I started reading Will Richardson’s book to educate myself about how teachers and instructors have been utilizing web tools into their curriculum. In October 2007, I attended the Computers in Libraries conference and participated in a workshop called “New Research Tools” where they discussed practical and successful cases of educators using various online tools, like Flickr, Clipmarks, or RSS readers.
As a librarian, a 2nd year educator, and one who personally uses these different tools, I really am interested in incorporating these tools into the curriculum.
During the course of reading this book, I have started reading Will Richardson’s blog – Web-logged – as well as other educator and librarian blogs. This book has inspired me to try to incorporate the different tools that I enjoy using personally into the curriculum.
Richardson’s enthusiasm for these various web tools is conveyed through each chapter. He devotes chapters to each tool. For example, there is a chapter on Blogs, one on RSS and one on wikis. It is easily explained and whether you use these tools already or not, his writing is easily accessible. I have been promoting this book to my colleagues and have also pointed some of them to his blog.
His chapter on Wikis has caused me to reassess my hesitance towards utilizing Wikipedia as a valid source of information. I am still skeptical but one should be skeptical when approaching print media as well.
The chapters are short and easy to understand. He has an excellent list of resources and great examples of people who are already incorporating the read/write web into their classrooms. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Web 2.0, education and technology.
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Hi Anna,
Thanks so much for the very great review of my book! Much appreciated. Sure would look good at Amazon! ;0)
Seriously, I wish you great success in your own personal learning journey with these tools. They can be transformative. Enjoy the ride!
Best,
Will Richardson
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