This week I feel that there is a little more material I can use. I have long wanted to incorporate podcasts, but I'm feeling a little more inspired now. I'm not sure how I will use them, but I'd like to get students reading some poems and novel selections. I'm using Diigo a little more for myself, but I'm not convinced that it's important for students to share bookmarks. That feeds into one of my doubts about 2.0: there seems to be a worship of information in volume instead of depth and understanding. If there is one word that has become overused in the last couple of years, it is "connect." Everything is a way to "connect," as if that in itself is virtuous. Sharing bookmarks is connecting, but it feels to me like a distraction from thinking.
The most interesting thing I've encountered is the material about digital storytelling. There is a lot that we can do with the literary magazine. I have so many ideas that I need to slow down and start small or else I'll get frustrated. Audio and video links, links for allusions, author contacts are all possible, and more.
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