Today’s session at the Dallas Public Library proved to be fruitful. Dr. Vowels felt it necessary to ensure that we developed a solid foundation for building, and being able to access information to create our web blogs. I was intrigued because I had previously gotten started on my web blog via www.merlot.org, one of the most leading network sources for Educators who want to develop, and create a professional portfolio via technology. The purpose of today’s visit to the library was to reinforce our understanding in how to access free, public resources that can aid in our constructing the course case study on the web blog.
The “Wow” moments for me were when we took a tour of the library’s temporary wing for the children’s section, and found that the upper level loft was under construction for the location, and that there will be over 10,000 books, tools, resources, and new technologies that children all over the metroplex will have access to. Another “Wow” moment was to see were the bubble domes. I’ve never seen anything like these. They looked like creations from the Cartoon, The Jetson’s. The domes hung overhead, were made of fiber glass, and allowed one to hear music only under the shield of the bubble. Oddly enough, no one standing near are far could hear the sounds underneath….Amazing.
What I gained from this Saturday’s session, were wonderful websites that will appear under the “Presentation” section of my Merlot web blog. Interactive sites such as www.bookflix.com at http://bkflix.grlier.com/pb/node-32748, and DPL Resources For Teachers at www.dallaslibrary2.org/educators , proved to be advantageous Teacher resources.
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