Thing #7a

Google Reader is a really cool, convenient tool for keeping up with news that is of interest to me. Time however, makes it hard to check up on my Reader every day. I am not overwhelmed in the "avalanche" of posts, but think of it as something to look forward to doing when I get caught up with some stuff.

I did take a gander at some post recently and discovered a really interesting post dealing with literacy. The article dealt with a blog post response that the author found interesting. A Japanese teacher stated that in order to be able to be fluent in Japanese, then one must make reading Japanese an everyday tool for finding information. She made the allusion to learning technology skills to learning Japanese. If we expect students to learn and understand technology in the 21st century, then they must use the information for the rest of their formal education. I relate to this being a foreign language teacher. People ask me all the time what is the best way to learn Spanish. I simply tell them to make it a priority to learn, and to practice, practice, practice.