Weblog 6: What I Learned from Asking Questions

"To facilitate the research and design of your web 2.0 class web site, please interview your colleagues, students, their parents and, if possible, your principal about what to include in a course web site. If your school or district has a technology integration specialist, arrange to interview him or her."

To be honest, virtually no one I talked to - students, parents or other teachers - seemed to know what "2.0 apps" were by that term. Although, our tech coordinator did, she wasn't immediately aware of what ones I should consider looking for to address my needs either. She did, however, show me, as you did, how to surf the net for a variety of 2.0 apps from which to choose. I did not find obvious choices to aid the teaching or communication of choral music and theory or acting training and techniques.

I guess the thing that originally frustrated me about shopping around for apps was that - though many of them were interesting and unique - they didn't seem very practical in my estimation. I'm just being honest here, I didn't see the point in trying to incorporate many of them for my current website because I couldn't see how they could help me to help my students and their parents - which is the most important thing in an effective website.

However, with that said, I did enjoy learning how to link and make effective use and explanations of the 2.0 apps I have been using and a couple of new ones I did find with your help, Dr. Shutkin. So, I have a mix - practical ones: Power School, Turnitin, Google Calendar, Mrs. Janson's Blog, YouTube (educational videos) - and fun ones I want my students to explore like Tube Chop and Pandora Radio.