Blogpost #6 Web Design

Hello! Here is my Web Site. I really enjoyed working on it.

Blogpost # 5 Trading Card

We are at the end of this journey in LIS 753. It has been so enlightening. I have learned and experienced so much. This is my trading card that I thought I would use with students, to help them in their study of Chicago. Each card would represent an important part of the city, important people, places to go, things to do. I think it would help students in learning about their city. Trading cards serve to be fun and exciting for all. Students could choose and take an image then write text that would be important for them to learn. They could work in groups and trade their cards as they learn.

This is great, I have been so excited to learn and benefit from so much technology. I cannot wait to further explore and see how I may adapt other uses. Flickr alone has so much to offer. Being able to work with various photos is fun, creative and makes me want to do more. I get more comfortable each time I try using new tools. I thought this project on Chicago would get positive attention from most students. Chicago is my kind of town!

Blogpost #4 Technology

I just spent two very enjoyable days at the Illinois Technology Conference For Educators (IL-TCE). It was held at The Pheasant Run Resort & Convention Center in St. Charles, Illinois.

David Pogue, was the keynote speaker on Thursday morning. His presentation, "The Digital Generation Comes of Age" was not only enlightening but very entertaining. His examples and comparisons helped put a better perspective on the future of the digital generation.

It was so difficult to choose which session to attend, they all sounded so fantastic. There were presentations on Blogging, Podcasting, Wikis, Digital Storytelling, and Collaborative Learning to name some. Most of the sessions I attended were so encouraging and a great contribution to the learning community.

I was especially interested in Charlene Chausis' presentation "My Friend Flickr". She captivated me with her enthusiasim and various techniques used to integrate Flickr into her teaching and learning units. It was also neat, because Michael Stephens is one of the people that Chausis lists to view his photos. It was good to see a familiar face.

Adam Frey gave a superb hands-on presentation about Wikis. I felt good about all the new information that I was absorbing and eager to continue my learning process. It was such a worthwhile experience. I definitely would recommend attending.