Well, it’s the day after Thanksgiving, which means that the semester is almost over. As the semester comes to a close, and ENG 310 comes to an end, it is now time to reflect on my blogging experience.
First up for discussion is what I have learned about my topic. I entered into this project with [...]
Archive for November, 2008
The End is Near
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Lesson in Economics
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently read the article ‘Playing the Market’ Gets New Meaning at Schools by Jennifer Buske in the Washington Post. This article discussed a way of using computers in the classroom that concerns the simulation of a real-world situation, in this case the stock market. This article talked about the Stock Market Game. According to [...]
Texting in the Classroom
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Lots of people use their cell phones to send text messages. (Personally, I’ve never done it, and I don’t really find it very appealing, but that’s me.) Texting in the classroom, however, is usually outlawed. Despite this fact, I recently read an article about classrooms that do just the opposite and require their students to use texting in [...]
Wikis and Writing
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I recently read a post on the blog Digital Writing, Digital Teaching by Troy Hicks that talked about his trip to the NWP/NCTE 2008 conference. What caught my eye in this blog post was the mention of wikis, which I actually had to do a project about for my ED 205 class that I took over the summer. [...]
