Well here I sit learning about another new term: meme. Searching google about a lost frog on a Sunday afternoon is something that I'm not going to share with my colleagues at work. They already think that I'm strange because I'm into my Moodle workshop at work and enjoy this whole blogging experience. I'm definitely keeping this one to myself.
How are ideas spread on the internet?
After reading the sites that I found on google on this topic, I have a much better understanding of what a meme is. I read the mike whybark explanation and it's some story. Since 2004, people have left various comments on this site about the lost frog. The internet bloggers can take a lost toy frog poster and really take it to another level. I learned that certain topics are contagious for individuals. My first reaction was, "Much ado about nothing." Then after reading the reactions from the people on mike whybark's site, I learned about autism from "Love Monkey's" comments. I also changed my mind when I thought about people sharing their experiences and feelings in cyberspace. I realized how we are all connected in some way and how many of us have an experience with something "lost."
What are the potential implications for teaching and learning?
As a reading teacher, I want my students to make connections to the stories we are reading in school. For homework, I have them read for 20 minutes each night and keep a reading log. In the future, students can be part of the whole "blogosphere" and share their ideas and comments in a different way. They could be asked to do this very assignment that I am doing now. This is just another way of communicating and having a conversation on the internet. It's web 2.0.
Google at Its Best
When reading about hopkin green frog, one of the links on google was to our reading assignment this week about meme. I found myself reading Dr. Michele Knobel's paper on "Memes, Literacy & Affinity Spaces ...." It was mentioned in her article that the lost frog story is 1 of 2 successful memes. I now also understand the world of blogging and people's need to share their experiences and to reach out to others in cyberspace.
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