I have enjoyed this task using the RSS feeds and have found the google reader to be pretty easy. I equate this new reading as getting the clift notes to all the books that I have always wanted to read- but haven’t had the time. I particularly like the fact that I can catch an article in the NYTimes a week after it was written, as that might be the first opportunity I have to read it. I will be playing around with different sites until I find the four or five that I can read and find use for. I can tell from the amount of reading that I have already done on the first two weeks of using this tool that I need to keep my subscriptions to a minimum.   I am also excited about the blog for the olympics,   http://olympics.blogs.nytimes.com/, as I find great inspiration in reading about athletes as they strive for the highest competitive level.

As I read through many of the example blogs we were given,  I lost track of focus and began to wander into other sites… and realized I was reading something on the hercules beetle when I started out reading about the debate between saving our water or sending it to the unlucky (or lucky)  fish in Florida.   Once again,  I am overwhelmed at the amount of information out there and finding the time to look for what I want.    Although the information out there is fantastic and I am excited about how many things my son can discover from the internet ( as we found a hercules beetle or something like it the other day)  I have felt with some of these blogs that I am sneaking into someone’s diary.    At first visit, it seems I will be using the blogs more to get me to where I want to go and not so much to read what others think of topics or issues.  Maybe I’m wrong… I’ll keep looking.

My initial thoughts on web 2.0 is that you could lose yourself in a lot of work and not get a lot of content out for what  you want your kids to learn.   I am interested to see what is out there for real life applications for medium to upper level math courses.   I also think web 2.0 can be used quite productively in learning through others – both mistakes and successes.    I guess at this point in the class I am wondering how it is different from several chat sites and how you sift through the helpful and the not helpful/untrue pieces.

The easiest habit for me in the 7 1/2 habits for lifelong learning will be to accept responsibility for my own learning.  I may not get tasks done quickly – but they will get done!

The most difficult habit for me will be habit 4 – having confidence in myself as a learner.  I get easily frustrated with learning new technology and am easily overwhelmed with everything I don’t know about the internet and resources on the internet.

The most important habit for me will be habit 1 – begin with the end in mind.  I need to stay focused on what this course can do for me professionally:  in and out of the classroom.    I hope to work through the confidence issue and play with these new tools throughout the summer.

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