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School / Work Affiliation: Hendrix College (2001-2005); UALR Graduate school (2006-present)

Blog: http://progressedar.blogspot.com

About Me: Looking for a teaching job
Love Technology's potential
Hope to crack the system with creativity and perseverance

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. ~Aristotle

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Posted on April 16, 2007 at 2:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Since I began "lurking" in the bloggosphere last semester (making an occasional post), my mind is frequently occupied by Classroom 2.0 issues. A few of us inspired our Grad school advisor to begin a blog for one of her other classes; we also spent a few nights explaining blogs to some seasoned teachers. We did enough public speaking to realize that we did not have enough teaching experience to tell teachers how to get around the red tape. I began to lament over the fate of education in…

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Classroom 2.0?

Posted on April 15, 2007 at 2:33pm 3 Comments 0 Likes

I guess I need to acquire some friends, and start some dialogue. This is my first experience with a social networking site, so I am a little uncertain about the whole thing. Am I cool enough? Insecurities aside, this is me trying something new. That's been the fun part of my new foray with technology: I'm taking little risks, and I love it.

As I search for a job for the fall, my mind wanders back to all of the blogs I've read in the past six months. Weblog-Ed and 2 Cents Worth (and… Continue

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At 10:34pm on April 17, 2007, Scott Fife said…: Hello Ash ! I'm with Mike--nice blog!

At 4:37pm on April 15, 2007, Barbara said…: Welcome! Good luck in your job search...if you were in los Angeles I would say send me a resume!
It is great to find teaching canidates who are in lobe with technology!

At 3:04pm on April 15, 2007, Rhonda Crim-Tumelson said…: Hi Ash! Yeah, all this social stuff can be a big mess sometimes. I started a MySpace account at the request of a friend. I lasted two days! I really like ning, because I know I can find people with similar interests. Thanks for the invite!

At 2:21pm on April 15, 2007, Ash said…: I am trying this out even though I do not have a classroom of my own (yet). I am interested in the potential of this social networking site; I have steered clear of MySpace and Facebook, but Classroom 2.0 has a clear focus.