Thing 12

For all of you Simpson's fans. Enjoy!



Ah, the joy of blogging. In one post you can engage in healthy discourse, and in the very next you can take a quiz about the Simpsons. Just a little slice of heaven, I think.

I have not had any difficulty with embedding code into my blog posts (though I had to publish to actually see the widget I chose - the preview didn't show up.)

I do belong to a couple of online communities. Their success is contingent on the participation of it's members, which ebbs and flows. It can be frustrating when trying to get information about a particular topic - posting a question or comment and getting no response. I do maintain a Facebook page, but rarely for any professional reasons - it's more for my own amusement.

Students - including my own daughter (8th grade) love the online social networking sites. She could spend hours on it. there is a sense of belonging, a sense of community that they achieve through these sites. Frankly, I think it makes their face to face contact easier - they always have something in common to talk about, and it makes at least the initial conversation easier. If they find later that that's all they have in common, they typically don't maintain that friendship. Many of my former students keep in touch regularly with me, and with each other on Facebook, through their college and even early adult years. It is easy and convenient, and you can check in ( or not) whenever you want.