EDUC 628-Spring-08

Well, I have joined Twitter—to catch up with Dr. Lowell.  Actually, I had already joined—just forgot I had because I haven’t been going to that social space.  I am now a follower, and I am being followed.  I think I am going to join MySpace too (I said I would and haven’t yet(…but now that we have to for part of the class, I know for a fact I am joining both. I don’t know which one I will write about—the ethnography.  Maybe both.

I try to stay Tapped-In, follow the blogs, follow the assignments and it is quite hard to keep up with it all given that it takes me I think, longer than the average bear. 

I have to go and read several blogs and if I don’t get to all of them, the thing I like about this class, and about blogs is that I can catch up—for my own knowledge—when I get the time—that is if the people leave their blogs up.

While messing around on Twitter, I found this and thought it was interesting.  Short and sweet, but informative (now I know why the little numbers are up in the corner for blog replies)—you’ll see what I mean if you join Twitter and comment to Dr. Lowell

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1430064531

Also, just wanted to mention that I have become a strong advocate for digital equity and find myself repeating things we have discussed in our forums and blogs.  I will more than likely go into the profession of educational technology.  I’d like to take a “build a computer” 101 class though, just to know more of the ins and outs of the hardware.  I wonder if a person can possess educational technology knowledge without being able to build computers and still be considered an asset to a company.

 I think this class is a great class to learn and become aware of all the ICT and all.  For me, it is my first of the sort, and whatever I don’t —or can’t spend time on now, I will keep with me—in my little media toolbox—to use for myself, and for the next class I take in this field.