Web 2.0 Educator

I decided to follow and examine the blog of Mr. Wes Fryer, mainly because his passion for history is contagious. He truly understands the essential need for students and educators to remain informed of current events. The Inauguration of President Barrack Obama is a special moment in the history of the world, as well as the United States, that should be forever remembered. Because of his use of technology, he was able to post an amazing photograph and video of the inauguration. He also was able to post an article about Iran, which further proves that he values current world events.

I also loved his ideas on differentiated content filtering at schools. Networks could drastically improve and would provide better instructional objectives and learning needs. For example, many school networks block certain sites such as facebook. Facebook is a new and popular way that students communicate with one another. There are groups and events organized on facebook. These specific aspects of the site could be extremely beneficial in expanding creativity and involvement in school curriculum. The checklist that serves as a guide to filtering differentiated contents is perfect for school administrations that are concerned with questionable networks and websites.

Mr. Fryer was able to use technology not only to express the importance of comprehending what is going on in the world today, but also to provide teachers and innovators with new, unique techniques of incorporating technology into the classroom. The technology presented by Mr. Fryer is exciting for the younger generation and I would like to thank him for sharing his ideas of different technology as a way to keep in touch with important world events.