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Comment on Lookin’ for a Grade (e)Book by Resuscitated: Assessment — For What it’s Worth | connect. create. question.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:42:55 +0000

[...] this talk about writing, grade books, and “the unthinking habits of grading” has given me so much to think about. My mind is [...]

Comment on Why Twitter? by To tweet or not to tweet « Nadine’s Blog

To tweet or not to tweet « Nadine’s Blog — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:43:28 +0000

[...] have views on something I have never used. There are a plethora of blog posts out there (eg pockets of change and once a teacher) that extol the virtues of this new social networking phenomenon. For those [...]

Comment on Why Twitter? by MsMichetti

MsMichetti — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:47:28 +0000

Great post! Might also be timely to mention the gr8t tweets challenge for the month of March. It's a perfect time to start Tweeting... See Sue's post about it here, too.

Comment on Concept Maps, Brainstorming, and Visual Tools by Bill Genereux

Bill Genereux — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:20:41 +0000

It sounds like you are doing the very best you can with limited resources. The best teachers know it isn’t about the tools anyway, it is about the thinking that the students do. Yours seem to be doing a lot of great thinking!

Comment on Concept Maps, Brainstorming, and Visual Tools by stangey

stangey — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:47:39 +0000

Although it’s not immediately obvious, it is possible to export Inspiration work as an image that can be embedded into a blog. Here’s how:

Once your concept map is completed:
1. Click File> Export
2. Go to the Graphics File tab at the top of the pop-up window
3. Choose a file format – jpeg will work for you blogs
4. Click Save and choose a location to save your work.

Once you have saved the file to your computer you can upload it to your blog using your normal method.

Enjoy!

Comment on Concept Maps, Brainstorming, and Visual Tools by Debi K

Debi K — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:48:35 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story! We really appreciate the feedback and love the energy you (and your students) have. If there are suggestions you have for us based on your students use, we’d love to hear it.
Thanks again!
debi k at gliffy dot com

Comment on Start Small by Getting the balance right « Nadine’s Blog

Getting the balance right « Nadine’s Blog — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:37:04 +0000

[...] http://pocketsofchange.edublogs.org/2009/02/15/start-small/ [...]

Comment on The Internet President by Luidt de Obama regering het internet tijdperk in? | Puyt Consultancy

Luidt de Obama regering het internet tijdperk in? | Puyt Consultancy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:55 +0000

[...] Talk about democracy in action! The Obama Administration is actively seeking input directly from concerned citizens: no Senatorial filters or Congressional messengers. And it’s seeking it in a way that is most likely to appeal to the change-agents of the future: our students. In 8 years, students who are currently in Grade 6 will be given the right to vote. But they no longer have to wait for their voices to be heard. Long before they are granted the power of the ballot, our students have been given the power of the Internet. Of course, it remains to be seen how this information will be acted upon. I, for one, am grateful for the opportunity to participate. – Clint Hamada, The Internet President — Pockets of Change [...]

Comment on The Internet President by Social Bookmarking » Blog Archive » Roundup: 50 suggestions for how President-elect Obama can use the Internet to govern

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:23:52 +0000

Comment on Enough about Edupunk by MsMichetti

MsMichetti — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:28:54 +0000

@Luke

I’m also not sure whether you’re arguing that it’s “inaccurate,” that “it’s nothing new,” or both.

Both. The concept is nothing new, and the term is inaccurate.

My sense is that you have more in common with the ethos behind edupunk than you’d care to admit.

I think you’ve misunderstood me. I confidently believe I have LOTS in common with the ethos behind the term, mostly because the ethos is what I’ve embodied for the last decade that I’ve been a teacher. I’m not ashamed to admit that — quite the opposite. I’m proud to admit that I connect to that ethos. It’s in my philosophy statement and is the reason I created this blog (as well as my other one). What I’m uncomfortable with is A) the ethos being re-packaged / re-labelled as a new concept, and B) it being mislabelled as something associated with “punk” — which is, as I’ve said before, a concept I do not identify with.

I guess I cannot agree or disagree with your statement about the system of public education in your country, because I’ve never taught in it, nor have I been a part of it in any way. But I suspect (based on my colleagues) that there are many innovative teachers out there, even in the USA, who are encouraging their students to be critical thinkers and who toss caution to the wind when it comes to NLCB, Blackboard’s re-packaging, and the like. Exceptional, I’m not sure — I have to say I don’t know enough to say, as my first-hand experience in education has not yet included America.