Technology is our friend, really...

In my warped mind, I am hearing Mr. Rogers singing "It's a wonderful day in the blogosphere." My mind's eye sees him in his iconic button-down cardigan. He has this huge flat screen monitor with vibrant and varied colors, and he says: "Today, we're going to learn how to make a wiki. Can you say wiki?"

So then I had to show you this old SNL skit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJTb130GR0E

Cut and paste the above as I couldn't figure out yet how to get you there directly. (Hint: one of you group members, please show me how)

You may be wondering what does this have to do with Friday's class in which we learned how to do a podcast? Well, I recorded a really cool voice over (my family didn't even realize it was me) with a sweet music bed, but I had a devil of a time getting the program to work. So yes, still struggling with the technology, but with my dogged persistence, I am going to learn how to be tech savvy. Maybe I'll change my moniker from jazzy joe to techie joe (the teens in my family are giving me a ton of grief about the jazzy - but let's not go there.)

Anyway, I really do love all these new media tools out there. And I'm excited about being able to grab art, music, literature and video clips and paste them right into a program. I'm telling you, this Tech class will be a life saver when we get into the classroom.

Now if I can just figure out what it is that I believe so fervently about education that will inspire me to do a podcast for Friday. Do you think I could do it in Mr. Roger's voice?

--Joe (just plain Joe)