Sunday, August 16, 2009

Using Pandora to Build Community

Something I am really excited to try with my classes this semester is to create a Pandora station for each class based on everyone's favorite artists. In a metaphorical manner, I am hoping that bringing our music tastes together will be a way to fuse community within each class. Some of my students have already professed at how cool that is, so I'm sure it will be a winner! Music also keeps students on task, and covers the "oh no! it's too quiet, I better talk so it doesn't look like I'm actually into my work" syndrome.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

A YouTube Upload Experiment

wtf?

what the HECK did i get myself into?

should i post in informal, chat mode?

Or with all proportions of manner and appropriate grammar?

how about you, my audience, tell me! after all, writing is about audience, purpose, and content. look at the english teacher in me go!