Alan November's Building Learning Communities 2006

I have been very busy this summer to say the least! After having gone out to SanDiego for the NECC Conference and painting an apartment, I also found the time to attend Alan's BLC. This was the second time I have attended one of his conferences and I must add that it is one of the best! What a nice way to rub elbows with some of the leading "gurus" today. I was very impressed with Will Richardson. I am here right now writing this blog because Will spoke about the Read/Write web. He explains how using blogs can provide an authentic audience. This makes sense to me having my Harvard background in reading and language. How much more authentic of an audience can the internet provide! Yes! We do need to teach students internet safety because as Will explains, kids are doing it anyway - so why not get on board and teach them the right way to do it and the safe way to write to a public audience. I highly recommend his book entitled, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms.

Speaking of podcasts, if you're in the area - Bob Trikakis from Apple will be speaking at my MassCUE Special Interest Group at Norrback School in Worcester, MA on September 26 3pm-5pm. Come and join us! Find out more about podcasting and how it can be used in the classroom. Find out more about out SIG at http://masscue.org/community/handheld.htm