Analogy redo

I did view several postings from classmates after the analogy assignment was posted and realized I did not answer the question in the assignment.  I was very impressed with what I read.  After some thought I wanted to find an analogy that reflected my feelings of this whole new way of learning.  I remembered a book I have read to my grandchildren- a child's version of Who Moved My Cheese ?  If you know the story it is about change, and embracing change.  As a mature person I can say I have had to experience change throughout my life, as we all do.  It is always difficult because we are afraid- just as in the story- we just don't want to go out there.  The question posed in the story is "what would we do if we weren't afraid"?  Things will change, and sometimes we need to let go of the "old"  in order to find the "new".  Change can be good and it can bring about something better and when we stop being afraid we can feel good.  I am treading cautiously into this new technology maze, and hoping that once I gain more experience I will see the possibilities it will open up to me and my students- and ultimately  have fun with it.  

rss feed

I added several educational feeds to my blogline which I think will be useful.  The Art Knowledge News seemed particularly interesting because it has more than 34,000 subscribers, is an on line art news magazine sponsored by the Art Appreciation Foundation.  It contains news about art, museums, exhibits, artists, resources and commentaries.  The variety and world wide focus of the information will be very interesting and helpful because it is unusual to find all of this information in one place.

social networking

I joined http://brooklynartproject.ning.com/ and http://artandartist.ning.com/

I am concerned about " signing up" - What makes you decide a site is valuable and secure? I looked at many sites but each seemed to raise questions for me.