http://dfoster.edublogs.org A place to learn and share what we know Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:24:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thought I would take a few minutes and update this blog.  It has been almost a year since I started it as part of a VHS class.  At the time I thought it would be easy to keep up even without the course, but I have found it to be ... http://dfoster.edublogs.org/2008/03/30/its-been-awhile/ Web 2.0 is changing the landscape in many ways.  Learning is no longer the teacher directed lecture/question & answer sessions we all grew up with.  It has become more fluid and collaborative.  In the article, Blogs, Wikis, RSS and there's more? Web 2.0 on the march, the author discusses the ... http://dfoster.edublogs.org/2007/07/29/web-20-where-do-we-go/ First, I would not use the videos from GoogleVideo or YouTube if it did not comply with our district policies.  I know we have had teachers in the district challenge this policy and whether you agree with the policy or not, it is the policy and needs to be respected.  ... http://dfoster.edublogs.org/2007/07/15/visual-literacy-blog-reflection-1/ As an elementary school teacher, I’m not sure if I am quite at the point where I would consider having students use sites like MySpace or Facebook in my classroom.  I realize some are using them outside and I think this would be the age where we would begin to ... http://dfoster.edublogs.org/2007/07/08/value-of-social-networking/ I think that I can use blogging to enhance the curriculum in many ways.  I can see a couple units I already do (group work) that could benefit from using blogs.  I would like to use it for journaling activities especially in the areas of science and social studies.  This ... http://dfoster.edublogs.org/2007/07/03/refection-1-why-blog/ Welcome to our class and our place to share our knowledge.  This is a new adventure for fifth grade and I know we will have fun learning about it together.  This will be a place for you to find information on assignments as well as sharing things of interest to ... http://dfoster.edublogs.org/2007/07/03/hello-world/