Thing #5

Now to finish #5 - not the Short Circuit robot #5! :)

I have to agree with MsBrownie - I was expecting a cool computer program I could use with my students. Little did I know it was LOTS of computer programs...a movement of sorts toward a more technology-related future in the classroom and out.

School 2.0 means to me the future of education. I envision every student with a laptop and all the time they need to gather information, categorize it, develop products with it...basically the same thing we ask of them today but without the use and ease of technology. Blogging with students and parents not only gives open pathways of interaction, but also provides students with daily, practical experience reading and writing. Keeping students engaged has always been a problem...imagine a classroom full of students actively pounding away on the keyboard, researching and following the writing process and enjoying it.

Library 2.0 - I haven't made up my mind. As long as the traditional library does not disappear I think the concept of more written material available online is a great idea and should be one of the goals of dispensers of knowledge. However, I still see the value of traditional books, maps, documents, libraries and librarians.

I never want to wake up to a virtual world as a reality. Let people play their pretend SecondLife games...I still want real people in a real world doing real things - like reading books. :)