Wikispaces Widgets

I received this today from Wikispaces.

Use them to enhance your blog!

Wikispaces Widgets: This month, we are bringing you a bunch of cool new Wikispaceswidgets to put on your wiki pages. You can now put your discussionforums, page history, table of contents, or list of top spacecontributors directly on any page. Click "Edit This Page" and clickthe embed widget icon (psst...the one that looks like a TV). There'snow a "Wikispaces" option where you will see the various widgets youcan easily put on your space.

http://blog.wikispaces.com/2008/01/wikispaces-widgets.html

Looking for a Teaching Job?

Here is a great site to start your search for a job.

http://www.agentk-12.org/

AGENT K-12 is the new online and print recruiting solution from Education Week, the largest and most respected K-12 newsgathering organization in the world.

Start early. It cannot hurt to get an idea of what is out there and what school districts are looking for.

Another excellent, local site is http://www.nj.com/jobs/

This site allows you to view The Star Ledger ads in a digital format.

Good luck!

Free Access to Edweek.org During Open House

Hey everyone,

I received this email today and thought I would pass it on:

This Open House, from January 15-30, is the perfect opportunity for you to experience unlimited, premium access to http://www.edweek.org/ for FREE. You have nine days left to find out why edweek.org is the one site top educators visit on a regular basis, and where you can now interact with your colleagues.

Take a look!

First Class Session

Today was our first class. It was very nice to meet all of you and discuss our upcoming semester. It was also nice to FINALLY find out who Young Jezzy/Jeezy (pronounced JEEZY/spelled?) is. Learning never ends...

Hopefully you can get started on creating your blogs and getting used to this format. If you need any assistance, let me know. I am also learning blogger.com.

To get you started and thinking, here is a link to an article on How to Start your Own Blog:

http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=163100418

Furthermore, if you have any questions that you think other students may benefit from, you can post them here and I will publicly answer them.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing you Tuesday!

Teachers on Video

Interesting article in Education Weekly about teachers being caught on video. What do you think?

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/11/07/11cellphone.h27.html?tmp=1066612390

Last day of class

Today is the last day of class for the first semester.

Although it should be a happy day (isn't that what happens on the last day of school??), I find myself a bit sad that the semester is ending. I have found such inspiration in teaching the students I have and will miss them. I will not miss the 5AM wake-up alarm and the hectic commute, but I will miss the dynamic atmosphere of this class.

Just a quick note to say goodbye. Next term this blog will be public and used daily. So, with that said, thank you to all who have made this semester a success for me.

Sincerely,
Nicole Luongo

Is Blogging Dead?

I found this blog very interesting.

Is blogging dead?

I certainly hope not!

http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2007/11/death_of_a_blogger_part_ii.php

Take a look and see what you think...

Technology and Higher Education

Here is an interesting link that can be directly linked to the creation of this blog:

http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2491/a-message-at-educause-2007-technology-is-underutilized-in-higher-education

Welcome to my Blog!

Today starts a new day in my educational journey. I am creating a blog and a blogging assignment for my Spring 2008 classes.

This is the first post of many.

Please feel free to comment and question.

Thanks. We will chat soon.

Dr. Luongo