There are a bewildering number of choices of web applications. I wanted to pick more then one!  Like a few people, I think that Google Docs has a lot to offer but since I will be going for an in-service on the application in a couple of weeks, I will not discuss it here.  Instead [...]

As someone who has taught online for years, I am very familiar with that version of a paperless class.  The one thing that I could do better though is the commenting on papers before sending them back.  I think that it is remarkably easy to build an online community though it takes dedication and experience [...]

This was fascinating reading though I don’t think that there was anything really  new to me.  However, I like the way that Richardson organized the information – in “shifts” that scaffolded on to each other.  As a librarian, the focus for the past few years has been on information or critical literacy.  Our young students (and [...]

I have read the articles, the arguments, and the blogs and I am still mystified.  Connectivism, according to those who support it, creates a network of learners. This seems self evident to me and a natural goal of our emphasis on critical literacy and higher level thinking.  However, I think we have a long way [...]