http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:38:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Donna Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:38:34 +0000 http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/#comment-5 Hear, Hear! If only! :-) Hear, Hear! If only!

]]> http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4 tomtalbot Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:12:20 +0000 http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/#comment-4 Donna, I certainly agree with your comments. As I indicated on someone else's blog, I think administrators (in the front office and SAU-level) should take these courses. Perhaps this would fast forward the time when we go to a professional development series of days, mingle with a consultant or some kind of pro, and leave with technological applications we can run with as soon as school begins. Tom Donna,
I certainly agree with your comments. As I indicated on someone else’s blog, I think administrators (in the front office and SAU-level) should take these courses. Perhaps this would fast forward the time when we go to a professional development series of days, mingle with a consultant or some kind of pro, and leave with technological applications we can run with as soon as school begins.
Tom

]]> http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Donna Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:12:14 +0000 http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/#comment-3 Hi Tom, I have to agree with you about educators not necessarily being ready to lead the Web 2.0 charge. I think many of us are willing to begin the journey, but it will take a little time. This couse is a first step. Teacher education programs is another. We are partnered with our local college to give students experience in the classroom. What we have found is they don't have any more formal experience with how to integrate and use the technology in the classroom than we do. There aren't formal classes for them to take right now. I see that as a great detriment/flaw in the program. I think we need to begin there also. Professional development at our level also needs to become more centered around this. It can't all be done on our own. I also think that you are correct when you say that not all students will figure the new tools out on their own. Everyone has a different learning curve and need the extra assistance. Look even at our teachers, some are comfortable with experimenting on their own with new technology and others need to have that step by step guide. Neither is wrong, but goes to show that training is still important for all. As far as students learning on their own and not in traditinal classrooms, it is possible, but what do we lose in the process? I still think there is something to be said for face to face learning. It can be a combination of the two, but I think we would lose valuable social time. All the social networking tools in the world cannot (and in my opinion should not) replace the human contact piece of learning. It is quite the chunk of information to think about and plan for isn't it? Donna Hi Tom,
I have to agree with you about educators not necessarily being ready to lead the Web 2.0 charge. I think many of us are willing to begin the journey, but it will take a little time. This couse is a first step. Teacher education programs is another. We are partnered with our local college to give students experience in the classroom. What we have found is they don’t have any more formal experience with how to integrate and use the technology in the classroom than we do. There aren’t formal classes for them to take right now. I see that as a great detriment/flaw in the program. I think we need to begin there also. Professional development at our level also needs to become more centered around this. It can’t all be done on our own.
I also think that you are correct when you say that not all students will figure the new tools out on their own. Everyone has a different learning curve and need the extra assistance. Look even at our teachers, some are comfortable with experimenting on their own with new technology and others need to have that step by step guide. Neither is wrong, but goes to show that training is still important for all.
As far as students learning on their own and not in traditinal classrooms, it is possible, but what do we lose in the process? I still think there is something to be said for face to face learning. It can be a combination of the two, but I think we would lose valuable social time. All the social networking tools in the world cannot (and in my opinion should not) replace the human contact piece of learning.
It is quite the chunk of information to think about and plan for isn’t it?
Donna

]]> http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2 tom Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:14:20 +0000 http://hhsmath.edublogs.org/2007/07/06/my-first-dip-in-a-blog/#comment-2 Hello all, I went to Mr. Warlick's blog and read about school 2.0. The comments are something to look at also. Mr. Warlick correctly speculates that the role of education is to prepare students for entry into the adult world. A robust knowledge of the internet and it's tools is pretty integral to that, for most of our students. Some of them figure it all out on their own, but the educational community hasn't been doing much to help this out. See the site at http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/02/27/more-on-school-20/ Tom Hello all, I went to Mr. Warlick’s blog and read about school 2.0. The comments are something to look at also. Mr. Warlick correctly speculates that the role of education is to prepare students for entry into the adult world. A robust knowledge of the internet and it’s tools is pretty integral to that, for most of our students. Some of them figure it all out on their own, but the educational community hasn’t been doing much to help this out. See the site at
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/02/27/more-on-school-20/
Tom

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