Assignment #1 - "The Online Edge"

Assignment #1 - "The Online Edge"

The main idea of this article was summarized nicely in the last sentence, "blogs shifts the use of the Web profoundly, from users being passive consumers of information to becoming active participants." This is really true. I think of my use of the Internet over the years and it is endless hours of me reading the computer screen. Often I would start talking to myself (I know a dangerous sign) and say, "Boy, would I like to tell that person a thing or two!", or "Yes, I agree. I'm glad to hear someone else has the same opinion." Now with blogging, I can.

This article talks about getting school students actively learning. Active Learning is a big push in my district this year. So the article was timely. Some ideas for schools are the use of online diaries for self expression, journal writing, school communications, and Web logs. Did you know that 80,000 new blogs are created everyday! Wow!