From Blocks to Blogs

   Back in the day, life was so easy when it came to finding information, data, and knowledge to do your paper, develop new lesson plans or to be up to date on any data.  The library was your main hub of information and only sci-fi movies would only allow people to dream of being able to get this info at home with a small device.  It started with build blocks with the library, and journals. Now with the Internet, it comes in many forms including Blogs.  They are you new source that can get you any journal, magazine, or interview with folks you would have to wait months to read about.  Ever since I started this new course, I was looking forward to learning new ways to gather information and learned that I have been using this technology without even thinking about.  Being a big sports nut and away from my home state of New York, finding information was difficult especially being in the military always on the move.  Blogs have been my savior.  Now with this course I have found three blogs that I know will increase my knowledge base but maybe even make some contribution of my own.
      The first blog I found was elearnspace.org/blog.  This site is well known for posting new learning concepts that being research, new changes in theories of learning, technology that will enhance any instructors class, etc. . .  They have form a good series of tags which can quickly allow anyone to take a glance of a particular topic which would excite any Technology designer.  Furthermore they can help you network with other sites in order to get your proposal of a new process to understand any particular subject.
     The next blog is ideas.blogs.com.  They are primarily looking at e-learning.  With the new technology moving so quickly, its important for any education or designer to make sure and keep up with all types of new tools used in the Internet to teach students.  This blog will be essential to not only stay within course of the world but also be able to ask questions to those who work the issues.
     Finally, the last blog is technologyforcommunities.com.  The last blog help us with using our educational tools and implementing them in the Internet to ensure our students can learn to the best of their ability.  This blog will help us with all the technology tools we will have to use.  Whenever new computer terms come about talking about the RSS feed and the URL link, this blog will give tips and terms that will help those of us who need the idiots guide to be able to achieve these steps.  Learning the new features and tools can work great but sometimes you need a blog to keep it slow and maybe have a few guides that help us not fall behind.
      Blogs have certainly been able not only keep use stay up on the workforce but also allow us to be part of it.  Whenever you feel that you have found a common misconception that has hurt many others, you have the tools to put the word out and help others.  This is probably on of the most beneficial items that blogs have brought to us since the blocks.

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