mbrownstone's Stuff

With the introduction of tagging in Web 2.0 tools I became excited about the infinite possibilities for classifying bits of information. I thought: "a dream come true." But now I am concerned by the ever expanding uniqueness of my terms and am drawn to learn more about taqxonomy, ontology, and folksonomies. I must confess, that as a folklorist, I consider folksonomy to be categories that are grounded in communities of members who understand the ways of the group. I wonder what the bloggers are saying. I wonder how they are thinking about folkonomies.

Oxfam has an entire curriculum "outlining the knowledge, skills, values and attitiudes which we believe young people are entitled in order to enable them to develop as Global Citizens."  Wondering what will work with my students.

Looking for The Richness Within (TRW)

Each of the six TRW trails will persue answers to a question posed by a high school class. There are six questions in all.

• Vist the Richness Within Blog.  Feel free to leave a comment.

Which richness do you possess and how do you make use of it in your class?

I'm not sure how to research this question. This will be a challenge, indeed.