Hmmmmm…….

I am doing some research for our exciting new 10th grade research project about globalization/flat world concepts. (See “Researching the Future”)

I expected to find a lot in our databases about WEB 2.0 and schools, but so far I am turning up very little. Additional search strategies might help – but still….. The results I have found so far are very interesting (and disappointing). It seems as if the issue of WEB 2.0 and schools is barely on the radar in either the popular or the academic press. And yet I feel that these technologies will be crucial to success in our ever-changing world. MySpace is the only WEB 2.0 phenom that appears to be of interest. Too bad…… Obviously we will be using Google et al to locate information and I am sure we will be more successful there.

Here are my results:

In her post today, Joyce Valenza talks about how often she is afflicted with guilt over “blog-rot.” She is referring to the guilt bloggers experience when they haven’t posted in a number of days. Guilt kicks in at different intervals for different bloggers. I start to worry that I might be “blogged-out” when a week goes by.

Silly bloggers.

Maybe we need to take a cue from Ellyssa Kroski at Infotangle. Weeks go by with no posts. But believe me – it is an exciting event whenever she does post an article. It will be well-written, interesting, well-researched, and you will come away with knowledge you can use on Monday, thanks to her willingness to share her research.

Today, I went to Bloglines and – YES!!! – there it was – a brand new article! I felt like a kid at Christmas.

In today’s entry, Ellyssa writes:

I was fortunate enough to attend the NY Tech Meetup group this evening for what amounted to a mini-conference of exciting new Silicon Alley technologies.

She goes on to review several intriquing new services. Don’t miss this – or any of Ellyssa’s blog posts.

At today’s faculty meeting, we talked about electronic devices in school. We seem to be rethinking our total ban on cell phones.

One of my favorite education bloggers – Andy Carvin – has a short post about this issue – well worth reading. You will notice that many teachers have posted their comments at the end of the article. Don’t be afraid to jump into the conversation and share your opinions. To read the article and comments, click this link:

Should Students be Allowed to Carry Cell Phones?

Meanwhile – if you would like me to bring your opinion to our next SIT meeting – feel free to leave a comment at the end of this blog post. You can be completely anonymous.

I am writing this post from home – so I am not sure if the filter will let you read this article. I can never predict what BESS will bark at!