Comments on: Is this the future?? http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/ Visit each TechnoTuesday to expand your knowledge in Classroom Technology Integration! Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:50:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Anne Van Meter http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Anne Van Meter Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:23:03 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/#comment-197 I'm laughing at the strategy of sitting far away from the "front" of a session, keeping busy, keeping a low profile and trying to remember to keep half an ear on what was going on... Except for me this was junior high and part of high school as I hid my Agathie Christie and Jane Austen books behind my math and social studies. How is it different from what my students try to do now? Maybe it gives me a little more sympathy and makes me a little more savvy as I circulate around the room or even give them a little bit of permission when they are finished the work I assign. I’m laughing at the strategy of sitting far away from the “front” of a session, keeping busy, keeping a low profile and trying to remember to keep half an ear on what was going on… Except for me this was junior high and part of high school as I hid my Agathie Christie and Jane Austen books behind my math and social studies. How is it different from what my students try to do now? Maybe it gives me a little more sympathy and makes me a little more savvy as I circulate around the room or even give them a little bit of permission when they are finished the work I assign.

]]> By: Joe Koon http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Joe Koon Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:38:51 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/#comment-193 Hey, Cathy. I'm glad you visited my blog. I am not making full use of the blog for feedback; I started it to make posting assignments simpler. I just email it, as you know, whereas my website required me to log in with Frontpage. That's why I have really not paid much attention to commenting permissions. I am thinking of ways to use either a blog or a wiki page for developing some thoughts around themes in Macbeth, and I want to learn how to have students fill a .pdf form online that I can check and save. It's all about finding the time to figure it out. I'd welcome suggestions! Hey, Cathy. I’m glad you visited my blog. I am not making full use of the blog for feedback; I started it to make posting assignments simpler. I just email it, as you know, whereas my website required me to log in with Frontpage. That’s why I have really not paid much attention to commenting permissions. I am thinking of ways to use either a blog or a wiki page for developing some thoughts around themes in Macbeth, and I want to learn how to have students fill a .pdf form online that I can check and save. It’s all about finding the time to figure it out. I’d welcome suggestions!

]]> By: The Four Eyed Technologist http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-192 The Four Eyed Technologist Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:33:19 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/#comment-192 [...] their time if they weren’t engaged. Technology is merely another means for students and adults for that matter to do just [...] [...] their time if they weren’t engaged. Technology is merely another means for students and adults for that matter to do just [...]

]]> By: Ryan Bretag http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Ryan Bretag Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:55 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/#comment-189 Hey Cathy: Great connection to the recent video and the comic strip. When I read the recent NY Times article, New Class(room) War: Teacher vs. Technology - New York Times, I keep hearing the word "fear". Fear of having to change. Fear of losing control. Fear of the unknown. Fear of not knowing if this is the "correct" way. Fear of a world passing some by. Just general fear. And I wonder, what am I, what are all of us, doing to help ease this fear... Hey Cathy:

Great connection to the recent video and the comic strip. When I read the recent NY Times article, New Class(room) War: Teacher vs. Technology – New York Times, I keep hearing the word “fear”. Fear of having to change. Fear of losing control. Fear of the unknown. Fear of not knowing if this is the “correct” way. Fear of a world passing some by. Just general fear.

And I wonder, what am I, what are all of us, doing to help ease this fear…

]]> By: diane http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-188 diane Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:37:25 +0000 http://technotuesday.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/is-this-the-future/#comment-188 Cathy, I echo your last question: Is it a bad thing? The student in the cartoon was able to locate and verbalize factoids, which is what the professor was obviously soliciting. No critical thinking required; no critical thinking done. We probably should admire both his networking/social support system and his ability to quickly retrieve facts! diane Cathy,

I echo your last question: Is it a bad thing?

The student in the cartoon was able to locate and verbalize factoids, which is what the professor was obviously soliciting. No critical thinking required; no critical thinking done.

We probably should admire both his networking/social support system and his ability to quickly retrieve facts!

diane

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