Hi everyone. My name is Mel Varga and I am currently studying at the University of Alberta. The course is called EDES 501/544 and it focuses on a variety of Web 2.0 tools for teachers and librarians. The purpose of this blog is to share my thoughts about various web 2.0 tools that I am using and exploring with. Some I have used before (blogs) but others I have not (facebook, twitter).
Professionally, I have been (and still am) a teacher for the past fourteen years but I have been ready to change things up a bit career-wise. I spent the last two years teaching overseas in Macau, China and now I am pursuing a Masters degree in order to challenge myself, improve my skills, and hopefully create new and different job opportunities.
Why this class? I see technology as an ever-important and integral part to education and I want to be knowledgeable about new tools that I can use in the classroom. I'm not sure what to expect but I'm certain that I will learn something useful from the web tools and my classmates in this course.
Thanks, Mel. Glad to hear that some of the things we are doing this term will be new to you, but even for some of the other tools, like blogging, you will be able to find new ways to use them with students! I'm looking forward to following your journey!
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