Karen Fasimpaur's Blog (26)

In reflecting on the past school year, one of the activities that has given me the most personal satisfaction is collaborating and creating in wikis. I started doing this to get a more authentic, first-hand view of the community aspect of these tools. I've contributed to Wikipedia (obvious, since this is the mother of all wikis), Wikimedia Commons (copyleft photos, movies, and music....a great… Continue

(reposted from Mobile Musings)



I've been thinking about Internet filtering and blocking in schools, trying to puzzle through the shades of gray and understand how current policies in this area can seem like a good idea to anyone.



I understand that filtering is mandated by law At one extreme, most people can probably agree that blocking access to pornographic… Continue

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at NECC. I'm presenting a session on "Using Mobile Technology to Differentiate and Enrich Instruction" on Monday from 11am-noon. This presentation will include how to find, create, and use great materials for the classroom. Most of what will be shown is FREE.



If you're at NECC, stop by… Continue

I'm been looking for a new creative outlet lately (not like I have any extra time :)...something not exactly work-related, but media-oriented and imagination-stretching. I started a small-format documentary video project, but it wasn't really moving along. I tried Second Life...well, let's just say that didn't really work out for me.



At the same time, I've been spending a lot of time thinking about "copyleft" content and the Open Source… Continue

The University of Southern Mississippi

has been a pioneer in the field of using handhelds for administrative

leadership. Each year they host a School Leadership Institute for

building-level administrators. One part of that institute focuses on

using… Continue

I'm reading Wikinomics by Don Tapscott right now. It's about the new trend of mass collaboration and is really a great read. It's creating all kinds of ideastorms in my brain.

What other Web 2.0-related books have you all read lately that you'd recommend?