Comments - Social networking and teachers - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T14:49:19Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=649749%3ABlogPost%3A35251&xn_auth=nohi Nadine, this is a really i…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-24:649749:Comment:354142007-07-24T14:08:12.678ZLaura Gibbshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lauragibbs
hi Nadine, this is a really interesting post - I think intensity and mode of use is definitely an important factor.<br />
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for example, I was reluctant to use Twitter because I thought it would be some crazy time-wasting thing that I would play with all the time, since I had read about so many people becoming Twitter-addicted. I was surprised to find out that it is really fun to use Twitter even if you just tweet once or twice a day, not every ten minutes as some people seem to do. I really like…
hi Nadine, this is a really interesting post - I think intensity and mode of use is definitely an important factor.<br />
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for example, I was reluctant to use Twitter because I thought it would be some crazy time-wasting thing that I would play with all the time, since I had read about so many people becoming Twitter-addicted. I was surprised to find out that it is really fun to use Twitter even if you just tweet once or twice a day, not every ten minutes as some people seem to do. I really like Twitter... but I'm not using it the way I would guess many of my students would.<br />
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I guess the way I would characterize my use of online resources is that I like to SCHEDULE my time, since I always feel so short of time as it is. so I love the way that Bloglines saves up all the stuff for me to look at when I want to look at it, the way Google Notifier lets me know how much mail there is in my Inbox, but I don't have to actually go to the Inbox until I decide I want to, etc. etc.<br />
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this applies not just to online stuff, of course - in the same way that I do not like to use IM (ugh), I also do not like telephones and never have. when I need to use the telephone it can be a lifesaver but gosh, I have never been one to drop what I am doing and answer the phone. if I'm cooking, I'm cooking... if I'm reading a book, I'm reading... if I'm driving a car, I'm driving... and I'm not going to answer the phone while I do that!<br />
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anyway, very interesting - I think it is useful to think about how the same technology, like the telephone, can be used with EXTREMELY different modes and levels of intensity.<br />
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it's very lucky I see now that I am able to use some web2.0 tools in my "fuddy duddy" middle-aged lady way, while my students are using the same tools for a total social immersion experience!<br />
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:-)