At The teacher's desk

The five blogs I would like to discuss are:
1.How do I know I'm not being Selfish?
2.Teachers Need to Become Social Networking Experts
3.It Is Imperative We Help Our Students Create a Positive Digital Portfolio
4.Using Technology for Effective Communication
5.Robert Burns Haunts Me


Chamberlain's blog, Robert Burns Haunts Me. This blog is about the story of an "attempted" skype session. Mr. Chamberlain's class was scheduled to skype a class from another state. Unfortunately, when he arrived the electricity was out. He figured he had no way of letting the other teacher know until he had the bright idea of using his cell phone to tweet on his account. The message was immediately received and the other teacher responded that she understood. This makes me wonder what our lives would be like with out cell phones. We use them on a daily basis... whether it be we have a flat tire or just to talk, it seems to be a necessity.



This brings me to the second blog on my list, Using Technology for Effective Communication. In the previous paragraph, I wrote about the necessities of cell phones in respect to communication. In this blog, he states that there are several ways technology can be used to communicate with parents. He uses Facebook as a teacher/parent only website, that informs parents to upcoming activities in the school. He came up with this idea when he found out that 24 out of 29 families at least 1 parent has an account. I think this is interesting. I always thought that social networking sites like facebook were designed for the younger generation. Technically speaking, I believe Facebook itself was designed for college students. All in all, if this technique works with bridging communication then I think it is a good idea.


It Is Imperative We Help Our Students Create a Positive Digital Portfolio is blog about how many stupid things people do and say. He tells of an article about fans storm the field after a collegiate football victory(which is illegal). Apparently, in their investigation, the University Police found a facebook group that was called I stormed the field and lived with many student members. This exemplifies why students should be educated in keeping their business off the world wide web.
This is why, Teachers Need to Become Social Networking Experts


Lastly, in the blog, How do I know I'm not being Selfish?, Chamberlain brings up some important questions. He asks a very important question: Are we pushing too hard a technology agenda, or are we simply trying to catch up with the world outside our walls? I do not believe the agenda is being pushed to hard. We are in a technology based world. It is necessary to be knowledge in the subject.