TeacherTube

Here are some teachers modeling literature cicles.  They are all working together to gain new ideas about the text.  They all bring different ideas to the table about the story.

Thoughts about Facebook

Professionals have to be extremely careful about the things that they post on Facebook.  This teacher, shown above, thought that her Facebook postings were private except for 50 or so friends that saw her page.  Her settings were private, until Facebook edited their settings.  This made the profile visible to users that weren't on her list of friends.  After some parents saw her page and misunderstood some posts, she lost her job.  Facebook can alter their privacy settings at any time, and it can mean the difference between having the job you've worked hard to attain and losing it.  When I get out of school, I plan on either deleting my account or posting very little information on it, none of it containing my person thoughts or feelings.  Also attached is a video of an interview with this unfortunate woman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU8m-4_CmtU&feature=fvst

Web 2.0 in CI 102

In CI 102, I've learned how to create a blog for free.  I have also learned about free photo editing online on the Photoshop website.  I have found that my issues and concerns with Facebook are shared by many.  I had also never heard of the "Delicious" search engine prior to this class.