Comments for The Digital English Classroom http://curranb.edublogs.org Integrating technology with the classics Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Thing 7b: response to Weblogg-ed reference to CSM article Turn Teen Texting to Better Writing by User links about "weblogged" on iLinkShare http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/07/03/thing-7b-response-to-weblogg-ed-reference-to-csm-article-turn-teen-texting-to-better-writing-2/#comment-7 User links about "weblogged" on iLinkShare Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:18:20 +0000 http://curranb.edublogs.org/?p=19#comment-7 [...] | user-saved public links | iLinkShare 2 votesThing 7b: response to Weblogg-ed reference to CSM article Turn ...>> saved by jaynerio 1 days ago4 votesIf it weren’t for the Computer Age . . .>> saved by MonoBrow [...] [...] | user-saved public links | iLinkShare 2 votesThing 7b: response to Weblogg-ed reference to CSM article Turn …>> saved by jaynerio 1 days ago4 votesIf it weren’t for the Computer Age . . .>> saved by MonoBrow [...]

]]> Comment on Thing 12: Slide Show by franksgolfbolles http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/06/09/thing-12-slide-show/#comment-6 franksgolfbolles Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:00:09 +0000 http://curranb.edublogs.org/?p=15#comment-6 I share your concern about exposure. One of the "goals" of a lot of the 2.0 tools is to help make us more transparant and visible to others. What kinds of devices are in place to make that exposure safe? I share your concern about exposure. One of the “goals” of a lot of the 2.0 tools is to help make us more transparant and visible to others. What kinds of devices are in place to make that exposure safe?

]]> Comment on Thing 11: Flickr by franksgolfbolles http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/06/09/thing-11-flickr/#comment-5 franksgolfbolles Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:57:46 +0000 http://curranb.edublogs.org/?p=9#comment-5 It would be interesting to see how student search using Flickr within a given assignment could be integrated with Photostory where kids could provide audio narration to their "collage". Thanks for sharing the process you employed in such detail. It would be interesting to see how student search using Flickr within a given assignment could be integrated with Photostory where kids could provide audio narration to their “collage”.

Thanks for sharing the process you employed in such detail.

]]> Comment on Thing 4: Response to “Teaching Brevity” by jimcortez http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/06/02/thing-4-response-to-teaching-brevity/#comment-4 jimcortez Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:52:23 +0000 http://curranb.edublogs.org/?p=5#comment-4 Like you I think blogging is a way to involve students in learning. Its their creation and so they will have more ownership of the information. There still needs to be direction to their efforts...thats the teacher's job. Students should always learn better and more completely when they are in control of the learning process. Student- teacher interaction is not the sole component of learning...the information processing needs to be done by the student to ensure retention of the information or skill expected. I think we are walled in by the historical expectations of school. Our efforts are limited by the bell and motion of students from class to class. How many times have you been in the middle of a good discussion with a student or group and have the bell ring and lose the entire point of the discussion. Blogging may give a chance to extend that time constraint. Like you I think blogging is a way to involve students in learning. Its their creation and so they will have more ownership of the information. There still needs to be direction to their efforts…thats the teacher’s job.

Students should always learn better and more completely when they are in control of the learning process. Student- teacher interaction is not the sole component of learning…the information processing needs to be done by the student to ensure retention of the information or skill expected.

I think we are walled in by the historical expectations of school. Our efforts are limited by the bell and motion of students from class to class. How many times have you been in the middle of a good discussion with a student or group and have the bell ring and lose the entire point of the discussion.

Blogging may give a chance to extend that time constraint.

]]> Comment on Thing 2: Thoughts about Web 2.0 by cra4 http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/thing-2-thoughts-about-web-20/#comment-3 cra4 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:47:41 +0000 http://curranb.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-3 You are right Beth, Technoogy is not going away. I feel that if I don't keep up with it, I will be behind....... I am always open to changes and try new teaching startegies...... I think the students love changes and innnovation too. You are right Beth, Technoogy is not going away. I feel that if I don’t keep up with it, I will be behind……. I am always open to changes and try new teaching startegies…… I think the students love changes and innnovation too.

]]> Comment on Thing 2: Thoughts about Web 2.0 by franksgolfbolles http://curranb.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/thing-2-thoughts-about-web-20/#comment-2 franksgolfbolles Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:07:50 +0000 http://curranb.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-2 Well said Beth. I think you have hit on something here that may lead to a change in the classroom. It will be interesting to see how blogging evolves with the students over time. Will the come to see it, too, as just another "book" or will their ability to input, think critically, and be heard by others really trigger a change in their attention. I'll be interested to hear more. Well said Beth. I think you have hit on something here that may lead to a change in the classroom. It will be interesting to see how blogging evolves with the students over time. Will the come to see it, too, as just another “book” or will their ability to input, think critically, and be heard by others really trigger a change in their attention. I’ll be interested to hear more.

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