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->''Yes! That's becoming one of my favorite blogs... '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 350-351:
->''The most commonly used aggregator is probably Google Reader. But I'm wondering how much tablets are going to change all of that, as they become the device you go to read/learn. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 367-368:
->''That's why you have to be selective. It's one of the advantage of Twitter, that you can read ideas from so many people so quickly. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 372-373:
->''Yes! But I would suggest that librarians can also help teachers learn to be better discerners of valuable information. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 377-378:
->''Hmmm! So many ways I could respond to that. First of all, learning is not an assignment today. It's not work. It is a lifestyle. But I would also suggest that teachers share their learning even if it isn't related to their curriculum. In a time of rapid change, the skill and practice of learning has almost become as important as what you are learning. It's why I keep harping on teachers to be "public learners." '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 385-388:
->''I am increasingly seeing my iPad as a creation tool. I think that in some cases, people are pushing it a bit. But I do a good bit of my blogging on my iPad. There is also some very cool photo editing software and effect generators out there -- some actually working better than on my laptop. I also have a very fine music composition program on my iPad, the results of which were playing during our breaks.'' ->''All that said, I believe that the tablet will not replace more powerful laptops and other production technologies. It's why I insist that if a school is using iPads for 1:1 implementations, it is critical that they also have centers with more powerful work stations for students to do the more digital heavy lifting. Think Kinkos for kids. Your library might be a great place for that. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 392-393:
->''The iPad 2 will project to a smartboard just like a laptop. It's the main argument I'm using to convince my wife (business manager) that I need to upgrade ;-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 400-401:
->''People love Instagram. I do not use it because it seems to limit where I can put my pictures. I still use Flickr (http://flickr.com) as the upload place for my digital photos. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 405-406:
->''Hummm! I don't know. I use Facebook, but frankly I think we might be better served to leave it alone and let the students figure out how to use it to help them with their learning. The ask them to talk about it. We need to help them learn to do serious learning with their social networks, but they may be the best people to invent ways of doing that. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 413-414:
->''This is what I mean. I suspect that they do have PLNs, but they don't know it. I don't think we should muck up the waters by trying to label what they are doing. Instead we should ask them how they use their Facebook environment to learn. We need to help them understand that they can use this experience to accomplish serious learning. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 418-421:
->''I'm still pretty confused by Google+. I don't completely understand it, though I am convinced that it's a very useful network space. I just have a hard time believing that I need another network. But I'm there and continuing to explore it.'' ->''One thing that's interesting about Google+ is that my educator friends who are going there, are there with more professional intent. Whereas, many of us initially went to Facebook for more social reasons. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 428-429:
->''ST? '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 436-437:
->''Yes! Think about an iGoogle style page as what's displayed on your interactive white board as students are walking in. Think about it as the classroom dashboard ;-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 444-445:
->''I used to use that, but haven't in a long time. Does it trend the social network (blogosphere/twittervers), or does it trend what people are searching for? Both are valuable, but they tell a slightly different story. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 452-455:
->''Yes! Yes! Yes! It's an area that I don't go into much, because there are others who do a better job. But students do need to understand that transparency of their online behaviors and its possible implications. Lots of stories out there to use for discussion.'' ->''But one of the things that I hear consistently from teachers who are having their students blog, is that they are having these kinds of discussions about responsible use of the Internet more than they ever did before. What I'm saying, is that it becomes easier to help students learn to be responsible networkers, if networking is part of their formal learning experience. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 465-469:
->''A great sine on ed technology. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> <a name="afternoon">----</a> '''[+++This seems to be where the afternoon session began+++]''' Added lines 473-474:
->''Well said! '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 478-479:
->''I think that an important quality of 21st century learning is that it designs learner responsibility and accountability into the experience. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 495-496:
->''This is totally off the subject, but it's why I am so intrigued by infographics. They connect content, number crunching, and design. In schoolese, it's a combination of Social studies, science, or heath; mathematics; and art. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 500-501:
->''Again, here's where your librarian comes in. They might help teachers identify these sorts of data-rich and/or primary source information, and help them to maintain and grow their own digital library of resources - Delicious (http://delicious.com/) or Diigo (http://diigo.com/) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 505-506:
->''Digital natives, I believe, are looking forward digital resource, but it's those resources that help them/you accomplish your goals. How often do you research the Internet looking for the solution to a problem you are having with a video game? You research it and assure the validity of what you find because you care about the outcomes. You formal learning experiences should also be structured so that it becomes something that you care about. That doesn't mean that it has to be something that you are necessarily interested in, but willing to invest your self in -- valuable. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 513-514:
->''When it pertains to their school work, you're probably right. It's one of the things that came out of the conversation we were having at lunch. One of our goals is to help students come to "care" about their formal learning. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 524-525:
->''Ah! Now many educators would be uncomfortable having themselves described as entertaining. I prefer to believe that I try to communicate on both a practical and emotional level. I also believe, and research has proved this out, that surprise is a powerful pedagogy, that when I'm talking about one thing, and then suddenly you find that I was actually leading up to something else -- that surprise is a powerful learning experience. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 532-533:
->''I taught math for one year, and I was a miserable math teacher. But I've often wonder since then that we might get further if we started out with the word problem, reason through it, and then discover that mathematical concepts that will solve it. Work in the information environment first, play with it, and then discover the math behind it. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 537-538:
->''But part of the video has to be the conversation about the video and how they made it. They have to be able to explain why they did it this way or that, prove that they were trying to enhance and/or clarify their argument. Another word that came out of the lunch conversation was that they need to be able to "defend" their learning. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 545-546:
->''I'm in the plane right now, and Internet is two expensive for a 2.5 hour flight. But I'll look at this when I get back to my office... '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 550-551:
->''I've often wondered the same thing. I've seen many inspiring videos from YouTube that I'd love to have playing as students are entering the classroom. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 555-556:
->''Learningtrack? ;-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 563-564:
->''With the Internet, you can easily find radio stations from difference parts of the world. With my hearing problems, I have a special problem with accents. So I often listen to foreign radio stations to get my ears tuned to the accent before I go there. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Changed line 568 from:
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->''Another one is an infographic called the Billion Dollar-o-Gram. It illustrates the difference between 50 billion and a trillion dollars. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The ethical piece will be the hardest Added lines 576-577:
->''Yes! Which is why it has to start with kindergarten. It has to be part of the conversation. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 581-582:
->''Yes! Or one might say that because of them, humankind is doomed. One reason why I think it is so important that students learning how to manipulate information and compellingly experss ideas is that they may become more sensitive to how others try to manipulate them. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 589-590:
->''Yes! '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 594-595:
->''So is it effective learning? Do you learn it better than the learn that you do in the classroom? If so why? This is what we refer to as metacognition. It's thinking about the learning that you are doing, coming to understand yourself as a learner and how to make yourself a better learner. We all learn in different ways, "learning styles." '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 599-600:
->''Couldn't have said it better! One might say that how you learn has become as important as what you learn. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 604-605:
->''..and there is more than one way to Google a thing. For instance, if you suspect that the best answer is going to be in a web site called Video Games for Learning, then you could google "metacognition site:videogamesforlearning.com" Or if you want to know what people think of a certain web site, you can Google "link:gamesforlearning.com" which will show sites to link to that site. Many people do not know how powerfully flexible Google can be. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 612-613:
->''Yes! We need to respect their tech skills, at the same time that we expect them to learn with them. Respect the learner. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 617-618:
->''Yes! I would hate to be in the bookcase industry ;-) Just think how much room I'd have in my house without all the bookcases ;-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 622-623:
->''And I think that the power of that reward (points, coins, gold) is that it's something you can talk about with your friends. It's something you all identify with. How might we reward you for your formal learning in a way that you'd want to talk about it with your friends? '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 627-628:
->''In the world of Web 2.0, the currency of reward is attention. My blog is valuable because so many people read it and comment on my articles. That I have more than 10,000 followers on Twitter is a reward. It's a form of currency. Actually, I've had people offer to buy my blogging tool, because so many teachers use it. It's attention that they want to buy, not the tool. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 638-639:
->''But in watching my own children with video games, I find that there is also a willingness to help each other. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 646-647:
->''Do you have ask your self if the competitive skill you are gaining in playing the game might be a skill that will be valuable to you in the future? '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 660-661:
->''I urge teachers, rather than integrate the game into the curriculum, that they integrate the conversation about the game. I'm teaching about Caesar, and I know that you are playing Age of Empires, and I know that you are currently building an empire. I ask you, "Hunter, what might your empirer do, if he was facing the situation that Caesar faced here?" "What do you think would be the outcome?" "Well here's what Caesar did?" "If your emperor did this, what do you think would happen in your empire?" '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 665-666:
->''That's an excellent question and one of the current arguments going on in the field. There is a school of thought that says we should be incorporating off the shelf games like World of Warcraft or Minecraft. Others think that the games should be curriculum-specific. Some believe that if you make a standards-aligned video game, it stops being a game to the students. The students' term for it is "creepy treehouse." '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 673-674:
->''My ongoing question is, "Why?" What is it about the game that makes the learning more motivating? This is what we need to understand. Is it the game, the competition, the technology, etc. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 678-679:
->''Care to elaborate? I know of classes in North Carolina and New York (or NJ) that are integrating World of Warcraft (HS) and Minecraft (MS). The actually have a class called World of Warcraft in the english department. The classes are taken mostly by at-risk students. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 683-684:
->''Yes! I use Scratch because it is easy to demonstrate in just a few minutes. But you're right. This is the real power of virtual worlds, in my opinion. These worlds are defined and described with numbers, and if math students can work that world, build in it, then they are doing so by working the numbers. Math becomes the "working of numbers" instead of the "doing of math." '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 688-689:
->''Sure sounds like it to me. Many schools have tech nights for the community, where folks can come in and see how technology is being used in their classrooms. One element of this might be to have students demonstrate some of the video games and talk about the learning that they do while playing. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 693-694:
->''I chuckle at that. At the end of the first afternoon that I spent teaching myself programming, I got on my knees and thanked every algebra teacher I'd ever had. There was finally a reason for algebra ;-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 698-699:
->''It's also Real world! '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 709-710:
->''Yes! Lots of reasoning -- higher order thinking skills... '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 717-718:
->''I understand. But technically, according to the copyright law of 1998, all information is automatically copyrighted. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 725-726:
->''There are some famous education researchers who are saying the kids who are growing up not playing problem solving-styled video games are going to be disadvantaged in the future. (James Paul Gee - University of Arizona). '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 742-743:
->''If I had to come up with one word to describe 21st century education, it would be "conversation." '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 747-748:
->''I've sometimes suggested that students should become more active while teachers should become more passive. Of course, the issues are far more complex than that. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 761-762:
->''Research is showing that the hyperconnectedness of Millinneals has a lot of benefits. For example, this generate is actually more sociable than the pre-video game generation. But there are problems as well. Are today's youngsters as skilled at the sustained reading that is necessary for deep or contentious issues. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 766-767:
->''It's part of being human, and I believe that humans will also want to do at least part of that face-to-face. Human nature. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 777-778:
->''Again, it's part of the daily conversation of the classroom. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 785-786:
->''One might say that today, the truth has become anything that people are willing to believe. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 793-794:
->''You have far more conduits for learning than your parents did. It's one of the reasons why teachers should be public learners, even in front of your parents. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 801-802:
->''Yes! "Socrates Plugged In!" '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 809-810:
->''But many teachers are uncomfortable with that. They are responsible for your learning, and when there are no boundaries, then there is less control. It's something that we all need to adjust to. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 820-821:
->''But this brings up an interesting question. What is educational value. What gives something educational value. Is building a museum in Second Life of educational value? If you grow up to become an architect, it might be. Personally, I have found no value in having learned to balance chemical formulas. But it was taught to me in high school. That's not to say that Chemistry was without value. I have a valuable understand of how matter works, because of Chemistry and what I've taught myself about quantum physics since. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 825-826:
->''Well, one hopes so :-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 833-834:
->''Very cool! Spore is a very cool game, because just about all of the content is there because of the evolution dynamics of the game and the behaviors of the player. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 841-842:
->''I can understand that, and part of the fun of the game is getting there. But economics is People will buy what they want and people will sell what other people want. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Changed lines 852-854 from:
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->''Yes, and it's a complex issue. Learn what you can about Creative Commons. It's where people and describe exactly the rights they are giving to their information consumers. For instance, if you are looking for photographs to use in your presentation slidedeck, you can go to http://flickr.com/creativecommons, and your searches will reveal only those photos that the photographer licensed for people to use (cc) without having to get permission. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Gold and they get physically punished when they don't meet gold quotas Added lines 863-864:
->''I'm surprised that I haven't heard of one happening at a school. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 877-878:
->''That's one way. Another is to send out an audio file for people to load into their MP3 players and instructed to be someplace and to turn the audio on at a specific time. So everyone gets the same audio instructions at the same time, and so they are, in mass, doing the same things. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 891-892:
->''It is possible to game the system, and people try to with varying degrees of success. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 905-906:
->''Having the skills, to use your prevailing information environment, to learn what you need to know, to do what you need (or want) to do. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 910-911:
->''Yes! '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 918-919:
->''Well yes! But I heard someone say recently that it is in those moments when we are disconnected, and have only our own thoughts as "distractions," that we are learning to become ourselves. I'm afraid that many of our children are not getting enough of this time to themselves. I know that I'm not! '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 952-955:
Thanks to everyone. This was among my very best backchannel conversations! -- dfw Changed line 7 from:
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->''Hmmm! Are you talking about my jacket? ..my brown jacket? Not heard this one before. Perhaps it's because you haven't seen anyone wearing a jacket in such a long time. ;-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 42-43:
->''These things always start like this... '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 50-51:
->''I have lots of first grade teachers using my blogging service. Kids either do the typing or the teacher scans their writings and adds them as images to the blogs. Kids love it, because they are "published." Wouldn't you? '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 55-56:
->''??? '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 60-61:
->''I'm waiting for an educationally designed virtual world for primary level children. The constructivist potential are amazing, when it's looked upon like a sandbox. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Deleted lines 73-75:
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->''<img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01928/AimiEguchi_1928988c.jpg" align="right">Didn't know about this. Is this here? Here is a news story from the Telegraph: http://goo.gl/WwG4L '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 82-83:
->''Don't know. This was in Hong Kong, and they see tech gadgets before we do. We should be ashamed. We were soooooo far ahead of the rest of the world not so many years ago. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 90-91:
->'':-) Personally, I think that books will be around for some time, though my confidence in that is waning a bit with the sudden popularity of ebooks (Kindle, Nook, etc.) Some people like reading books on their iPad, though I find them a bit heavy. But books are so much a part of our culture. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 98-101:
->''I have little doubt that we could be going in this direction. I think that devices that know about us, the conditions of various aspects of our bodies to detect potential upcoming health problems is an almost certainty. '' ->''I liked this TED also. Think about this in elementary classrooms: http://goo.gl/fT6m '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 108-109:
->''There's a ton of them out there, but they are mostly commercially oriented and they teach material consumption to children. I do not approve. There are a number of projects underway to create educationally sound virtual worlds. One I'm interested in is OpenSIM, which is an open source product you can download and install on your own servers. They you dress it up for what ever level of children you want using it. Since you can run it on your own servers, you can control who has access. There are also a number of companies will host OpenSIMs for you for a fee. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 116-117:
->''I know a high school in NYC where students were taught, as freshmen, to use a word processor, presentation software, video and audio editing software, and how to do some basic HTML coding. After they class, every assignment, through their school career, was required to be turned in digitally. In most cases, they could decide whether they wanted to make a presentation, video, digital document, or what ever. However, they had to defend their decision, explaining why they though it was an appropriate way to convey the information or accomplish the goal. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 124-125:
->''We need to agree on what STEM (education as a whole) should look like, and then fund it. Personally, it should be students learning science, by becoming scientists, and learning history by becoming historians... '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 129-130:
->''Well it is certainly a huge part of the rhetoric right now. But rhetoric is not always reality. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 137-138:
->''Here's another good Friedman video: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266 '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 142-143:
->''Yes! But we first need to tell the new story about teaching and learning in a time of rapid change. If people think they are increasing funding for their notions of what education is about, they'll balk. We need a new story that is so compelling that is shatters their old visions of classroom, teachers, textbooks, etc. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 147-148:
->''Yes! Context is a huge part of video games. Assassin's Creed, a very popular game, is based on what Venice really looked like centuries ago. The first version was based on a real 12th century French village. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 152-153:
->''That's an excellent question. I agree that they need to learn by manipulating the real world, not just the digital. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 157-158:
->''Yes! But a huge part of it is human behavior. Video game design is about channeling human behavior in such a way that it become fun work. To that end, video game design is a lot bigger than just games.'' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 162-163:
->''I didn't know about this. Very powerful. Just did a run on 8th grade scores based on selected countries and use of computers at home. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 170-171:
->''Interesting question. I think that Facebook has already affected it significantly. We've had only a few, fairly stale reunions, but last year one of my classmates held one based on Facebook friendings that had happened in just the last year. It was much more exciting if only evidenced by the pictures that were uploaded onto Flickr and Facebook. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 175-176:
->''That is the question. But is it one for us to answer. Isn't it their question. "So, Johnny, how do you know that is the correct or appropriate answer?" If they can't answer that question, then their work is incomplete. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 180-181:
->''Yes! But it's not a step by step process. They need to be developing the reasoning skills and knowledge of how today's information environment works, so that they can be resourceful in their searching. It's a thinking skill. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 188-189:
->''They do this in video games all the time. They know it's the right answer, because it '''[+worked+]'''. :-) They need to be doing things in their formal learning environment, where the assessment is '''[+It worked+]''' '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 193-194:
->''Another good question. Probably not as much as producing paper. But this is a huge problem that technology is working on. Longer batter life will be a major plus. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 207-208:
->''Wow! I didn't know that. But it's not a country. It's a bridge. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 212-213:
->''I saw a wonderful presentation at the Games Learning and Society conference in Madison a few years ago about research that a woman did on cheating. Fascinating. She concluded that much of the cheating that players do is actually just the kind of resourceful thinking that we want our children to develop. We need more than one word for cheating. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 217-218:
->''Excellent video... '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 222-223:
->''Bingo! Lifelong learners think about their learning. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 227-228:
->''That was a good question in afternoon discussion. You might look at the writings and doing of Michael Wesch. His videos are here: http://goo.gl/dqUD '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 238-239:
->''In a way, post-secondary is even more at risk, because people choose to use them, and it's increasingly expensive. I can see college changing radically in the next few years because of a number of factors. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 243-244:
->''True! But it has the effect I'm looking for... '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 248-249:
->''Would love to hear your thoughts about Rooster Teeth, and their Machinima empire. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 259-260:
->''Same here! I'm wondering where I'll get my material when he's left the house ;-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 264-265:
->''Yes! And I'm becoming increasingly excited about their using Infographics to do the same thing. Part of this is learning where and when which medium is most appropriate. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 275-276:
->''I wonder what your teacher thought of it. What questions did she/he ask about your work and why you chose to do it that way. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 286-287:
->''<img src="http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/mememixer/files/2010/03/Digital-Blooms.JPG" align="right">I actually have some problems with these sorts of things. I think that they are useful, but I'm afraid that they become a crutch for teachers, who think that the just need to use this as a guide rather than truly understand the tool and how it applies to the states of Blooms Taxonomy. What do you think? '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 294-295:
->''There are actually people in Second Life who you can get to film your machinimas for a fee. It's their second job. Amazine! '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 302-303:
->''And perhaps we should question what we read in front of them. It's one reason why we should share our own daily learning with our students and talk about how we learned it and what questions we asked. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 307-308:
->''I do not agree. But you may very well be right. I don't think that learning should be something that is managed. It should be something that is empowered. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 312-313:
->'':-) '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 317-318:
->''Look at the future of e-Ink. Basically about to turn any flat surface into a digital display. '' - dfw<img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='right'> Added lines 324-325:
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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. ---- I like his jacket. ->[- - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:09-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f39fcc720abd8b9787b378a95ee8149' height='25' align='left'>I look forward to reading your conversation... ->[-David - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:12-] I like his jacket. ->[-David - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'm on! ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:20-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'm on! ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:25-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'm on! ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:28-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>This is gonna be great! ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:29-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'm on! ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:55:32-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>You are so on! ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:56:04-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Amazing!!! ->[-Elizabeth - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:56:48-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Wow! ->[-Jennifer - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:57:09-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Thinking about how I can use dave's info in my sped classes ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:59:08-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f6cb3a6d26a6147049f76d3b8c62cf1a' height='25' align='left'>Or how to do this with first graders... ->[-Lisa James - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:59:48-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Like his jacket too ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 9:59:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Your first graders would love to learn from you in second life! ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:01:53-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c315a14eefdb84c0818af921fd37349f' height='25' align='left'>This grandma is 'on'!!! ->[-Jill Wilkins - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:02:28-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f6cb3a6d26a6147049f76d3b8c62cf1a' height='25' align='left'>Can't wait to make my avatar! ->[-Lisa James - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:03:18-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f6cb3a6d26a6147049f76d3b8c62cf1a' height='25' align='left'>Can't wait to make my avatar! ->[-Lisa James - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:03:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>i want a interactive board in my home office. ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:04:27-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>i want a interactive board in my home office. ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:04:37-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>What do you think about the Japanese virtual pop star that recently performed in LA? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:05:28-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Ok how can I get one of those "credit card flash drives" ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:05:45-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>It is hot ->[-Mcjacie - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:07:06-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'> books as chairs...the future of books ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:08:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>No Shawnea' -- I have faith we will keep using them ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:10:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Check out this tech from MIT that was presented at TED.com - - - http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:11:48-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>fast adaptation ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:12:30-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>So what Is the kid friendly version of second life? ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:13:28-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c315a14eefdb84c0818af921fd37349f' height='25' align='left'>Toe-ring gps-very helpful in NYC. As soon as Tiffany's carries them, I'll consider it... ->[-Jill Wilkins - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:14:28-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I love the idea of teaching our students to use digital content ewithout paper. ->[-Kent Messer - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:15:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Thomas Friedman Video Presentation - http://macmillan.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer/Default.aspx?id=610215c3-a3c8-429c-9dcd-3f8b72 ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:15:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>We need even more funding for STEM - - - ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:16:26-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>where is our STEM emphasis? are we really targeting this? ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:16:29-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>thanks for the links Pam ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:16:55-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Thomas Friedman site - http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:16:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>We need more funding for everything ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:18:54-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>game developers study storytelling, literature, mythology ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:19:15-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Students need both digital but also physical interaction - do students go outside and explore anymore? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:19:51-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>They also study a lot of physics ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:19:52-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Trends in math and science - http://nces.ed.gov/timss/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:21:28-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>npr just told about a whole digital design team in Calif. that offices outdoors in the woods. younger generation is already thinking that. ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:21:40-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>So theN what is the FutuRe of the hiGh school reunion ->[-Kelly - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:27:10-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Students need to be digitally literate because they can google the answer - but how do they know that the answer they find is correct? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:28:34-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>That is what we need to be teaching them to find out. ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:29:39-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>yes, evaluation and connecting it and applying it ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:29:58-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Or how can they analyze the answer and apply it to solve a problem ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:30:02-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>How do we manage the energy consumption of all of the digital content? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:30:48-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>are we giving them those opportunities ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:31:03-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c315a14eefdb84c0818af921fd37349f' height='25' align='left'>Pick a little talk a little pick a little talk a little cheep cheep cheep talk a lot pick a little more....has a whole new meaning ->[-Jill Wilkins - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:31:09-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>:) twitter ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:31:55-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Greenpeace recently noted in a report that if the Internet was a country, it would be 5th in the world for energy consumption. ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:32:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>http://www.whyville.net/smmk/nice ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:35:22-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:37:03-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Metacognition! ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:38:05-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>As k-12 teachers change the way that they teach....what about how university professors teach?? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:39:37-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>wow and guild wars ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:39:54-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>http://www.machinima.com/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:40:32-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>univ teachers, it's all rolling their way, they have to understand this ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:40:41-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Oe thing he fails to mention is that that video was created five years ago ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:40:50-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>And there has been at least 3 full length feature movies created with world of Warcraft ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:41:35-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Reddit.com ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:42:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Cartooning - http://goanimate.com/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:42:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Thanks to my son I have seen machinima in action ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:42:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>students can use machinama to illustrate concepts and tell the story ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:42:39-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/mememixer/files/2010/03/Digital-Blooms.JPG&imgrefurl=http://aaablogs.uoregd ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:42:45-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Blooms Digital tAxonomy. SeE below ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:43:20-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I actually used machinima in a school project in fifth grade over book analysis questions ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:43:46-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Educator Web 2.0 links - http://edudemic.com/2010/07/the-35-best-web-2-0-classroom-tools-chosen-by-you/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:43:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>HJ - was machinima easy to use for you? PB ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:44:22-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Try again. http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu/mememixer/2010/03/03/digital-blooms-visual-taxonomy/ ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:44:51-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Yes, it's just a mater of know how to edit and having a quality screen recorder ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:45:09-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>With that, anyone can do it ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:45:18-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>we have to evaluate the sources and teach that, yes how do we question? ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:49:54-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>We need to teach our children how to question what they read, all of what they read ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 10:51:02-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>the digital textbook will be the learning mangagement system ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:19:47-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>so our text has to be rich and nutritious in information ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:21:34-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Wonder if we can eventually turn desks into large iPad devices that contain smartboards and computers ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:25:31-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>On-line math and science textbooks - http://spot.colorado.edu/~dubin/bookmarks/b/1240.html ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:27:33-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'd love students to have such easy accessibility. Maybe half the desktop:) ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:27:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Tamara , SMART technologies have been thinking of this for the last 10 years. but do you think portability may be more important ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:29:34-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Classroom of the future - http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/2010/03/12/a-vision-of-the-future-smart-classroom/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:30:13-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>technorati - http://technorati.com/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:31:29-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Search help - http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:36:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>love delicious ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:36:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>all these tags, data for marketing ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:40:20-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Blogs are aggregated through RSS feeds but there hasn't been a successful aggregator yet that has been widely used ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:43:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Marketing has changed - no one watches television ads. Now companies need to advertise where students spend their time, such as FB. ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:44:21-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Students aren't really going out on the Internet to find the information they what to learn. RSS feeds inform the of recent advancements ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:44:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Thing is that, FB has ads that arent screened, so they a re not always trustworthy ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:45:18-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The ads need to really be w ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:46:30-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>but do teachers have the time to read all those blogs? ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:46:42-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>librarians can filter this info and help send it to teachers ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:47:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Homework for teachers I suppose, Especially if it is a part of their curriculum ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:47:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>And it is these sources that will filter and narrow your Searches to what you need so you spend less time ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:48:45-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>iPad is information acquistion and entertainment - what about creation? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:56:29-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>iPads need to be able to connect directly to the screen so that what is on the iPad can be displayed on the screen/starboard. ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:57:45-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>IPad2 allows you to mirror almost anything. ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:58:31-] The Instagram Apple/Android App is a must use for smartphone photogs. Check it out! ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:59:35-] He has not mentioned FB much. I wonder what he thinks about it as an educational tool. ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 11:59:41-] Yes we should ask him about FB ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:00:51-] do hs students have their own pln? should we teach them that? ->[-Terri - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:01:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I wonder what he thinks about google+ being an aggregator using the "sparks" technology. It should make igoogle redundant ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:04:08-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>It will combine social networking with research and rss ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:04:50-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>And...how can all that work with ST? ->[-Jennifer - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:05:36-] Blog pulse - http://www.blogpulse.com/ ->[-Jennifer - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:07:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'm sure there can be a way that rss feeds can be fed straight into ST classrooms ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:07:50-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Twitscoop - http://www.twitscoop.com/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:08:32-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Also, google trends does the same thing as blogpulse. It is also more useful for people trying to gather information for research ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:09:29-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Since it encompasses the entire Internet rather than just blogs ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:10:03-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>do you think that we have to teach, it's public if you post it ->[-shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:14:30-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>It could be emphasized more ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:15:06-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>This is a great resource - http://www.techlearning.com/CurrentIssue ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:21:02-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Join TCEA and you will get the TechEdge magazine - http://www.tcea.org/explore/publications/TechEdge/Pages/index.aspx ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 12:24:40-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>expand 'high privilege comes with high responsibility' to cover high privilege of publishing your thoughts to the world, instantly. ->[-RB - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:40:39-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@ responsibility ->[-shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:41:43-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Information literacy sites from Alan November - http://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-literacy-resources/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:42:25-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Landmarks for Schools http://landmark-project.com/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:45:51-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>There was a 3.0 earthquake near Cleburne just yesterday...http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0004z7f.php ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:48:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>This seems like something I would learn in BIM, ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:49:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Numbers can connect history, math, and science together ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:51:55-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>These are resources that teachers should give us, but they're not finding them because I don't think they know how. ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:54:23-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>This is the kind of information students should know. since I'm finding that even digital natives aren't looking for resources themselves. ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:55:15-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Hunter you can teach me ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:55:19-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>This information and investigational mindset, in my opinion, are missing in the majority of today's students. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:55:44-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I feel like this shoul ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 13:59:58-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Sorry, erasing on an iPad might lead me to sending the message on accident ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:00:24-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I find it interesting how he is able to apply the knowledge gained through education into something that is entertaining ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:01:24-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>So much more is available now with Internet marketing ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:03:50-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>We do word problems in math, but if we waere to apply the curve in this chart to a math problem, it would be a lot more interesting. ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:03:54-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Video essay is what works with this gen. Argument competition is not a very compelling white paper, but the latest viral video on youtube. ->[-RB - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:12:45-] here's another example of student communication ->[-RB - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:12:52-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>econoclasm -http://www.scschooltube.com/video/b79322bfd9a8430faf16/Econoclasm ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:13:51-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>On the note about how music can influence a message, what if music was played in class to uplift spirits. Go to class and hear a movie ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:15:01-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Soundtrack ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:15:06-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>you mean a soundtrack for your class? ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:15:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Sort of... Have the ability to emphasize some of the topics that are being taunt with the music ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:16:44-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Taught* not taunt ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:17:05-] Talking money - US Debt Live Statistics...http://www.usdebtclock.org/ ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:17:56-] The ethical piece will be the hardest ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:19:22-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Without the expressive skills such as reading, writing, art, music, and drama, the modern era of man is doomed. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:19:35-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:21:24-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The ethical piece is intertwined with character education and every subject we teach ->[-Melissa essler - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:21:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Quite a bit of the information that I have learned as a student has been of my own thirst for knowledge beyond the classroom ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:22:09-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Because of the constantly chaning world, self education is important. Students could broaden their range of education through technology. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:24:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>It's just a matter of people going out and knowing what to search for, and what resources to use. There is mo than google after all ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:30:41-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>That's what he was showing teachers this morning ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:30:55-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>It is important to instill a sense of integrity in students who incorporate technology into their studies to avoid dangers on the web. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:32:33-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>All of the libraries are going digital. At UT, students are scanning documents into a new database ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:36:34-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>It's so compelling because of the fact that when you do someone in a vdieo game, you receive a small reward for doing it successfully ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:40:25-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The mini rewards give the players a small sense of satisfaction in achieving something ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:41:21-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Also, you are interacting with other people on a level that you would never have exp ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:42:02-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Experienced before* ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:42:13-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Hunter add to that, I think that it's also the sense of competition that make videogames so engaging. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:43:06-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Do something* not someone in my earlier post ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:43:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>You feel that you are in a community and that a video game is something that you can easily gain a competitive skill at ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:43:58-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Hunter could we turn that into an educational learning opportunity? ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:45:16-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>By possibly incorpor ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:45:39-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>When someone is prevented from accessing or doing something it only makes them want to do that activity even more. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:45:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>B possibly incorporating a video game into the curriculum that you can apply it to. It helps students know, "I can use this later in life." ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:46:31-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Are we talking about incorporating videogames that were previously created, or new ones specifically engineered for education? ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:46:43-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Also, whenever you're learning something in school, you move from one subject to another w/o any encouragement. Making q game creates ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:48:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>A motivation for the student ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:48:22-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@ are fine, I can name four video games at the toop of my head tht can be usd in education ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:48:59-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Numbers can be connected with many of the programs that are created like scratch ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:50:00-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>would our secondary students like a conversation about gaming in education? ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:50:23-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@ can see how scratch can be used in the learning of algebraic formulas and computer programming ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:50:57-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I like the idea of "it worked or didn't work" instead of "you did or didn't get it right." It encourages creativity and ingenuity. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:51:09-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Secondary is high school right? I thi they would because hi school classes are mainly lecture which students tune out very quickly ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:52:02-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>We learn from others ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:52:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Key on game-building trial and error is that it is using multi-step problem-solving. ->[-RB - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:52:53-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Shawnea Yes, kids enjoy videogames and would be much more open to engaging in a lesson if it was in an interative format. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:53:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>You can't really copyright a line of codem because there are so many familiar lines of code that it would make everything that is created ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:53:40-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Copyrighted ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:53:46-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I feel that kids these days don't really know how to problem solve as much as those that play video games. I know plenty of times where I've ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:54:41-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Hunter of code? thatn ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:55:08-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Had to help students at school and all in had to do was probably click a few buttons or google my problem tonsearch for the answer ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:55:16-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>that's a great research question. i don't know. ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:55:24-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Hunter tech problem solving is a skill they need to know ->[-Shawnea' - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:56:29-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The more communication there is between students and teachers, the more understanding of the topic there is. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:56:52-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Any way to keep a student active will really enhance their learning process. Doing constant paperwork ornthe same projectnas everyone else ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:57:04-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Loses it luster ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:57:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Students are known for the amount of time they spend "communicating." I think this is why the blogging format is so much more enjoyable. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:57:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>When other classmates give positive reinforcement on each others work, it makes them feel good as well as promoting better work. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:58:33-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I k now that there are adults who don't like that their childmis always connected, but it something that is more natural ton them to be ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 14:58:42-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>People love to talk to each other. Interaction seems to be crucial to us now ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:01:25-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I'm not sure the "question asking culture" we are living in includes the quesiton "how valid is this information?" as often as it should. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:02:11-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>When you give a culture information and the gaining thereof, you get more information. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:03:42-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@'s a question that should be asked more. Bcause tint now, from what people hear on the news, how are we supposed to know they ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:05:15-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Aren't biased ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:05:21-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The people who are watching the news who are less educated will begin to believe only one source.and themselves become biased ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:07:01-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Hunter . And not only that, but it is also when researching for projects to make sure you aren't regurgitating false facts. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:10:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>We like to learn with less boundaries than our parents learned with ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:10:49-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Actually we do* learn ->[-Clancy - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:11:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I think another way to describe what he's saying, is this new form of education is like a Socratic Forum, on computers, across barriers. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:12:05-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I feel that grammar does matter, autocorrect on smart phones and word have tainted the grammar of our generation ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:12:10-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>When doing projects I prefer it when we get a basic prompt, and are told to go at it without any set boundaries. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:12:22-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I find that most people I can't with online don't capitalize, use correct punctuation, and/or use run on sentences ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:13:03-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Personally, if I am doing something online, especially shopping or research, the grammar plays a major role in my decision to use the source ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:13:30-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Thats briliant, bring the video games that seemingly have no educational value, and bring them into the classroom. ->[-Drew - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:15:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I believe that at the end of this presentation he is going to use our conversation as means of proving his main topic. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:18:37-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Drew - you did just that by using a video game with one of your projects about evolution last year... ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:18:43-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Yeah, he used the video gam spore where you reenact evolution and civilization as an alien ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:19:24-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>That is kind of what we did with 1:1, we could google what we didn't understand and watch a video, or read a blog to learn more ->[-Drew - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:20:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>On the note of buying already leveled characters n world of warcraft (WoW), it is frowned upon because the consumers didn't work to get that ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:21:10-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>And in china, even when it's illegal, prisons force people to farm the ingame ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:22:21-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>That was a very nice parody of over the rainbow. ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:22:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Which brings up...original ownership of work (or degrees) and plagerism... ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:22:46-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Gold and they get physically punishednwhen they don't meet gold quotas ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:22:48-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Reminds me of "candid camera"... ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:25:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I have several friends who have participated in flash mobs ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:26:43-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@ with that you have to think about the dammage of 'smart' mobs, that can potentially cause more damage, such as Egypt ->[-Drew - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:28:15-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@... I haven't heard of that before. Could you elaborate or post a link please? ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:29:44-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Well drew, I think there's a difference from a flash mob and a riot. Yours talking aboutbthe egypt riots from this year right? ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:32:00-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@ what I have heard, someone sits behind a computer, and sends out mass texts/emails to congregate at X place at X time ->[-Drew - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:32:01-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>How true... The first sentence I mean ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:32:14-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I was talking to hunter btw ->[-Avery Flessner - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:32:46-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Thriller was from 1983 ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:34:51-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Can a small group of people influence trends of news, blogs, videos? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:36:56-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Yes look at Steve Jobs and Bill Gates ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:38:07-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Hunter , but if I remember correctly, they had 1 or 2 peaceful (esk) smart mobs, and it's not a singular event. ->[-Drew - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:38:10-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>The idea of an iPod and iTunes changed music ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:38:55-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>I think being educated now means having the capability to access information, and then communicate it clearly or utilize it successfully. ->[-Caitlin - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:40:38-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>We still need people who can conduct scientific research and be able to present the viable statistics for peer review via technical writing. ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:40:56-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>So many different devices used by our students. :) ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:42:10-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Digital distraction is the new day-dreaming. We need to encourage it. ->[-Jill Wilkins - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:43:36-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>To Jill .... Right on!!! ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:45:04-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Jill teachers need to encourage the ability to find new information with google and bing ->[-Drew - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:46:43-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@ missed the morning presentation where he talked about using resources other than search engines, such as delicious and digg ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:47:57-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Drew - can you share about how using your laptop/accessing the Internet was so helpful during Socratic Forums? ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 15:48:46-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>UTD students are using iPads to view geologic features in 3D - - -http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/11/15-7031_Rock-Formations-at-the-Tips-o ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 16:00:47-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Mrs. Brooks, thatmlink isn't working for me ->[-Hunter Jackson - 18 Jul 2011 - 16:01:32-] '''[+++Backchannel for Opening Day of LoveJoy PD 2011+++]''' <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>@Pam Simmons- think that link is cut off ->[-Drew - 18 Jul 2011 - 16:02:49-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Flipped classroom - http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 16:02:53-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2010/11/15-7031_Rock-Formations-at-the-Tips-of-Students-Fingers_article.html ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 16:03:35-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Here is a cool link for classroom www.collaborizeclassroom.com ->[-Tamara Sakuda - 18 Jul 2011 - 16:09:12-] <img src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e' height='25' align='left'>Great collaborative tool for students to work together on the same document: http://www.primarypad.com/ ->[-Pam Simmons-Brooks - 18 Jul 2011 - 16:13:01-] |