1. Wikis, Blogs and Web Publishing A reflection… A success! By Susan Detwiler

2. Tools I Have Utilized Wikispaces (wiki) http://outerbanks2011.wikispaces.com/ *created to help organize a family vacation iGoogle (RSS) *created with feeds of personal interest Blogger (blog) http://foryoukendal.blogspot.com/ *created as a “journal” to my daughter Glogster (additional publishing tool) http://suznj78.edu.glogster.com/false/ *created a back-to-school newsletter

3. My Most Useful Tool G L O G S T E R ! Newsletters Announcements Invitations It was FUN for me to create on Glogster! I can’t wait to use this when I’m teaching again!

4. Challenges and Successes Challenges I’m not teaching right now and can’t call on current experiences. This caused me a lot of frustration. I had to overcome my fear of the unknown – online publishing tools and how to use them. Successes I feel confident using these tools and can foresee them as part of my teaching repertoire. I now have a stronger understanding for the NEED for technology as an integral component of education.

5. Moodle and Online Learning Very organized and caters to all learning styles with readings, videos, how-to’s, etc. It’s legitimate, it’s not a fad and I learned more from this course than I did in the six graduate courses I have taken. Requires a dedicated teacher who is available through e-mail to provide feedback, answers and advice. Side note: I fully intend to finish the coursework towards my Master’s – it WILL be done online! I’m sold!

6. Thank you, Rich! With all sincerity, thank you for your dedication, enthusiasm and creativity in designing and carrying out this course. To my fellow web publishers… Best of luck in your teaching careers and I hope to run into you online again! Cheers! Susan