RSS Feed, Week 2, Part 2

After finishing the article about recommendations for a summer reading list, there was a suggestion on the side for this next article. In the author's own words, "if we decide to do summer learning at all, it should be fun, meaningful and engaging. You've spent a lot of time and energy this school year working on many accomplishments" (Dabs, 2012).  The first tip is to attend a free webinar. Given the subject of our current course, I was very interested in discovering another online resource.

Dabs, Lisa. Hip-Hip Hooray for Summer! Three Tips to Spark Your Learning. (2012, July). EDUCASE. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-PD-3-tips-lisa-dabbs

RSS Feed Week 2

"Summer is the time when new teachers learn and when veteran teachers relax and then learn" (Vilson, 2013). This opening sentence made me chuckle.  The article following this humorous opening highlights some great books that fall into the categories of  leadership, race, or math as they relate to teaching. The books that are reviewed seem like really good reads.  The article also has hyperlinks for each book, if you want to purchase them from Amazon.  

Vilson, Jose. Book Recommendations for Awesome Teachers. (2013, June) EDUCASE. Retrieved from  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/book-recommendations-for-awesome-teachers-jose-vilson

RSS Feed Article

RSS Feed Article

I thought that this particular article was somewhat relevant to the subject that we are studying.  It has four tips to help those who are not experts at social media.  Through these tips, the author suggests that we should all "take some time to think about how you can use social media to support you, and what it can do to support your growth. After you test drive these tools, think about how they can support you in your classroom" (Dabs, 2013).  Part of the reason I am pursuing this degree is to understand all of the new tools that are available to both teachers and students.
 Dabs, Lisa. Social Media Savvy? Four Tips to Help You Get Started. (2013, June). EDUCASE. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-media-savvy-4-tips-lisa-dabbs

Creative Commons

Creative Commons

This article gives an overview of Creative Commons. It is a succinct article that is chock full of information about Creative Commons. The article is illuminating because it runs through how Creative Commons was developed, what purpose it serves, why it is important and where it is going.  Great article about a relatively new approach to sharing intellectual property. 

7 things you should know about Creative Commons. (2007, March). EDUCAUSE. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7023.pdf

New Class, New Blog

The start of a new class and the start of a new blog. Looking forward to both!