So when I came into class on Tuesday I came in with a chip on my shoulder. I've been on blogger with my siblings on my blog since something like 2005. I am rarely out of arm's reach of the internet. I have a hard time watching football, a movie, or TV without a laptop on my lap. I've poked fun at my friends and myself as we all sit in the same living room watching a large screen TV, with 6 laptops open... no words are shared, and if we find something we want to share with everyone we gchat, or facebook each other the comments we would like to share. It is to a point of stupidity, really.
So as I walked into our classroom on Tuesday, I figured I didn't need anyone showing me anything new on the internet because, I already knew everything.
Humble pie is nice.
I learned some pretty cool stuff on Tuesday. I had seen RSS icons everywhere on the web, but I didn't exactly understand how they worked. I knew that with Safari if I clicked the RSS button it took away most of the pizazz of normal websites, but I knew there had to be more.
Since Tuesday I have become a google reader addict, and I couldn't be happier about it. I plan to use the the goodreads website as a reference to communicate with parents and give them my recommendations for books to read. This would be a great resource to help parents become more involved in their child's education. Many parents want to be involved, but don't know what the best course of action is. This and other resources can help those parents find that way to help.
Lewis, humble pie is nice. I am glad that even the computer guru of the group and probably of the class can still learn. It makes me feel just that much more competent, and less foolish! Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to learn some new things in class- that is what class is for. Haha. Well I think you should share with us some of the things you know that we don't learn in class!
ReplyDeleteLewis, it is about time you finally realized you don't know everything! Ha ha just kidding. You are the smartest guy in the class. I am glad you are learning new things and I hope you continue to help me with all of this technology stuff!!
ReplyDeleteYou might need to eat some more pie... :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so so glad you're in my group. I think I said that last week. But seriously, I really am.