Thing #5

Lately, I have gotten out of my comfort zone and have begun to familiarize myself with technology. Prior to 23 Things, I had no idea the usefulness of Blogs, RSS, and Readers. Now that I know I wonder why I waited so long to understand their usefulness. Just recently I discovered the RSS application, and how it works. I was amazed at how I could subscribe to websites and have new information delivered to me instead of having to go and look for it. By setting up my Reader in my Gmail account I was able to subscribe and begin reading on topics as such as Creativity in the classroom, to a Netflix type program for children's books. I enjoyed the diversity that was presented and all together in the same scroll down list. The blog on Creativity intrigued me because it talked about how creativity is absent in today's schools. Many times when students attempt to show their creativity, they are swatted down and told to follow normal patterns of behavior in school. The next blog deals with the complexities of starting a Netflix type program for children's books. They seek a way of borrowing books without breaking any laws. Overall I have enjoyed the Reader application and can't wait to see what else this course has in store.