Comments on: eLIVE 2006…Live http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kyle Brumbaugh http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3454 Kyle Brumbaugh Sat, 27 May 2006 16:51:58 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3454 Well... All of what I am reading over the past few months is validating the path we are taking at the school I am at. In the past several months, we have found a way to take everything up a few notches. We applied for and received a grant from the State of California to create a 'Global Communications' program at our site. It is a four-year program where students start with basic tech literacy skills connected to their English, Health and Social Science classes. In the 10th - 12th grade years, the students take classes to become specialists in other forms of technology. During the 12th grade year, the students also take a capstone class, where they intern with local businesses and apply the skills the have attained to real-world issues. All of the upper level classes are articulated with the local community colleges and allow the students to earn up to 15 college units while still in high school. We're kicking it off this fall.... http://chs.smuhsd.org/gc/gc.htm Well… All of what I am reading over the past few months is validating the path we are taking at the school I am at. In the past several months, we have found a way to take everything up a few notches. We applied for and received a grant from the State of California to create a ‘Global Communications’ program at our site. It is a four-year program where students start with basic tech literacy skills connected to their English, Health and Social Science classes. In the 10th – 12th grade years, the students take classes to become specialists in other forms of technology. During the 12th grade year, the students also take a capstone class, where they intern with local businesses and apply the skills the have attained to real-world issues. All of the upper level classes are articulated with the local community colleges and allow the students to earn up to 15 college units while still in high school. We’re kicking it off this fall…. http://chs.smuhsd.org/gc/gc.htm

]]> By: Ubiquitous Thoughts » Blog Archive » Changing Teaching and Learning in Ubiquitous Computing Environments http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3397 Ubiquitous Thoughts » Blog Archive » Changing Teaching and Learning in Ubiquitous Computing Environments Fri, 26 May 2006 16:04:52 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3397 [...] This is a topic that my colleagues and I have been thinking a lot about lately, especially with just having finished up our Ubiquitous Computing DVD. This blog entry by Will Richardson (who posted it while at eLive in Scotland), provided the impetus for me to post something on the topic of change as well. [...] [...] This is a topic that my colleagues and I have been thinking a lot about lately, especially with just having finished up our Ubiquitous Computing DVD. This blog entry by Will Richardson (who posted it while at eLive in Scotland), provided the impetus for me to post something on the topic of change as well. [...]

]]> By: Emma http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Emma Thu, 25 May 2006 16:44:22 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3350 Most of what you've said makes sense, though "We could lose over 17 percent of US jobs to offshoring. One of the unitended consequences of the Internet was that it was overbuilt in 2000s which made it free to send information around the world. Now our kids will have to compete with anyone on the planet for their jobs. This is the most scary, unusual moment if you are a father and you have kids and you wonder if they will be economically viable." kind of scares me. It might be worrying if you're the father of kids in the West, but think how empowering it is if you're the father of kids in India, in Africa etc. Having spent over two years living in Papua New Guinea, working with local teachers, really just before the internet really took off (1995-97), we often had to travel for a day to visit one school to give advise & training. Just think how much easier it will be with satellite net connections & solar powered computers. Suddenly kids in really remote areas have access to the same materials as others. Fab I say! (As long as their school authorities don't also ban it). Most of what you’ve said makes sense, though
“We could lose over 17 percent of US jobs to offshoring. One of the unitended consequences of the Internet was that it was overbuilt in 2000s which made it free to send information around the world. Now our kids will have to compete with anyone on the planet for their jobs. This is the most scary, unusual moment if you are a father and you have kids and you wonder if they will be economically viable.” kind of scares me.

It might be worrying if you’re the father of kids in the West, but think how empowering it is if you’re the father of kids in India, in Africa etc.
Having spent over two years living in Papua New Guinea, working with local teachers, really just before the internet really took off (1995-97), we often had to travel for a day to visit one school to give advise & training. Just think how much easier it will be with satellite net connections & solar powered computers. Suddenly kids in really remote areas have access to the same materials as others. Fab I say! (As long as their school authorities don’t also ban it).

]]> By: Karyn Romeis http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3335 Karyn Romeis Thu, 25 May 2006 09:35:23 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3335 "Someone needs to explain why we take away the tools that kids use." It's not just schools, and it's not just kids. Today my husband is attending a disciplinary hearing as an expert witness. I'm not sure of the charge against the subject (I didn't compromise him by asking), but one can guess when he tells me that he has been instructed by the Board to block everyone's Internet access as a consequence of the whole matter. No! I'm gobsmacked. Theirs is a volatile industry, and if they can't keep up with what's happening around the world, how will they remain competitive? The words baby and bathwater come to mind. It's the same kneejerk reaction we're seeing in schools. Ban it. Take it away. Shut it off. Fence them in. Guidelines, yes. Policies, yes. Statements of expectation, yes. Even rules, if you must. But an outright ban? “Someone needs to explain why we take away the tools that kids use.” It’s not just schools, and it’s not just kids. Today my husband is attending a disciplinary hearing as an expert witness. I’m not sure of the charge against the subject (I didn’t compromise him by asking), but one can guess when he tells me that he has been instructed by the Board to block everyone’s Internet access as a consequence of the whole matter.

No! I’m gobsmacked. Theirs is a volatile industry, and if they can’t keep up with what’s happening around the world, how will they remain competitive? The words baby and bathwater come to mind.

It’s the same kneejerk reaction we’re seeing in schools. Ban it. Take it away. Shut it off. Fence them in.

Guidelines, yes. Policies, yes. Statements of expectation, yes. Even rules, if you must. But an outright ban?

]]> By: Tom Hoffman http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3309 Tom Hoffman Wed, 24 May 2006 15:21:10 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3309 This is the part I don't get: "Shows altavista. Use ask.com and answers.com rather than Google in terms of school work." Don't "digital natives" laugh at you when you say that? This is the part I don’t get:
“Shows altavista. Use ask.com and answers.com rather than Google in terms of school work.” Don’t “digital natives” laugh at you when you say that?

]]> By: David http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3307 David Wed, 24 May 2006 14:41:19 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3307 Brilliant stuff! I really enjoyed both Alan's and your keynotes. Much of what was covered in linking, sharing and personalised learning reminded me of a flash video I watched last year. I'm sure you will have seen it: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic Brilliant stuff! I really enjoyed both Alan’s and your keynotes. Much of what was covered in linking, sharing and personalised learning reminded me of a flash video I watched last year. I’m sure you will have seen it:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic

]]> By: Clarence Fisher http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3306 Clarence Fisher Wed, 24 May 2006 14:21:59 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3306 Wow. Do I need to say anything else? Wow.

Do I need to say anything else?

]]> By: The Storms Blog » Blog Archive » Technology Limits In School http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 The Storms Blog » Blog Archive » Technology Limits In School Wed, 24 May 2006 12:48:18 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3305 [...] Will Richardson blogs from eLive 2006 in Scotland during a key note speech by Alan November.  Will writes… “What we are trying to do is fit technology in to the culture of schools as they have traditionally existed. It’s ok to use a computer to do what we already do, but to start to use tech with stuff we don’t do, that’s a tougher sell. Many kids have Websites. School policy says no. We use the Internet, kids do the Internet. We should talk to our students ask them what they do with technology when they are not is school and then ask ourselves why are we blocking all the things they do on their own. Ask kids what happens when schools block blogging. They will go home and create one. We need to give them role models of the appropriate use.” [...] [...] Will Richardson blogs from eLive 2006 in Scotland during a key note speech by Alan November.  Will writes… “What we are trying to do is fit technology in to the culture of schools as they have traditionally existed. It’s ok to use a computer to do what we already do, but to start to use tech with stuff we don’t do, that’s a tougher sell. Many kids have Websites. School policy says no. We use the Internet, kids do the Internet. We should talk to our students ask them what they do with technology when they are not is school and then ask ourselves why are we blocking all the things they do on their own. Ask kids what happens when schools block blogging. They will go home and create one. We need to give them role models of the appropriate use.” [...]

]]> By: John http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3303 John Wed, 24 May 2006 10:42:35 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3303 Thrilling keynote, paced for excitment. I was <a href="http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/pivot/entry.php?id=729" title="Permanent link to entry 'eLive Will Richardson Keynote - Notes and Typos'" rel="nofollow">blogging</a> beside <a href="http://edu.blogs.com/" rel="nofollow">Ewan</a> and <a href="http://edcompblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">David</a>, but I type and think much slower than them, so I just grabbed some great links and 'starter for 10' ideas. Thrilling keynote, paced for excitment. I was blogging beside Ewan and David, but I type and think much slower than them, so I just grabbed some great links and ‘starter for 10′ ideas.

]]> By: David Muir http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/comment-page-1/#comment-3301 David Muir Wed, 24 May 2006 08:39:32 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/elive-2006live/#comment-3301 Hello Will Looks like a few of us had a go at blogging what Alan was talking about at eLive yesterday. Here is <a href="http://edcompblog.blogspot.com/2006/05/elive-2006-acfe-meets-ssdn.html" rel="nofollow">my go</a>! I'm waiting for your keynote to start now and very much looking forward to it. Hello Will

Looks like a few of us had a go at blogging what Alan was talking about at eLive yesterday. Here is my go!

I’m waiting for your keynote to start now and very much looking forward to it.

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