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Lately, a common frustration among my coworkers is that students are not doing their homework. Although I rarely have homework in art class, I can understand your frustrations. I just came across this blog on Classroom2.0, which simply posed the question, "What are the positives and negatives of using a blog in the classroom?"

Here is a screen snip of two of the replies:

I have been tossing around the idea of a class blog for… Continue

Hello- I previously had read this article and it came to mind when I read our union newsletter and our union president stated, "I beleive our best opportunity will emerge from

using Professional Learning Communities within our departments and buildings to

formulate standards based exit testing that… Continue

"Web2.0 has moved the Internet from our traditional one-way information flow to a two-way "conversation" in which the Three R's have been supplanted but the Three C's: Contributing, Collaborating, Creating- through mediums like blogs, wikis and twittering."

-Steve Hargadon, Social Networking in Education- A Whitepaper.

Educational Networking: The Important Role Web 2.0 Will Play in… Continue

Hello- As a wealth of information comes flying into my computer these days, I try to keep up. I am learning how to use Diigo, a network of people sharing their bookmarks, and seeing all of the wonderful things that other people are finding and taking the time to share. One site that a diigo friend of mine shared is called Free Rice 2.0. It is www.freerice.com and is an interactive vocabulary building site that teachers can use with their students. The… Continue