Week 9 Thing # 23

The fork in the road.
Okay our journey in this workshop ends here, but I have choices of paths to take. Go back to the "safe" path or embrace the unknown path of my class Web 2.0 journey. I've gone this far and truly enjoyed the "permission" to look,think,create,and play in a new arena that celebrates adaptation and new creation without losing sight of where we started. I had very limited knowledge of all the tools that were available to choose. Using my cooking love as a reference it was like going to an open access cooking field day getting to try all the ingredients and gadgets you wanted, meet others and chat, and sample what you cooked. Fabulous! Obviously it does not take much to spark my passion for what I know I love to do, and that takes me back to the classroom. I am just as passionate about walking with the students on their faith journeys. I am thrilled to bring to life,in a way that they identify with, the treasures found in Scripture and apply them in their own respectives faith beliefs. Research tools that I've uncovered can make it much easier for them to be successful in their quest for information and understanding. Group collaboration with their peers outside of their specific class will be quite beneficial too. Sharing what I have learned with others will build upon our skills and learning from what others already know or have experienced will keep the learning ongoing (and fun). Learning how to properly use all the Internet has to offer if a gift to me and I look forward to sharing that gift with the students who have been born into this web based world. I hope to work with the English dept. and/or librarians to include a "fair use" unit in their research/project units to help clarify what is okay and what is not.
I hope that this is NOT the last opportunity to learn more with Region 1. I will make a point to monitor the workshops that might be available in the future. I can't wait to go back to school. Did I just say that???? :)