Thing #2

I was really impressed with all the information that could be virtually at our fingertips. The list of tools available was almost overwhelming. I admit that half of them I had never heard of. Things such as social bookmarks, social networking and wikis are new terms to me. The ideas made me feel like we really have entered the 21st century, now we need to catch up!

We have access to anything and everything, we just have to make the choice and run with it. For those of us who may be a little intimidated by the idea, start out small, but start! The potential for students to abuse the privilege is always going to be there. We can’t let that stop us from moving forward. Instead we should reward the students who show responsibility and penalize the ones who make the wrong choices. How dull it will be for the student to sit with pencil and paper while the rest of the class uses laptops.