Comments on: “Blog to find out: __” http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/blog-to-find-out/59/ musings of a teacher wondering if she's too busy to blog... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:41:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: julieanderson http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/blog-to-find-out/59/comment-page-1/#comment-173 julieanderson Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:21:18 +0000 http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/blog-to-find-out/#comment-173 Sorry, being new to this I did not realize that you could not link to my blog. If interested my blog is writingwithjulie.edublogs.org. Sorry, being new to this I did not realize that you could not link to my blog. If interested my blog is writingwithjulie.edublogs.org.

]]> By: julieanderson http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/blog-to-find-out/59/comment-page-1/#comment-172 julieanderson Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:18:01 +0000 http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/blog-to-find-out/#comment-172 After reading your post, I felt that I am not the only one who is having these challenges in the classroom. Although I am new to a lot of this technology, I did experiment with powerpoints last year in my Language Arts classroom. I left the assignment open and told the students to create a powerpoint based on the novel they has just read, which has to do with WWII. I found the same results as you, in the fact that I was amazed with the amount of technology they put into their powerpoints and the ability to teach others about the techniques they learned. What am amazing tool! They are not only using their skills to complete the assignment but also using their knowledge to teach others in the classroom, which is far more than I could do for them. I applaud you in your thinking and wish you luck with your widgets, wikis and other tools you are experimenting with this year. After reading your post, I felt that I am not the only one who is having these challenges in the classroom. Although I am new to a lot of this technology, I did experiment with powerpoints last year in my Language Arts classroom. I left the assignment open and told the students to create a powerpoint based on the novel they has just read, which has to do with WWII. I found the same results as you, in the fact that I was amazed with the amount of technology they put into their powerpoints and the ability to teach others about the techniques they learned. What am amazing tool! They are not only using their skills to complete the assignment but also using their knowledge to teach others in the classroom, which is far more than I could do for them. I applaud you in your thinking and wish you luck with your widgets, wikis and other tools you are experimenting with this year.

]]> By: bookwyrmish http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/blog-to-find-out/59/comment-page-1/#comment-171 bookwyrmish Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:47:57 +0000 http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/blog-to-find-out/#comment-171 Scott, I found they still wanted to try and do a "traditional" powerpoint for the most part. I had only one student who tried it, although she really liked the results. Thanks for asking this question, it has spurred me on to think about something new. I know that practicing, over and over, really is a necessary way to incorporate a new skill, and that presentation/performance skills are wonderful areas to focus on. I think it will be worthwhile to show an example and ask the art and the language arts people working with these kiddos if they would like to help them shape a "performance." I really think it's wonderful having some peers to help me reflect on what I'm doing. It's great to collaborate this way! Scott, I found they still wanted to try and do a “traditional” powerpoint for the most part. I had only one student who tried it, although she really liked the results.

Thanks for asking this question, it has spurred me on to think about something new. I know that practicing, over and over, really is a necessary way to incorporate a new skill, and that presentation/performance skills are wonderful areas to focus on. I think it will be worthwhile to show an example and ask the art and the language arts people working with these kiddos if they would like to help them shape a “performance.”

I really think it’s wonderful having some peers to help me reflect on what I’m doing. It’s great to collaborate this way!

]]> By: Scott Walker http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/blog-to-find-out/59/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Scott Walker Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:26:44 +0000 http://bookwyrmish.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/blog-to-find-out/#comment-170 Wow! I love how you told your kids about the takahashi method. How did they respond to it? Think maybe they would go for the ideas layed out in "Beyond Bullet Points"? Wow! I love how you told your kids about the takahashi method. How did they respond to it? Think maybe they would go for the ideas layed out in “Beyond Bullet Points”?

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