summer learning

Pageflakes is something I will definitely use. I played around with it as much as my computer would let me. I am on my school computer and access to the K12 learning template and a few other things I tried –was denied. Woodward doesn’t trust me. I hope my e-mail to the system administrator will take care of this. But I think I got a few things loaded that I would like to keep. I’m not sure about the podcast from the NY times–or if the audio things will work. I clicked on pageflake central and it brought up stuff–I clicked on the topics I liked and asked it to change my page–but then I found it removed some of the things I had created (tasks and the calendar). Don’t know where they went. I will come back to this in a few days and see if I have been given more access to stuff. http://www.pageflakes.com/janet.fraysse.scott/

I think I would like to create a central page for my econ class –but I might start off with something about the election that could be shared with all classes.  I need to explore more and figure out what will provide enough information and interest and not overwhelm.  I also like the idea of the tasks and calendar–and plan to use these more.  What I really need to know at this point in time is what is going to be available on edline and where I want to put my time and energy for informing/updating students.

Because pageflakes can have limited participants–I would like to see smaller groups of students work together on individual projects–country studies or specific issues.  Pageflakes has a nice ability to have the students quickly see the most current information.  I really like that–and for more than the stockmarket numbers!