it scares me to think that one day the old fashioned ways of doing things will come to a complete halt. I enjoy teaching students how to actually take notes and make outlines by hand. I like using my old school search engines like dogpile and google. I guess I have to start to step outside my comfort zone and embrace this change if I want to keep up with my students.
My next step is to really take a good chunk of time (stop laughing now- I know I'll find it in the midst of helping to plan my stepdaughters wedding) and really get my hands dirty with some of the tools on web 2.0.
I'll keep you posted as to how that goes.
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