Michael Ayala
Barack, L. (2006). Bully for Blogging. School Library Journal, 53 (7), 20-50.
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A quick article from School Library Journal, it discusses an effort by Steve Hargadon to educate teachers on the effectiveness of blogs in instruction. Hargadon's project, Support Blogging!, was developed in response to the Deleting Online Predators Act, which seeks to limit the ability of children to create webpages, create profiles, use e-mail, and particpate in chat rooms.
Hargadon argues such an act severely limits the abilities of students to participate in the information age, and would severely impact their education.
Evaluation:
A very, very short article but useful to teach newcomers to the education field about Steve Hargadon and his values. It also introduces newcomes to damaging legislation that sought to curtail students' use of important Web 2.0 tools without regard to how it would impact education.
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