Friday, March 20, 2009
Blogging Recommended on the Today Show
This morning's Today show featured out of work writers. It turns out that they are working as unpaid interns at various organizations so they can learn today's technology. It seems the only market currently generating work for writers is the online market. Even though they have more writing experience, they are being mentored by paid writers in their 20's and 30's because these youngsters have the technology skills that they lack. What was the number one way recommended through this piece on the Today Show to begin getting caught up in any field? Blogging? Find blogs in your field of interest and begin by reading them, then posting to them. Start your own blog. Get people interested in your ideas. Become reflective and invigorate that inquiring mind of yours. I wonder how far behind educators are in being left behind by the tech savvy? I wonder what place blogging can play in beginning to close that gap? Valuing the recommendation of Ian Jukes who said start with "Baby Steps" -make one small change in your technology skills - would lead one to begin blogging. Wouldn't you think? Blogging is not just a passing time waster. It's opening a door to the future.
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One of the reasons that am enjoying our new blog site is because it forces me to write-- something that I love to do, but infrequently engage in due to a myriad of self-contrived reasons. Eventhough the entries are short, I find myself playing with the words, revising, editing, and rewriting. Of course, these are all skills that make for good writing. I imagine that kids would do the same if given opportunities to share their thoughts and ideas on a blog. We have much to learn from these "youngins." I am all eyes and ears.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad we are embracing this Literacy 2.0. The time is now and we're riding the crest of the wave.
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