I'm asking these three familiar questions...
1. What is a blog?
A forum. An online journal. A hang out space. Like a coffee shop online. It can be interactive. Blogs are topic specific. You could be anonymous.
2. What is the read/write web?
You can read something on the web and respond to it. Would it be opinions or substancial information? Would wikipedia be part of that? What about email?
3. What do these technologies mean for your students?
Learning continues outside the classroom. Instant gratification. Pen pals in other countries w/ instant communication. Problem solving with peers not in the classroom.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Feature Demo
Check out all these cool features. See my blog also. This was an important passage from a recent post:
About a year and a half ago I heard a particularly effective director of educational technology say to his lead teachers, “a student not engaged is a student not learning.” This was in a California district stuck in Program Improvement due to low test scores (which were primarily a function of their large population of English Learners). Unfortunately, the additional assessment burdens the teachers were under would do nothing to solve the fundamental problem of engaging their students. This pioneering director urged the teachers to use technology creatively to engage their students - rather than set their technology aside to spend more time on assessment and intervention focused on “the base program.
Demo for Search, Learn, Share
What is a blog?
Online journal... you can have a blog for pictures, thoughts, etc... a launching pad for students.
Could be an online discussion. Commentary.
Sharing videos.
Finding words to use - connecting with other teachers - learning from other teachers
Why blogs in education?
It opens your world... promotes thinking... gives the kids a voice... meets kids where they are... we are trying to teach writing and the fundamentals - and this gives them more purpose/reason. It's not just part of the school day... they go home and it's part of their lives. It's giving them tools and skills for the real world. A place to voice feelings - even grieve.
Online journal... you can have a blog for pictures, thoughts, etc... a launching pad for students.
Could be an online discussion. Commentary.
Sharing videos.
Finding words to use - connecting with other teachers - learning from other teachers
Why blogs in education?
It opens your world... promotes thinking... gives the kids a voice... meets kids where they are... we are trying to teach writing and the fundamentals - and this gives them more purpose/reason. It's not just part of the school day... they go home and it's part of their lives. It's giving them tools and skills for the real world. A place to voice feelings - even grieve.
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