Final Exam

I was able to rush through this course b/c I already know a lot about web 2.0. I took this class to see if there were things out there I didn't know. I'm new to blogs and I was required to use them for this course. I still greatly dislike blogs. They annoy me, and I have no patience for them. However, I do recognize their value to education and to socializing. I didn't know about RSS feeds, either. I was intimidated by them and that was my least favorite task. But once I figured it out, it was all downhill.

I browse my reader every now and then and I have come across some interesting articles. One for example is that the US is allowing foreigners to be a US citizen in 6 months if they serve in the military!!

I liked making the PB wiki and seeing what other teachers' PB wikis looked like. I was thrilled to have seen examples of wikis w/ titles in the tool bar. My wiki toolbar had a lot of links, but was really messy! Now w/ my titles, like "culture", "music", "tools", "fun", it's a lot more user friendly. I was happy to have learned about the flickr toys and flashcard friends, even though it had glitches.

Did this class influence me? It only enhanced what I already knew. What would I change? I would have liked a web 2.0 for the advanced. Where will I go from here? My goal is to be a force in the FL teaching world. I want my 6th grade French textbook that is now exclusively online to be published this summer. I want it in every FLE MS classroom around the world and in every bookstore. Let's start in Fulton County, though, for now. Ha ha! I want my teaching methods to be known around the world. I want to do conferences about my methods and 2.0 knowledge. Is that too much to ask?

Thanks Paideia, for this opportunity.

Best,

Joanne Thomas