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Main.6-8-2011OklahomaCitySchoolsTechnologyConference HistoryHide minor edits - Show changes to output Changed lines 17-18 from:
-->''I agree. But what I find interesting about it is that the processing becomes communal or "social." I had a conversation after my second presentation with a young man and we got to talking about the hive-mind aspects of this, where dendrites are starting to spark outside of our brains -- energizing more synapsis inside our brains. Does that even make sense?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''I agree. But what I find interesting about it is that the processing becomes communal or "social." I had a conversation after my second presentation with a young man and we got to talking about the hive-mind aspects of this, where dendrites are starting to spark outside of our brains -- energizing more synapsis inside our brains. Does that even make sense?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 22-23 from:
-->''Yes, but I suspect that it has to be used in a dedicated way. At some times it is not appropriate for learners to be backchanneling. They need to be paying attention without the distractions of second and third layer conversations.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Yes, but I suspect that it has to be used in a dedicated way. At some times it is not appropriate for learners to be backchanneling. They need to be paying attention without the distractions of second and third layer conversations.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 27-28 from:
-->''I use something called QR-Scanner on my iPhone. But there are a ton of them out there. I just got 655 returns to a search for "qr codes" on the AppShopper - http://appshopper.com/'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''I use something called QR-Scanner on my iPhone. But there are a ton of them out there. I just got 655 returns to a search for "qr codes" on the AppShopper - http://appshopper.com/'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 32-33 from:
-->''One of the things that we learned yesterday was that the QR-Codes need to be fairly big. Some of the codes in the scavenger hunt were too small to be read by some phones.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''One of the things that we learned yesterday was that the QR-Codes need to be fairly big. Some of the codes in the scavenger hunt were too small to be read by some phones.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 40-41 from:
-->'';-) -- I've actually taught myself to type and listen at the same time with only some deminishing of either. But I can't read and listen simultaneously, and suspect that I'm probably not capable of it...'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->'';-) -- I've actually taught myself to type and listen at the same time with only some deminishing of either. But I can't read and listen simultaneously, and suspect that I'm probably not capable of it...'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 60-61 from:
-->''..and I think it's probably a pretty good time of the year. You have some upcoming weeks to actually play a bit, which is a great way to learn this stuff...'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''..and I think it's probably a pretty good time of the year. You have some upcoming weeks to actually play a bit, which is a great way to learn this stuff...'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 68-69 from:
-->''Hmmm! But if we embrace this idea of "Teacher as Master Learner," does it become less important that we have caught up. Wouldn't we want our students to see us "catching up?" Might it be instructionally beneficial to our learners if we come to respect their learning, by asking them questions?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Hmmm! But if we embrace this idea of "Teacher as Master Learner," does it become less important that we have caught up. Wouldn't we want our students to see us "catching up?" Might it be instructionally beneficial to our learners if we come to respect their learning, by asking them questions?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 91-92 from:
-->''That's not entirely true, but "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson (http://goo.gl/S1CP3) was part of the inspiration. Part of the book plays out in a virtual world called "the Metaverse," where people have jobs, go out at night, etc. very much like Second Life. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''That's not entirely true, but "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson (http://goo.gl/S1CP3) was part of the inspiration. Part of the book plays out in a virtual world called "the Metaverse," where people have jobs, go out at night, etc. very much like Second Life. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 102-103 from:
-->''What seems even more odd, from my perspective as a small town boy of the 1950s, is that I have virtually invented this job. I often describe myself as, "Trying to make a living without a job." Almost nothing that I do today even existed when I graduated from college. This astounds me.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''What seems even more odd, from my perspective as a small town boy of the 1950s, is that I have virtually invented this job. I often describe myself as, "Trying to make a living without a job." Almost nothing that I do today even existed when I graduated from college. This astounds me.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 110-111 from:
-->''This is true, and I have to confess that I spend very (very) little time in Second Life. I go there to teach mostly. But what intrigues me about SL-style virtual worlds, from an educational point of view is its potential as a method for developing mathematics skills. Everything in SL is made of numbers. If you learn the language of SL, you can use mathematics to describe objects and even make them behave in specific ways. The file drawer in my office is controlled by an algebraic equation the defines its changing position -- making it appear to roll out.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''This is true, and I have to confess that I spend very (very) little time in Second Life. I go there to teach mostly. But what intrigues me about SL-style virtual worlds, from an educational point of view is its potential as a method for developing mathematics skills. Everything in SL is made of numbers. If you learn the language of SL, you can use mathematics to describe objects and even make them behave in specific ways. The file drawer in my office is controlled by an algebraic equation the defines its changing position -- making it appear to roll out.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 127-128 from:
-->''It will happen. We have no choice. It's either now or later. The question is how many of your students will graduate from your schools, educated based on 15th century information technologies?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''It will happen. We have no choice. It's either now or later. The question is how many of your students will graduate from your schools, educated based on 15th century information technologies?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 138-139 from:
-->''Knitterchat is a person experiment and in constant beta. I recommend the following free tools for your consideration:''<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Knitterchat is a person experiment and in constant beta. I recommend the following free tools for your consideration:''<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 151-152 from:
-->''Primarypad was new to me. Thanks! It reminds me a lot of EtherPad, which was bought a while back by Google. It's now available as Open Source, which means that it can be freely downloaded and installed on your school servers. My friend, Chris Smith, has it running on his servers (http://shamblespad.com/), where he makes it available for free to educators around the world.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Primarypad was new to me. Thanks! It reminds me a lot of EtherPad, which was bought a while back by Google. It's now available as Open Source, which means that it can be freely downloaded and installed on your school servers. My friend, Chris Smith, has it running on his servers (http://shamblespad.com/), where he makes it available for free to educators around the world.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 159-160 from:
-->''http://primarypad.com/'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''http://primarypad.com/'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 167-168 from:
-->''As I said above, this will change. But, again, the question is how many of your students are going to leave school thinking that learning is something that "needs to be done to them."'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''As I said above, this will change. But, again, the question is how many of your students are going to leave school thinking that learning is something that "needs to be done to them."'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 193-194 from:
-->''Here's (http://goo.gl/DPYYF) a list of scholarly works that mention "video," "games" and "education," 286,000 of them.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Here's (http://goo.gl/DPYYF) a list of scholarly works that mention "video," "games" and "education," 286,000 of them.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 198-199 from:
-->''Respectfully, why do we need stats? Why can't I understand what my children need to learn, their nature as learners, and identify a game that will help them learn it. Research is good and necessary, and stats help a lot. But I think that the intuitive skills of a good classroom teacher are even better.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Respectfully, why do we need stats? Why can't I understand what my children need to learn, their nature as learners, and identify a game that will help them learn it. Research is good and necessary, and stats help a lot. But I think that the intuitive skills of a good classroom teacher are even better.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 203-204 from:
-->''Yep! But hopefully helping the choir to sing better.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Yep! But hopefully helping the choir to sing better.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 208-209 from:
-->''Mostly universities. In the U.S., it's mostly MIT, Harvard, University of Wisconsin Madison, and University of Southern California. There is a fascinating conference held each year in Madison called "Games, Learning, & Society." It's mostly university folks with a fairly large representation from K-12. One of the most intriguing presentations I saw there was research that a woman did on cheating, the processes involved in doing it. Much of it is actually highly resourceful thinking.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Mostly universities. In the U.S., it's mostly MIT, Harvard, University of Wisconsin Madison, and University of Southern California. There is a fascinating conference held each year in Madison called "Games, Learning, & Society." It's mostly university folks with a fairly large representation from K-12. One of the most intriguing presentations I saw there was research that a woman did on cheating, the processes involved in doing it. Much of it is actually highly resourceful thinking.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 213-214 from:
-->''What I like about Wikipedia is that you have to approach it questioningly. In reality, we need to be in the habit of approaching everything questioningly.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''What I like about Wikipedia is that you have to approach it questioningly. In reality, we need to be in the habit of approaching everything questioningly.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed lines 220-221 from:
-->''Sometimes I tell the story about a Wikipedia article I started several years ago. Less than six minutes after I posted the article, it had already been flagged for deletion. They did keep it alive long enough for enough people to add good content to leave it up. Look up EduPunk on Wikipedia.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''Sometimes I tell the story about a Wikipedia article I started several years ago. Less than six minutes after I posted the article, it had already been flagged for deletion. They did keep it alive long enough for enough people to add good content to leave it up. Look up EduPunk on Wikipedia.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Changed line 225 from:
-->''What's really fun is tracking the edits, from the first submission of the article to present. I've known of high school teachers who assigned students to report on how a Wikipedia article has evolved.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align=' to:
-->''What's really fun is tracking the edits, from the first submission of the article to present. I've known of high school teachers who assigned students to report on how a Wikipedia article has evolved.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'> Added lines 17-18:
-->''I agree. But what I find interesting about it is that the processing becomes communal or "social." I had a conversation after my second presentation with a young man and we got to talking about the hive-mind aspects of this, where dendrites are starting to spark outside of our brains -- energizing more synapsis inside our brains. Does that even make sense?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 22-23:
-->''Yes, but I suspect that it has to be used in a dedicated way. At some times it is not appropriate for learners to be backchanneling. They need to be paying attention without the distractions of second and third layer conversations.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 27-28:
-->''I use something called QR-Scanner on my iPhone. But there are a ton of them out there. I just got 655 returns to a search for "qr codes" on the AppShopper - http://appshopper.com/'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 32-33:
-->''One of the things that we learned yesterday was that the QR-Codes need to be fairly big. Some of the codes in the scavenger hunt were too small to be read by some phones.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 40-41:
-->'';-) -- I've actually taught myself to type and listen at the same time with only some deminishing of either. But I can't read and listen simultaneously, and suspect that I'm probably not capable of it...'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 60-61:
-->''..and I think it's probably a pretty good time of the year. You have some upcoming weeks to actually play a bit, which is a great way to learn this stuff...'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Changed line 65 from:
<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>i am over fifty and trying to catch up with my to:
<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>i am over fifty and trying to catch up with my students. ; hope this will help Added lines 68-69:
-->''Hmmm! But if we embrace this idea of "Teacher as Master Learner," does it become less important that we have caught up. Wouldn't we want our students to see us "catching up?" Might it be instructionally beneficial to our learners if we come to respect their learning, by asking them questions?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 91-92:
-->''That's not entirely true, but "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson (http://goo.gl/S1CP3) was part of the inspiration. Part of the book plays out in a virtual world called "the Metaverse," where people have jobs, go out at night, etc. very much like Second Life. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 102-103:
-->''What seems even more odd, from my perspective as a small town boy of the 1950s, is that I have virtually invented this job. I often describe myself as, "Trying to make a living without a job." Almost nothing that I do today even existed when I graduated from college. This astounds me.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 110-111:
-->''This is true, and I have to confess that I spend very (very) little time in Second Life. I go there to teach mostly. But what intrigues me about SL-style virtual worlds, from an educational point of view is its potential as a method for developing mathematics skills. Everything in SL is made of numbers. If you learn the language of SL, you can use mathematics to describe objects and even make them behave in specific ways. The file drawer in my office is controlled by an algebraic equation the defines its changing position -- making it appear to roll out.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 127-128:
-->''It will happen. We have no choice. It's either now or later. The question is how many of your students will graduate from your schools, educated based on 15th century information technologies?'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 138-144:
-->''Knitterchat is a person experiment and in constant beta. I recommend the following free tools for your consideration:''<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> ***''Backnoise -- http://backnoise.com'' ***''Backchan -- http://backchan.nl'' ***''Chatzy -- http://chatzy.com'' ***''Today's Meet -- http://todaysmeet.com/'' - dfw Added lines 151-152:
-->''Primarypad was new to me. Thanks! It reminds me a lot of EtherPad, which was bought a while back by Google. It's now available as Open Source, which means that it can be freely downloaded and installed on your school servers. My friend, Chris Smith, has it running on his servers (http://shamblespad.com/), where he makes it available for free to educators around the world.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 159-160:
-->''http://primarypad.com/'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 167-168:
-->''As I said above, this will change. But, again, the question is how many of your students are going to leave school thinking that learning is something that "needs to be done to them."'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 193-194:
-->''Here's (http://goo.gl/DPYYF) a list of scholarly works that mention "video," "games" and "education," 286,000 of them.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 198-199:
-->''Respectfully, why do we need stats? Why can't I understand what my children need to learn, their nature as learners, and identify a game that will help them learn it. Research is good and necessary, and stats help a lot. But I think that the intuitive skills of a good classroom teacher are even better.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 203-204:
-->''Yep! But hopefully helping the choir to sing better.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 208-209:
-->''Mostly universities. In the U.S., it's mostly MIT, Harvard, University of Wisconsin Madison, and University of Southern California. There is a fascinating conference held each year in Madison called "Games, Learning, & Society." It's mostly university folks with a fairly large representation from K-12. One of the most intriguing presentations I saw there was research that a woman did on cheating, the processes involved in doing it. Much of it is actually highly resourceful thinking.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 213-214:
-->''What I like about Wikipedia is that you have to approach it questioningly. In reality, we need to be in the habit of approaching everything questioningly.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 218-221:
-->''This is mostly true. But I go back to "appropriateness." If Wikipedia, which is often richer, deeper, and certainly more up-to-date than Encyclopedia Britannica, is the most logical source for the work being done, then it should be cited.'' -->''Sometimes I tell the story about a Wikipedia article I started several years ago. Less than six minutes after I posted the article, it had already been flagged for deletion. They did keep it alive long enough for enough people to add good content to leave it up. Look up EduPunk on Wikipedia.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 224-225:
-->''What's really fun is tracking the edits, from the first submission of the article to present. I've known of high school teachers who assigned students to report on how a Wikipedia article has evolved.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Changed line 5 from:
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<img src="http://davidwarlick.com/images1/Wordle_-_Create-20110609-063058.jpg" align="right" width="250" /><img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Is this working? Added lines 1-177:
Here is the transcript of your backchannel conversation for . This is a wiki page. As such, you can edit this page and insert text into the transcript, contining the conversation, as I have done. To edit, click the EDIT link at the top of the page. The password is ''teacher''. You can indent your comments by inserting '''-->''' at the beginning text. Many HTML codes can also be inserted. Other formatting features can also be found at the bottom of the edit page. ---- <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Is this working? ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:16:35-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5a92ac0a6cd4839fe556029b338d2b56' height='25' align='left'>Yes ->[-Lisa-Ann Berger - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:16:52-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>sweet ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:16:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7c8f4ef39ebd769663874272510bc90' height='25' align='left'>Backchanneling is great for processing ->[-Telannia - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>This would be amazing for students ->[-Tammy - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>What is a good qr reader? ->[-Debbie dodd - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:21-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Can we see the QR code again? ->[-Felicia - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:22-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>hello from okc ->[-Jamie CLark - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:26-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5a92ac0a6cd4839fe556029b338d2b56' height='25' align='left'>I am 29 and holding...... does that make me part of the under 34 group??? ->[-Lisa-Ann Berger - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:27-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3cb8db16897c9e9569fdfa1b1f1d9245' height='25' align='left'>Ms Stewart says show me something... ->[-hewalker - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:32-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fb065722ee5f17c4037556bd7f9e793a' height='25' align='left'>This is going to be a great conference! ->[-Randa - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:39-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>this is neat. ->[-rebecca mcintosh - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:17:53-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>http://davidwarlick.com/colearners/ this is the site that the QR linked to ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:18:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5a92ac0a6cd4839fe556029b338d2b56' height='25' align='left'>Hey Randa! How are ya? ->[-Lisa-Ann Berger - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:18:10-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0e16c428966d47781a1d7f35fb5f8473' height='25' align='left'>Excited about learning all that I can to include technology in the learning process! ->[-Toni Duke - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:18:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Howdy! ->[-Amanda Allen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:18:23-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>i am over fifty and trying to catch up with my tudents. ; hope this will help ->[-kathy prosszer - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:18:37-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Need qr again ->[-Devbear2004@yahoo.com - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:18:41-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>hey! cathy! ow are you? ->[-marcia frank - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:19:16-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Tthis is cool. ->[-Cathy C. - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:19:32-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7c8f4ef39ebd769663874272510bc90' height='25' align='left'>I am amazed at the interactivity of this speech. ->[-Telannia - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:19:46-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4f997c0e236bd4cd322a3999a3422fc4' height='25' align='left'>HowdY y'all! ->[-L Warden - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:20:18-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Do you have an iphone or a droid? ->[-Amanda Allen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:21:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I heard Second Life was born from a world created by Neal StephensoN in a novel. ->[-Cathy C. - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:22:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8abe33d6ca57a0fe7eb56c5f744cdb88' height='25' align='left'>I have already learned so much ->[-Crystal Hoogeveen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:22:47-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7c8f4ef39ebd769663874272510bc90' height='25' align='left'>I have an iphone ->[-Telannia - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:23:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7c8f4ef39ebd769663874272510bc90' height='25' align='left'>More and more people do work from home ->[-Telannia - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:23:55-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Go to your app store and search for qr coder ->[-Amanda Allen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:24:37-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cc06769d1e08942897ea5301d2516e4a' height='25' align='left'>No time for first life, much less 2nd life! ->[-D. Muse - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:25:20-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@ cathy. Wikipedia (never trust it) says...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:26:09-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7c8f4ef39ebd769663874272510bc90' height='25' align='left'>I-nigma is a great qr code reader ->[-Telannia - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:26:43-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>will we everf have this ability in :' ->[-kathy prosszer - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:26:49-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Me too, it looks cool ->[-Amanda Allen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:27:02-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>how can we convince those who purchase the computers..that we need lap tops i pads etc in our rooms ->[-kathy prosszer - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:28:54-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>reminds me of the Nintendo Power Glove. lol ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:29:18-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c7c8f4ef39ebd769663874272510bc90' height='25' align='left'>This beats the jetsons. ->[-Telannia - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:30:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8abe33d6ca57a0fe7eb56c5f744cdb88' height='25' align='left'>How could we use knitterchat in the classroom? ->[-Crystal Hoogeveen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:35:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cc06769d1e08942897ea5301d2516e4a' height='25' align='left'>We can't. It's blocked! ->[-D. Muse - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:37:15-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>If you are on knitterchat now, it can't be blocked. If it ever does block, use primarypad. It works the same way. ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:41:23-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Create help tickets & reference technology ->[-Devbear2004@yahoo.com - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:41:34-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8abe33d6ca57a0fe7eb56c5f744cdb88' height='25' align='left'>What's primarypad? ->[-Crystal Hoogeveen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:42:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5a92ac0a6cd4839fe556029b338d2b56' height='25' align='left'>I have attended tech "training" and had sites unblocked JUST for the training... then blocked when want to use in classroom ->[-Lisa-Ann Berger - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:42:57-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cc06769d1e08942897ea5301d2516e4a' height='25' align='left'>I'm on my phone. Student laptops block sites coded social networking. ->[-D. Muse - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:43:05-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Google it. It is a screen chat that you send the link out to. You can cut and paste it to word or whatever to save it. ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:43:10-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5a92ac0a6cd4839fe556029b338d2b56' height='25' align='left'>Diekman, I am going to kidnap you and not release you until all this tech stuff is set up in my room!!! ->[-Lisa-Ann Berger - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:44:13-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>$$$ ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:44:27-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>jk ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:44:47-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5a92ac0a6cd4839fe556029b338d2b56' height='25' align='left'>Pish posh! I have no $$$$. I AM A TEACHER! ->[-Lisa-Ann Berger - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:45:13-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Principal has to request & justify the need Must have written plan &ETS input ->[-Devbear2004@yahoo.com - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:46:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>If you run into a problem like that @devbear2004, it is worth the fight. I fight it everyday and ocassionaly win a few. ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:47:28-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>what are the stats concerning type of games and educational value..as in la@g aqusition.math. science... ->[-kathy prosszer - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:49:02-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>stats sway too easy...to easy in influence. Tons of research done on both sides of the argument. It needs to be questioned WHO is doing th ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:50:46-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Preaching to the choir! ->[-Devbear2004@yahoo.com - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:51:21-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Sorry...WHO is doing the research ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:51:25-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>yes wikapedia is unreliable...but it makes kids think at a higherf level..proving it right or wrong..fun ->[-kathy prosszer - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:53:53-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'm with @kathy prozzer. Wikipedia get them started into real research. Never let them cite it though. ->[-Diekman - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:54:39-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8abe33d6ca57a0fe7eb56c5f744cdb88' height='25' align='left'>Why is wikipedia more fun? ->[-Crystal Hoogeveen - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:54:49-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a027fc9ed26653f3563bedc5991ab7f8' height='25' align='left'>how they like to work ->[-kathy prosszer - 8 Jun 2011 - 10:55:59-] |