Response to Preface/Chapters 1-2

After this reading assignment, I realized how in the dark I have been about the Web. It was interesting to read how it has changed from being able to read the available sites to now being able to comment, share ideas, etc. Because this blog thing is completely new to me, I was amazed at the increase in the number of blogs over 8 years, growing from 100 to fifty million on Xanga. That certainly proves there are a lot of people out there wanting to share information and ideas. Chapter 2 got me thinking about my teaching strategies and how important it is to implement new tools that will be useful and will enhance the way I teach. The matrix will be useful when thinking through which tool to use and if it will benefit me and my students. I am excited to share the social bookmarking tool that Susan and I created. I know it will be very helpful when we ask students to practice math games or look for information for a report.