I am encouraged by everyone's description of blogs with 'peer editing' and communication. Does anyone have a concern that blogging doesn't only give a voice to everyone but gives immediate gratification to publishing?
Does this hinder our diligence in pre-writes, drafts, second drafts, etc?
Does publishing my 'poetry' on a blog really make me a poet?
Friday, February 8, 2008
myspace or predatorspace?
A self-report of myspace.com admitted that over 15,000 REGISTERED sex offenders have accounts.
These are the ones that they know about.
Dilegence and education of the dangers is of utmost importance when we consider allowing kids to have 'conversations' on the net. They need to know how good a predator can be at 'being a friend', 'know exactly what you are going through', and 'helping you out, because we are friends.'
Is that the first place you start, though?
These are the ones that they know about.
Dilegence and education of the dangers is of utmost importance when we consider allowing kids to have 'conversations' on the net. They need to know how good a predator can be at 'being a friend', 'know exactly what you are going through', and 'helping you out, because we are friends.'
Is that the first place you start, though?
Get the leeches!
"Today's students, of almost any age, are far ahead of their teachers in computer literacy." Nat'l Tech Plan, Jan '05
Too many accept this with complacency and excuses for the 'tech illiterate' of the profession. Here's a parallel to the medical field... Imagine...--Nat'l Medical Plan, Jan '05... Although most doctors see the benefits of penicillin, the use of x-rays to assist in diagnosis and treating the 'whole' person not just symptoms, there are some doctors who prefer to use leeches to suck out evil spirits that inhabit the blood of the sick, provide little pieces of paper with prayers on them to be eaten when feeling a sickness coming on and, if surgery is necessary, just using a stick in the mouth instead of that anesthesia stuff other doctors are using.
How long would this doctor be in business?
Too many accept this with complacency and excuses for the 'tech illiterate' of the profession. Here's a parallel to the medical field... Imagine...--Nat'l Medical Plan, Jan '05... Although most doctors see the benefits of penicillin, the use of x-rays to assist in diagnosis and treating the 'whole' person not just symptoms, there are some doctors who prefer to use leeches to suck out evil spirits that inhabit the blood of the sick, provide little pieces of paper with prayers on them to be eaten when feeling a sickness coming on and, if surgery is necessary, just using a stick in the mouth instead of that anesthesia stuff other doctors are using.
How long would this doctor be in business?
I'm IN!
Good News! I am sending this email from school. I'm not sure if it is temporary or if it is giving a break to the policy. Now I have to make it work educationally.
The class is a wonderful resource. Lots of information and the time to put it into practice.
I sent two posts to the class blog but they were comments inside of the 'get to know you posts'. This is all very new to me. Please check out my other post and comment, comment, comment.
Thanks,
Michael
PS Do you sign off a certain way. It's my blog, of course its sent from me? So much concern of not looking like the new guy!
The class is a wonderful resource. Lots of information and the time to put it into practice.
I sent two posts to the class blog but they were comments inside of the 'get to know you posts'. This is all very new to me. Please check out my other post and comment, comment, comment.
Thanks,
Michael
PS Do you sign off a certain way. It's my blog, of course its sent from me? So much concern of not looking like the new guy!
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