Summer Frustrations

I am so frustrated that I don't have enough time to learn everything I want this summer. After ISTE, I got enamored with Web 2.0 tools and their applications in the classroom. To that end, I joined Twitter and have been bookmarking blogs and articles of interest. I have made a Google Doc of interesting things I want to explore further. My mind is overflowing with ideas...
Can't keep it all in my already 60+ year old overcrowded brain...just have to use these online tools to keep it all organized. There is so much I want to share with my colleagues...hope they are as interested and excited as I am.

And Google...there is SO much it offers...google earth, google maps, google sketchup, Google Lit trips, Forms, Google Docs, Google groups (like Yahoo groups I think). Do you know I just found a Jewish Educators Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/jewishednet.

There is so much...Can't wait to share it all...

My Definition of Social Media

Interesting ideas I am coming up with. I got into a discussion with our tech committee head about "social media." His first reaction was, "can't do it, Facebook is going to be blocked." I argued, that social media doesn't have to be just Facebook. Maybe I am wrong. I feel social media can be used in the 1:1 or blended classroom (even with Facebook blocked) because anytime you have students collaborating together, able to comment on each other's work, using Web 2.0 tools, etc, you are dealing with "social media." Correct me if I am wrong.

I am trying to come up with some ideas of using "social media" in teaching Chumash, navi...my next blog will explore these ideas and have some questions.