I remember this video from a few years ago -- I probably saw it in a college course or something, but the idea that today we're preparing students to do jobs that don't exist, with technology that doesn't yet exist is still somewhat unfathomable to me. However, just this week I was reminded of that while I planned how to teach students about Works Cited pages -- when I learned about Works Cited pages (back when I was a kid and had to walk to school, uphill both ways, in the snow, without shoes...) technologies like easybib.com or bibme.org didn't exist. However, the skill of citing your sources and giving credit was then, and continues to be important. Somedays (most days?) it seems equally important to focus on how students learn, as it is the specific content.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
A New Year, and a New Hobby? (well... maybe not)
In the spirit of "getting to know you," here's three truths and a lie (or... four truths and no lies; whatever.)
Truth: I have collection of blog addresses accumulated from my college teaching courses (Go Norse!) that have been bookmarked since I started them, and never updated. So, I've done this before, I just don't like it...
Truth: Some of my best friends write awesome blogs (Third and Longchamp, Just a Big Ten Girl, Living in an Ivy League World, Badd English: Dubai Need to Know this for the Test?.)
Truth: I love reading blogs, especially food blogs. My New Year's resolution was to cook one meal per week of entirely new recipes -- not my mom's recipes, not things I've made before, or eaten before, but recipes I've never tried. I have a document on my computer full of links to blogs with recipes I can't wait to try (like this one, which I modified with ideas from this one).
Truth: I have avoided actually making my own blog pretty much since blogging started. I always feel like the things I have to say probably aren't that interesting (and I feel there's this intense pressure to be funny or witty or creative), but the prospect of being assigned topics to blog about is intriguing (oh, and there's always the Kindle ;) ).
Here's to my first new adventure in 2012!
Truth: I have collection of blog addresses accumulated from my college teaching courses (Go Norse!) that have been bookmarked since I started them, and never updated. So, I've done this before, I just don't like it...
Truth: Some of my best friends write awesome blogs (Third and Longchamp, Just a Big Ten Girl, Living in an Ivy League World, Badd English: Dubai Need to Know this for the Test?.)
Truth: I love reading blogs, especially food blogs. My New Year's resolution was to cook one meal per week of entirely new recipes -- not my mom's recipes, not things I've made before, or eaten before, but recipes I've never tried. I have a document on my computer full of links to blogs with recipes I can't wait to try (like this one, which I modified with ideas from this one).
Truth: I have avoided actually making my own blog pretty much since blogging started. I always feel like the things I have to say probably aren't that interesting (and I feel there's this intense pressure to be funny or witty or creative), but the prospect of being assigned topics to blog about is intriguing (oh, and there's always the Kindle ;) ).
Here's to my first new adventure in 2012!
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