July 31, 2007 at 11:57 pm
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I recently made a post on my blog about simple tools, and how they remove the technology from the picture for many users. I’m pleased to see so many web 2.0 tools headed that direction. I recently had the opportunity to “upgrade” my Microsoft Office suite–I didn’t. I don’t know what more it could need in that application. I’ve increasingly found myself using Google docs for my work. Admittedly, there are some ”Word” features that I wish it had, but overall, It has 80% of everything I ever use a word processor or spreadsheet for.
See my blog post for additional thoughts on blogging, Viddler and simple tools.
-Joel G.
http://edusign.blogspot.com
(photo: http://flickr.com/photos/sarahbaker/)
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July 6, 2007 at 8:45 pm
· Filed under News, Joel Galbraith, technology
Not to pull esteemed readers away from this fine site, but I have been posting on my blog fairly regularly lately. It has evolved, and reflects what I’ve been thinking about most lately–the changing educational landscape brought about by technology (specifically web 2.0 technologies) and a growing culture of multiliterate learners (digital natives/net generation).
Personally, I’ve been wondering what I need to do and be thinking about to help meet the changing expectations of this new demographic–in terms of teaching and learning. I do believe the changes are significant, but come at a(n unknown) price. I’m also concerned about the rapidly growing societal divide between the connected/participating, and the disconnected/nonparticipating.
Anyway, hop on over, take a look, add me to your blog roll, and write me a comment or two. I continue to pull in some good presentations and posts from other sites on my aggregator feed that can be found on the right hand side. Enjoy.
-Joel Galbraith
edusign.blogspot.com
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