Weekly Blog 8

Today in class, a portion of class was spent going over how to find practictioner-based articles online. All the fields of study have journals which relate to teaching. I spent some time in class today searching through articles which could be appropriate for the required Technologies in the Classroom assignment. I had always known that many documents could be found through UW Libraries, however, I often feel like many overlook this great resource. Being able to gain a greater familiarization of UW Libraries was a very signifcant thing I learned in class today, and it made me think about libraries in general. When I was in elementary school, if I wanted information for a project or something, I would have to go to my local public library. Now, so many of the resources found at public libraries can also be found online. While high school students might not necessarily have access to the UW Library, there still exist many other online library resources. Students don’t have to only rely on Wikipedia and other sites of this nature. While I happen to see a lot of value in Wikipedia, many teachers don’t see this as a reliable source. Many reliable online journals, E-Books, and other forms of media can be found on the web, so the classroom applications of online library resources are obvious. The main questions I have left over from class surround the future of the web. How will techology in the future change with regards to online library resources? Questions like this cannot be answered, but are fun to discuss and think about.