Comments on: Re-Envisioning Schools (and Their Communities) Project Update #2 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/ Learning with the Read/Write Web Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Educational Research and Re-Envisioning Schools at Learning Blog http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-19199 Educational Research and Re-Envisioning Schools at Learning Blog Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:44:22 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-19199 [...] I believe it when Warlick asys that we need to re-define literacy, and learn to use the immense resources on the Internet as part of our schooling. I believe it when Richardson says that we need to Re-Envision Schools due to the new Flat World. [...] [...] I believe it when Warlick asys that we need to re-define literacy, and learn to use the immense resources on the Internet as part of our schooling. I believe it when Richardson says that we need to Re-Envision Schools due to the new Flat World. [...]

]]> By: Life is not a race to be first finished » Blog Archive » School 2.0 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18600 Life is not a race to be first finished » Blog Archive » School 2.0 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:27:54 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-18600 [...] Will Richardson had this on his blog and I like it and want to share it with you. I used that tool I talked about in the last post to put a quotation from someone else’s blog onto yours… [...] [...] Will Richardson had this on his blog and I like it and want to share it with you. I used that tool I talked about in the last post to put a quotation from someone else’s blog onto yours… [...]

]]> By: Practical Theory http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-18429 Practical Theory Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:46:00 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-18429 <strong>More on School 2.0...</strong> If you read some of the same blogs I read, you'll see that Christian Long has been circulating some really good questions about School 2.0 and Will Richardson has been talking about re-envisioning schools, but through it all, something has been making... More on School 2.0…

If you read some of the same blogs I read, you’ll see that Christian Long has been circulating some really good questions about School 2.0 and Will Richardson has been talking about re-envisioning schools, but through it all, something has been making…

]]> By: TerryG http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17740 TerryG Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:14:14 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17740 A very informative article. Thankyou for writing this. It is a great pleasure to read your writings. A very informative article. Thankyou for writing this. It is a great pleasure to read your writings.

]]> By: Dan Rossi http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17654 Dan Rossi Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:27:28 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17654 Very interesting, because we here at IU 1 are very involved with helping the school districts we service see the vast potential of the Internet. Thanks for your leadership. Very interesting, because we here at IU 1 are very involved with helping the school districts we service see the vast potential of the Internet. Thanks for your leadership.

]]> By: The Scratchpad » Blog Archive » Government 2.0 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17653 The Scratchpad » Blog Archive » Government 2.0 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:07:40 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17653 [...] . My father is convinced that young people are apathetic to what happens in government. He believes this apathy has encouraged the recent proliferation of political corruption. I think he has a point; politicians have been able to run amuck, but not because of apathy. If anything, I think people are busier than ever, caught up in an economic hamster wheel of sorts. People are working feverously, often with two incomes or more in a family, in order to make ends meet and provide a future for their children. Civic responsibility takes a back seat in an increasingly hectic life. The ironic thing about this is we have more access to our government then ever before in the history of our democracy because of web 2.0 tools. I was listening to NPR the other day and heard a piece about the Sunlight Foundation and how they are using web 2.0 methods to provide access to our government. They have some really important projects that are worth looking at. As with anything, the trick is educating people how to use the tools. . Of course, that is where schools come in. I have no doubt that high school students should be using opencongress.org in social studies and political science classes. They should learn how to rss individual pieces of legislation to monitor earmarks and votes. They should learn how to research a legislator’s voting history to determine if they want to vote for him or her. These tools provide a powerful way to inform our democracy and separate the wheat from the chaff. Unfortunately, I don’t think teaching our students goes far enough. . I was thinking about a recent post on Will Richardson’s blog about school reform and web 2.0. He suggests that our schools should be “…the center of learning for the community.” This is a big idea. Why couldn’t a school offer the community workshops in using these tools? The community would see where school tax dollars are going, become more informed citizens of our democracy, and it would be an opportunity for high school students to perform community service. I can’t think of a better way to demonstrate why web 2.0 is important and worthwhile. [...] [...] . My father is convinced that young people are apathetic to what happens in government. He believes this apathy has encouraged the recent proliferation of political corruption. I think he has a point; politicians have been able to run amuck, but not because of apathy. If anything, I think people are busier than ever, caught up in an economic hamster wheel of sorts. People are working feverously, often with two incomes or more in a family, in order to make ends meet and provide a future for their children. Civic responsibility takes a back seat in an increasingly hectic life. The ironic thing about this is we have more access to our government then ever before in the history of our democracy because of web 2.0 tools. I was listening to NPR the other day and heard a piece about the Sunlight Foundation and how they are using web 2.0 methods to provide access to our government. They have some really important projects that are worth looking at. As with anything, the trick is educating people how to use the tools. . Of course, that is where schools come in. I have no doubt that high school students should be using opencongress.org in social studies and political science classes. They should learn how to rss individual pieces of legislation to monitor earmarks and votes. They should learn how to research a legislator’s voting history to determine if they want to vote for him or her. These tools provide a powerful way to inform our democracy and separate the wheat from the chaff. Unfortunately, I don’t think teaching our students goes far enough. . I was thinking about a recent post on Will Richardson’s blog about school reform and web 2.0. He suggests that our schools should be “…the center of learning for the community.” This is a big idea. Why couldn’t a school offer the community workshops in using these tools? The community would see where school tax dollars are going, become more informed citizens of our democracy, and it would be an opportunity for high school students to perform community service. I can’t think of a better way to demonstrate why web 2.0 is important and worthwhile. [...]

]]> By: tedguy49 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17629 tedguy49 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:14:25 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17629 interesting article! thanks for acknowledging the use of my photo. interesting article! thanks for acknowledging the use of my photo.

]]> By: GreatPain http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17608 GreatPain Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:43:11 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17608 It is truly amazing to think about what the future holds for us, the teachers and the students. With this read/write web stuff exploding on the scene my head is just spinning with incredible ideas for teaching. Students being able to post to the masses and receive feedback, other than what I write on their papers in my different colored pens. Students will be able to see that the teacher is not the only person with privileged rights to view their educational gains, the world is! This is the part that scares me! The faceless, nameless world of WWW.com has finally opened the door to my classroom, or should I say knocked it off its hinges. Aside from the basic research projects and educational sites, the Internet has been read only and kept in check in my world of teaching. It is now my choice to either welcome it and try to adapt to a whole new world of thought or try to shut the door and hope that it goes away. I know that I can turn a blind eye to this new frontier, but every year it will just knock harder on my classroom door. Will I think I read in your book, or maybe someplace else, that today is the time for the teacher to accept this new read/write web world and adapt it to our classrooms. So we have more control of how it is used in our rooms. Before tomorrow, when they tell use how it is to be used in our classrooms. Thank you Will, for all of the insightful information you provided. GreatPain It is truly amazing to think about what the future holds for us, the teachers and the students. With this read/write web stuff exploding on the scene my head is just spinning with incredible ideas for teaching. Students being able to post to the masses and receive feedback, other than what I write on their papers in my different colored pens. Students will be able to see that the teacher is not the only person with privileged rights to view their educational gains, the world is! This is the part that scares me! The faceless, nameless world of http://WWW.com has finally opened the door to my classroom, or should I say knocked it off its hinges. Aside from the basic research projects and educational sites, the Internet has been read only and kept in check in my world of teaching. It is now my choice to either welcome it and try to adapt to a whole new world of thought or try to shut the door and hope that it goes away. I know that I can turn a blind eye to this new frontier, but every year it will just knock harder on my classroom door. Will I think I read in your book, or maybe someplace else, that today is the time for the teacher to accept this new read/write web world and adapt it to our classrooms. So we have more control of how it is used in our rooms. Before tomorrow, when they tell use how it is to be used in our classrooms. Thank you Will, for all of the insightful information you provided.
GreatPain

]]> By: Paroune http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17575 Paroune Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:12:25 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17575 Will - Thank you!!!!!!! I appreciate this post tremendously. I look forward to the progess and the lessons learned. Finally, the abstract is becoming a practical reality. I will be watching with certainty that such a discussion will be a lead for many others. Will, keep up the great work you are doing. You are touching so many lives in so many ways. Pat Will -

Thank you!!!!!!! I appreciate this post tremendously. I look forward to the progess and the lessons learned. Finally, the abstract is becoming a practical reality. I will be watching with certainty that such a discussion will be a lead for many others. Will, keep up the great work you are doing. You are touching so many lives in so many ways.

Pat

]]> By: G-Town Talks » Blog Archive » Challenging Thinking Meets Current Thinking http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17574 G-Town Talks » Blog Archive » Challenging Thinking Meets Current Thinking Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:02:40 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17574 [...] So imagine my connection when I read Will Richardson’s post about reinvisioning schools where Will, who by the way is someone who greatly influences my thinking, says, but what I’m realizing in this process is that for now, we have to work within the frame of what schools can become in the current environment, not necessarily some vague idea of what we think they should be. [...] [...] So imagine my connection when I read Will Richardson’s post about reinvisioning schools where Will, who by the way is someone who greatly influences my thinking, says, but what I’m realizing in this process is that for now, we have to work within the frame of what schools can become in the current environment, not necessarily some vague idea of what we think they should be. [...]

]]> By: HVWP Tech Team ‘06 » Blog Archive http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17572 HVWP Tech Team ‘06 » Blog Archive Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:43:25 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17572 [...] Re-Envisioning Schools (and Their Communities) Project Update #2 [...] [...] Re-Envisioning Schools (and Their Communities) Project Update #2 [...]

]]> By: Twenty-First Century Schools Committee » Weaving a vision http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/comment-page-1/#comment-17566 Twenty-First Century Schools Committee » Weaving a vision Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:37:27 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/re-envisioning-schools-and-their-communities-project-update-2/#comment-17566 [...] This afternoon I was reading a post on Will Richardson’s blog, Weblogg-ed, about a project he is working on with some schools in New Jersey, redefining a twenty-first century vision for their schools, and he listed the skills they are defining and I thought–that is like what we are doing!   And it made me feel very excited to know that we’re coming together with parents, students, and staff to define our 21st century and also technology goals to address how society is changing. [...] [...] This afternoon I was reading a post on Will Richardson’s blog, Weblogg-ed, about a project he is working on with some schools in New Jersey, redefining a twenty-first century vision for their schools, and he listed the skills they are defining and I thought–that is like what we are doing!   And it made me feel very excited to know that we’re coming together with parents, students, and staff to define our 21st century and also technology goals to address how society is changing. [...]

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