Orientation in Second Life...

I love the presenter's accent! ;) This topic does not relate to me very well, but i know that many people are interested in "virtual life"...the author does a good job at explaining the topic and how they only have short few seconds to keep the user interested in their avatar.

Watching Sam's Edutopia video made me realize that technology has given kids a different way of learning- a way that keeps their attention more than paper, pencil, and textbooks. With technology, we are able to make the currriculum more relevant and interesting for the students. Also, unfortunately it made me realize that the "abuse" of technology can contribute to childhood obesity.

Paula White's Parallel Play or Collaboration

The background music on this video was very distracting to me! lol- I had never heard of a 'wiki' except for Wikipedia (which i use weekly!) Paula presents the various uses of wikis (collaboration between teachers or students, discussions between peers, etc.) She calls wiki's "motivating" which makes sense- students are much more motivated to work via a wiki compared to paper and pencil! "Process of shared creation"= Collaboration...great definition Paula defined!

Check out my first Voicethread pertaining to the wonderful breed of dogs, the Dogue De Bordeaux!

Wow! when i went to www.pipl.com and typed in my name along with the city/state my wedding announcement photo/article came up along with an article/photo that was published on a website related to Osceola, Arkansas concerning hunting! this is a great and quick app to see what kind of digital footprint you or someone else is leaving behind. Since i am very careful with my facebook privacy settings, nothing related to my facebook account pulled up ;)

The main thing i took away from the Digiteen video titled "Wizard of Apps" was that there is a solution/answer to every problem/question. For example, there are an endless amount of apps for every thing imaginable! It can definitely be overwhelming! The video is too long to keep the average student's attention though and the Wizard of Oz theme relates more to young students in my opinion; definitely not high school students. The female student that portrays Dorothy is definitely talented in theater! ;) This presentation would be a good way to introduce young elementary students- but definitely not any older. I like when 'Dorothy' sings the line..."My digital footprint needs to be a good print", meaning to think twice before you post something online whether it be a blog, picture, comment, etc.