Reactions to Chapter 6

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These are very powerful words in a classroom, even more powerful in an intesified Language Arts writing curriculum. Discussion is at the heart of reading and writing, and learning is only achieved through continuous conversation among peers. Some questions, reactions, comments, and responses to this chapter, "The Social Web", are as follows:

1. Twitter is WAY too stalkerish. I don't see how this "micro-blogging" tool could be appropriate for student use in an education setting. I heard Krista wrote a memo to her administrator about the benefits of using this tool in the classroom. I plan on reading it as soon as I have finished all requirements for this, my LAST, course as a graduate student.

2. What will happen to the librarian profession? Will new technologies and tools like RSS, Diigo, Delicious, etc. eliminate the profession all together? Will it be modified? Will librarians become "technologians"?

3. I LOVE Diigo. Until now, I have used the "My Favorites" tags to bookmark favorite websites on the Internet. I will use Diigo now because I like that is allows you to provide information about the bookmarked site, make comments, and write notes.

4. Before I incorporate any of the technologies learned in this book and throughout this course, I MUST attend a professional development training on how to teach safety on the Internet and set appropriate/ethical student web behavior.