Week 2 Reflection

Well, this has been another week of intense activity in Web 2.0. I still feel as though I am struggling to keep up with the volume of reading material and the required interaction with social media tools. The reading materials have caused me to pause and think deeply about the potential for use of tools in the classroom, but those thoughts come as I am reading and I just don’t stop to make note of them. Consequently, when I go back to answer discussion questions or interact in other forums, I feel I have not contributed as much as needed in the conversation. Admittedly, I probably read slower because I am trying to absorb as much as possible about new tools. Then I think it just has to be the accelerated semester schedule, so maybe others are struggling with time management too. Wouldn’t it be great if we could put down the responsibilities of life for a short while to really immerse ourselves in this? But then that would really be mental overload!

So, as I finish this week’s materials, I am out of town participating in a conference and attempting to get ahead in my reading for next week starting tonight. Since this is a Blackboard conference, I expect to be exposed to a lot of new tools in the distance learning arena. I promise to share them in Tweets because I have found that a very easy task with my mobile phone. Looking forward to continued learning and inspirational thoughts.