tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849319076574250282.post8357100522593039953..comments2023-11-07T03:42:31.477-05:00Comments on Chalkdust: Expect the UnexpectedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156784418545421424noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849319076574250282.post-47250773685713012742007-11-05T22:58:00.000-05:002007-11-05T22:58:00.000-05:00Bach,I am never one to balk at the power of semant...Bach,<BR/><BR/>I am never one to balk at the power of semantics, so your addition is welcome. <BR/><BR/>It IS always about the learning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156784418545421424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849319076574250282.post-5028273576464063312007-11-05T14:49:00.000-05:002007-11-05T14:49:00.000-05:00Patrick-Just to play symantics...I argue it is nev...Patrick-<BR/><BR/>Just to play symantics...I argue it is never about the technology, sometimes about the teaching, but always about the learning.<BR/><BR/>I teachers can teach while using the "coolest tools" but if the net result is limited understanding and knowledge construction on the partof students, well...you know the rest.<BR/><BR/>BarryBarry Bachenheimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145587794589872889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849319076574250282.post-40274519809101676092007-11-04T22:47:00.000-05:002007-11-04T22:47:00.000-05:00Thanks to everyone for commenting. I had asked th...Thanks to everyone for commenting. I had asked the students the usual questions: what do you like about using the wiki, what would you change about the project, would you recommend this to other teachers you have, etc.<BR/><BR/>How do we deal with this? In my book, we expose them to everything we view as important to their education, and let them think about it. We show them the relevance of these technologies as they apply to their current and future lives.<BR/><BR/>What this response, and a few others, showed me was that there is a lot of work to do in regards to teaching that is taken to a different level with wiki technology, or blogging technology, or anything else out there that we find.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156784418545421424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849319076574250282.post-39066520645844976522007-11-04T18:28:00.000-05:002007-11-04T18:28:00.000-05:00I appreciate you raising this quote, Patrick, even...I appreciate you raising this quote, Patrick, even though you could've dismissed it as an outlier.<BR/><BR/>I've got students on a Moodle install, answering a weekly picture question, picking up assignments now and then. Nothing too intensive.<BR/><BR/>Buy-in has been weak for me and I think it has largely to do with the limited scope of the online coursework. I'm not sure how your situation is but I'd love to believe that if every teacher was connecting online, posting help, tips, and assignments, with Moodle collating them all nicely, it'd seem like more of a boon, less of a chore, to our students. As it is, it's like having five friends on five different social networks.<BR/><BR/>Which is to say, I think there exists a valley somewhere in between zero teacher participation and total where those comments won't be uncommon.Dan Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323257310042023350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849319076574250282.post-61898245856341719902007-11-04T16:57:00.000-05:002007-11-04T16:57:00.000-05:00Hey Pat:I just blogged about this reality check an...Hey Pat:<BR/><BR/>I just blogged about this reality check and am going to add your post to the list.<BR/><BR/>As Russel asked, how do we deal with it? I think it starts with be honest about our passions and taking a realistic look at students, education, and learning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849319076574250282.post-41559189329145015282007-11-04T15:23:00.000-05:002007-11-04T15:23:00.000-05:00PaulThis is the number one reason that people give...Paul<BR/><BR/>This is the number one reason that people give me all the time for not getting on board with ICT in education.... the kids are not as connected as you think.<BR/><BR/>Its a good question. But how do we deal with it?<BR/><BR/>Russelmontgorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467710488881857625noreply@blogger.com