Comments on: Changing the Mindset http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katie http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-4161 Katie Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:20:50 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/#comment-4161 Incorporating technology into the classroom is crucial for teachers to do, however only if it is effective. That is what we have to understand. Just plopping a student in front of a computer and telling them to "type," or placing a kid in front of a projector or television and saying "sit and watch" is not effective. Placing a student in front of a computer and having them create a collaborative wiki or blog can be very effective. This can be educational, however the teacher has to guide students in the appropriate direction. With the proper guidance and direction technology can offer so much more than just a "distraction." Incorporating technology into the classroom is crucial for teachers to do, however only if it is effective. That is what we have to understand. Just plopping a student in front of a computer and telling them to “type,” or placing a kid in front of a projector or television and saying “sit and watch” is not effective. Placing a student in front of a computer and having them create a collaborative wiki or blog can be very effective. This can be educational, however the teacher has to guide students in the appropriate direction. With the proper guidance and direction technology can offer so much more than just a “distraction.”

]]> By: Education Majors at College http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-4135 Education Majors at College Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:08:39 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/#comment-4135 We, as future teachers, believe that it is important to incorporate technology into the classroom but it will never work if you can't use it correctly and efficiently. Blogs may be the new thing on the net, but really for students, its not all that educational. Its dangerous, and it is also a major distraction. This is part of the reason why it is so hard to incorporate computers with internet access directly into the classroom and expect students to use them properly. We, as future teachers, believe that it is important to incorporate technology into the classroom but it will never work if you can’t use it correctly and efficiently. Blogs may be the new thing on the net, but really for students, its not all that educational. Its dangerous, and it is also a major distraction. This is part of the reason why it is so hard to incorporate computers with internet access directly into the classroom and expect students to use them properly.

]]> By: Borderland » Blogging as Active Sociality http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-4064 Borderland » Blogging as Active Sociality Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:20:43 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/#comment-4064 [...] Will Richardson’s Changing the Mindset post used MySpace as an example of the emergent mindset that I mentioned in my previous entry. I thought Will’s example was excellent, and I left a comment, “It seems that distinctions between public and private are being blurred, and the “real” world is hard to distinguish from online activity.” [...] [...] Will Richardson’s Changing the Mindset post used MySpace as an example of the emergent mindset that I mentioned in my previous entry. I thought Will’s example was excellent, and I left a comment, “It seems that distinctions between public and private are being blurred, and the “real” world is hard to distinguish from online activity.” [...]

]]> By: Mario tout de go http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-4056 Mario tout de go Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:47:43 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/#comment-4056 <strong>Quelques réseaux avec qui je me sens en communauté de pratiques...</strong> Des conversations dans lesquelles je suis engagé Elles sont accessibles par ces signets sur del.icio.us. Ces organisations représentent beaucoup à mes yeux : RÉCIT AQUOPS LIfIA Québec, cité éducative Con... Quelques réseaux avec qui je me sens en communauté de pratiques…

Des conversations dans lesquelles je suis engagé Elles sont accessibles par ces signets sur del.icio.us. Ces organisations représentent beaucoup à mes yeux : RÉCIT AQUOPS LIfIA Québec, cité éducative Con…

]]> By: Doug Noon http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-4053 Doug Noon Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:09:28 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/#comment-4053 It seems that distinctions between public and private are being blurred, and the "real" world is hard to distinguish from online activity. It seems that distinctions between public and private are being blurred, and the “real” world is hard to distinguish from online activity.

]]> By: Brian http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/comment-page-1/#comment-4048 Brian Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:06:57 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/changing-the-mindset/#comment-4048 Your MySpace reference is right on the money Will. The change, however, can be seen everywhere. From gaming online to something as simple as email, it seems as if we are becoming more and more connected (or maybe disconnected) to one and other. When I speak to teachers about how technology has changed our lives, I usually begin by asking the last time any of us has sat down and actually wrote a letter to someone. Your MySpace reference is right on the money Will. The change, however, can be seen everywhere. From gaming online to something as simple as email, it seems as if we are becoming more and more connected (or maybe disconnected) to one and other. When I speak to teachers about how technology has changed our lives, I usually begin by asking the last time any of us has sat down and actually wrote a letter to someone.

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