WEB 2.0 MUSINGS

I have a confession to make.  I’M AFRAID OF BLOGGING.  OK, I said it.   It’s not that I’m afraid to write, or that I’m a math teacher (and more analytical than prosaic), or that I don’t have any ideas (although sometiems my brain feels rather empty.)   I think that I’m afraid that somebody else might read this (which might happen sooner or later), and worse yet, that somebody might disagree with what I write/think/believe or even have the audacity to respond critically to my musings.  So while others might just be waiting for someone to respond/interact/comment, I’m just hoping that my musings stay mine and help to challenge/encourage/critique my own wanderings about this giant 2.0 Web.

Of course, that’s not really the point, since this adventure is supposed to be COLLABORATIVE, so somewhere deep inside I am secretly wishing for someone to comment upon this post.  Maybe.

There should be a lifelong learning step that reads:  BE UNAFRAID TO TAKE THE PLUNGE.  You will make mistakes.

OK … so as a lifelong learner, I am most willing to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY OWN LEARNING.  After all, I am not in a standard classroom, nor am I being graded, nor is anyone checking over myshoulders as Icheck off the “things” completed.  I am grateful that there is a support group here at ‘Iolani that can help me stumble through the technology frustrations, encourage me to try new tools in the classroom, and keep me on the straight path to Thing 23.

I know that there will be times when I will lack CONFIDENCE IN MYSELF.  The older I get, the harder it gets to learn new things.

But I will keep the END IN MIND.  The goal is simple:  to learn about Web 2.0.  Nothing lofty.  Success will be in the journey, and the journey hopefully will open my mind to new possibilites.