Comments on: Weblogg-ed 03/09/2007 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/weblogg-ed-03092007/ The Read/Write Web in the Classroom Sat, 17 May 2008 00:35:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Carolyn Foote http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/weblogg-ed-03092007/#comment-14576 Carolyn Foote Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:17:19 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/weblogg-ed-03092007/#comment-14576 Will, Thanks for sharing. Just by putting out there something I might not have seen otherwise, you've informed my thinking. I was thinking today how much our experiences online or with written texts are like our lives--we alone carry in our heads the memory of every person we have ever met, the snatches of conversation, the connections. Just as we alone carry in our heads all the things we've read online, conversations we've had on blogs or email, sites we've seen. That learning is so personal and unique. The social networking types of tools allow us to share our pathways at least, but our own unique learning experiences can't ever be replicated. We truly are all our own authors as well as each others, as Stephen said. Will,

Thanks for sharing. Just by putting out there something I might not have seen otherwise, you’ve informed my thinking.

I was thinking today how much our experiences online or with written texts are like our lives–we alone carry in our heads the memory of every person we have ever met, the snatches of conversation, the connections. Just as we alone carry in our heads all the things we’ve read online, conversations we’ve had on blogs or email, sites we’ve seen. That learning is so personal and unique.

The social networking types of tools allow us to share our pathways at least, but our own unique learning experiences can’t ever be replicated. We truly are all our own authors as well as each others, as Stephen said.

]]> By: Mrs. Durff http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/weblogg-ed-03092007/#comment-14575 Mrs. Durff Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:31:56 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/weblogg-ed-03092007/#comment-14575 And our students will bypass us...speeding on to teachers who will teach them what they need to know. Are we servers (like good waiters) or are we facilitators? I know what I want to be. I'm learning what I need to know from all of you. Now the trick is to convey that excitement to my students. Has anyone else noticed a digital division somewhere between 7th and 9th grade, or is it only here? Those above the line are immigrants like me and those below the line are natives. Or is there something else at work here that I'm not seeing? And our students will bypass us…speeding on to teachers who will teach them what they need to know. Are we servers (like good waiters) or are we facilitators? I know what I want to be. I’m learning what I need to know from all of you. Now the trick is to convey that excitement to my students. Has anyone else noticed a digital division somewhere between 7th and 9th grade, or is it only here? Those above the line are immigrants like me and those below the line are natives. Or is there something else at work here that I’m not seeing?

]]> By: Brad George http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/weblogg-ed-03092007/#comment-14569 Brad George Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:50:58 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/weblogg-ed-03092007/#comment-14569 Will, I can truly say that I have more information to affect change in my district today than I had yesterday. Part of that comes from attending conferences and sessions where learning is set as a premium. The other part is being cooped up in a vehicle with my co-workers for 10 hours and being able to verbalize what we heard. I am sad that I could not stay and listen to your Keynote. I hope to be able to read about it soon. Will,

I can truly say that I have more information to affect change in my district today than I had yesterday. Part of that comes from attending conferences and sessions where learning is set as a premium. The other part is being cooped up in a vehicle with my co-workers for 10 hours and being able to verbalize what we heard.

I am sad that I could not stay and listen to your Keynote. I hope to be able to read about it soon.

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