http://ateachersthoughts.com/literacy/converging-courses/ Learning and Science in the 21st Century Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://ateachersthoughts.com/literacy/converging-courses/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Sylvie Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:54:31 +0000 http://ateachersthoughts.com/literacy/converging-courses/#comment-17 As a member of both the TTL prof. dev. course and the aforementioned "tech committee" (perhaps "Tech Steering Committee" would be a more apt moniker?), I am dizzy with the serendipitous nature of these groups. I had not thought much about blogs beyond the gratuitously tautological self-indulgence of the few I had perused in the early days of blogging. But after participating in the simple "paper blog", I sought out Rick's two cents and discovered that what I had dismissed years ago is actually now the ideal vehicle for merging my professional interests in literacy and technology. I have everything still to learn about the culture and capabilities of the blogging world, but I am fully smitten by the promise of engaging in embedded interconnection between any thought I might have and any related memes available in the webiverse. More to the point: I can't wait to explore the possible cross-applications of technology, literacy, and professional development in the service of opening up this world to our students. As a member of both the TTL prof. dev. course and the aforementioned “tech committee” (perhaps “Tech Steering Committee” would be a more apt moniker?), I am dizzy with the serendipitous nature of these groups. I had not thought much about blogs beyond the gratuitously tautological self-indulgence of the few I had perused in the early days of blogging. But after participating in the simple “paper blog”, I sought out Rick’s two cents and discovered that what I had dismissed years ago is actually now the ideal vehicle for merging my professional interests in literacy and technology. I have everything still to learn about the culture and capabilities of the blogging world, but I am fully smitten by the promise of engaging in embedded interconnection between any thought I might have and any related memes available in the webiverse.
More to the point: I can’t wait to explore the possible cross-applications of technology, literacy, and professional development in the service of opening up this world to our students.

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