meL’s Word

An attempt to use Web 2.0 in the classroom

Archive for August, 2008


End of Summer

Ah well, that time of year we teachers use to recharge our minds and bodies is almost at an end.  August 25 we return to our schools to begin preparations for the upcoming year.  September 2 the students arrive refreshed and (hopefully) ready for a new year.

Over the summer I taught a course for our teachers on Web 2.0 (or the Read/Write Web.  It was interesting reading the forum topics on wikis and blogs most comments leaned towards the negative at the beginning of each topic.  However, by the end of the course, most teachers had changed their minds and saw the benefits and uses of Web 2.0.  Hopefully I have some converts now.