Post #9

For our last blog assignment, we're tasked with reviewing a web-based resource we could see ourselves using in our future careers. So, without further ado, I give you:



http://thwt.org/



Thwt.org is the website for the Center for Teaching History with Technology, and provides an epicenter for educator efforts to integrate social sciences (specifically history) education with technology. The site gives the history teacher on the go a centralized location for numerous web-based technology tools for integration into lessons, as well as allowing for professional discussion of the subject with peers. Chances are, if you've been looking for a fresh way to approach a topic, it's here.



I'm a fan of sites like this because the internet, at its very best, is the ultimate incarnation of idea sharing that has ever existed, and thwt.org is no exception to this. The site allows you to transcend the trap of trying to google your way to finding new resources for lessons...it allows you to explore ideas that you would never have even thought of on your own. In a subject area that doesn't lend itself easily to integration of technology (excepting video and sound contect, I suppose), that's an invaluable tool.
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I suppose, if I have to decide on a technology skill that I need to pick up next, that I'd go with increasing my experience with network technology. Knowledge of the principles and practices of computer networking is an incredibly useful (and lucrative) skill, and I need to brush up on it a bit more than I have in the past.

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As far as achieving my development goals in terms of technology, I guess I'll just continue to do what I've done in the past...play around with things until I've figured it out. Part of the fun in learning new tech is getting to just bang your head against it until you've figured things out!