I love the FURL possibilities! So, instead of having a stagnant old text book, you could have information from the web download into the student's personalized reading file, with comments and questions aimed right at them! It is differentiation at it's finest! How exciting is this?
Also, one of my main things about using technology is that it has to be easier than what I am already doing. When it comes to finding relevant articles for my own interests, FURL would make life much easier! You could tag the sites you like, create a whole library of articles related to the latest and greatest pedagogy that suits you. It is really an amazing tool.
It really makes custom-designed classroom instruction a possibility. I can find the information I want for my students, the RSS feeds can add in current information, and the students can search their own sites and and bookmark and tag them as well. It makes harnessing, sorting, organizing, and APPLYING the information available so much easier.
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Great ideas, Becky! Furl does seem like a great tool for using technology efficiently in classroom settings. I just hope that the company/site that bought it recently (diigo) has many of the same options and funcitons. Using a site such as this will definitely make differentiation so much more approachable.
ReplyDeleteI am just excited as you are after reading this chapter! I think Furl is great and I will be using it in the future.
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