A Teacher's Life

Hi Everyone, Long time, no Friday 5! I think I'm going to sporadically send out Friday 5 lists during the summer as I'm just too busy these days. Here are a few sites that I've picked up from that National Educational Computing Conference which concluded today in Philadelphia. I didn't see as many sessions as I normally have in past years, so I don't have a slew of sites to pass on. However, the buzz at NECC seemed to revolve around podcasts and blogging, so many of this week's list revolve around those topics. In light of how podcasting, blogging and RSS feeds are taking off, I am now going to try and add the Friday 5 to my blog and hopefully I'll even attempt a podcast this summer. Stay tuned! ------ Friday 5 NECC 2005 eSchool News Conference Information Center NECC 2005 Weblog http://www.eschoolnews.com/cic/necc/blog/ I wrote a few entries for this blog, but they are not posted yet. Make sure you browse this blog, especially if you were unable to attend t...

If you do a Google search for the woman's web portfolio mentioned in this article, it pops right up. I thought her site had a nice design to it, and it looks like it's done by a professional company. There are dozens of ways to do something similar, probably without spending a ton on a professional service. Anyway, I don't think the content of this article involves rocket science. Most people in my field have already realized that having a "web prescence" is important professionally. I think the next issue regarding personal information online is going to be how to remove yourself from certain situations that may involve details being online. Heck, it seems everyone is googling each other for more info! How much info is enough? And is should everyone be privy to all this information? Web Sites, Blogs Can Boost Your Career - Yahoo! News