Comments on: Drown in paper OR drown in cyberspace. Which? http://wanderings.edublogs.org/2008/11/17/drown-in-paper-or-drown-in-cyberspace-which/ Random thoughts about libraries, information literacy and information technology. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:53:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jacquie Henry http://wanderings.edublogs.org/2008/11/17/drown-in-paper-or-drown-in-cyberspace-which/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Jacquie Henry Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:46:46 +0000 http://wanderings.edublogs.org/?p=205#comment-74 I think you are right. Its a combination. Nothing wrong with sticking with what works. I have always found that it is a matter of not boxing oneself in & being open to new possibilities - especially inventive ways of using existing tech. At our school - technical difficulties have tended to sour folks on the use of new technologies. I keep hoping things will get better - but then someone always raises those pesky economic issues. Good idea about archiving things in a gmail account. It might give me the illusion of actually getting through my school email. Sort of like one of my paper "to do" folders - the one titled "When hell freezes over or retirement - whichever come first" =) I think you are right. Its a combination. Nothing wrong with sticking with what works. I have always found that it is a matter of not boxing oneself in & being open to new possibilities – especially inventive ways of using existing tech.

At our school – technical difficulties have tended to sour folks on the use of new technologies. I keep hoping things will get better – but then someone always raises those pesky economic issues.

Good idea about archiving things in a gmail account. It might give me the illusion of actually getting through my school email. Sort of like one of my paper “to do” folders – the one titled “When hell freezes over or retirement – whichever come first” =)

]]> By: teacherninja http://wanderings.edublogs.org/2008/11/17/drown-in-paper-or-drown-in-cyberspace-which/comment-page-1/#comment-73 teacherninja Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:17:48 +0000 http://wanderings.edublogs.org/?p=205#comment-73 It's not really either/or. There's this goofy idea that if we all did everything online we'd save the environment. Yeah, except for the increased energy usage to build and run more electronics and the toxic chemicals from discarded computers that cause lead poisoning. I love the idea of presenters handing out a half-sheet or simple card with a link to the slideshow for more information. I love all my online tools: wiki, blog, google cal, buzzword, delicious. I also love actually writing stuff down when someone asks me something in the hallway and being able to cross it off the list. I brainstorm better on paper and tend to write most first drafts by hand. I don't see what's wrong with filling your email box. I don't think I COULD fill up my gmail box. And I love that it's searchable. No need for all those diddly little folders. I just forward anything from my school mail to my gmail if I think I'll need to archive it. That way I have access to it wherever I am and all those attachments don't clog the school's always slow system. I don't know about you guys, but I need both. It’s not really either/or. There’s this goofy idea that if we all did everything online we’d save the environment. Yeah, except for the increased energy usage to build and run more electronics and the toxic chemicals from discarded computers that cause lead poisoning.

I love the idea of presenters handing out a half-sheet or simple card with a link to the slideshow for more information.

I love all my online tools: wiki, blog, google cal, buzzword, delicious. I also love actually writing stuff down when someone asks me something in the hallway and being able to cross it off the list. I brainstorm better on paper and tend to write most first drafts by hand.

I don’t see what’s wrong with filling your email box. I don’t think I COULD fill up my gmail box. And I love that it’s searchable. No need for all those diddly little folders. I just forward anything from my school mail to my gmail if I think I’ll need to archive it. That way I have access to it wherever I am and all those attachments don’t clog the school’s always slow system.

I don’t know about you guys, but I need both.

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