Comments on: K12online and Shanghai LAN Parties http://www.thethinkingstick.com/k12online-and-shanghai-lan-parties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=k12online-and-shanghai-lan-parties Educator Consultant Author Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Sandon http://www.thethinkingstick.com/k12online-and-shanghai-lan-parties/#comment-2190 Andrew Sandon Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:03:42 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=580#comment-2190 Thanks for invitation! Thanks for invitation!

]]> By: Natalie D http://www.thethinkingstick.com/k12online-and-shanghai-lan-parties/#comment-2189 Natalie D Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:54:56 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=580#comment-2189 I am feeling what you are saying in full regarding technology being embedded rather than add ons. I started online blogs with my classes this year - they HATE them for the most part! "Why do we have to do this???" I think that it is working nicely, but I have to think how I would like it to go for the remainder of the year. This is for high school math students. As far as technology inclusion in the classroom, I feel that it is really difficult to get into the mindset of having technology as something to enhance the curriculum or a better way to bring it to life instead of how can I use the computers instead? even if it is not a better way. Sometimes it is frustrating using the computers with the time that it takes and the end result. It takes practice and I think overtime it will be easier. I am feeling what you are saying in full regarding technology being embedded rather than add ons. I started online blogs with my classes this year – they HATE them for the most part! “Why do we have to do this???” I think that it is working nicely, but I have to think how I would like it to go for the remainder of the year. This is for high school math students.

As far as technology inclusion in the classroom, I feel that it is really difficult to get into the mindset of having technology as something to enhance the curriculum or a better way to bring it to life instead of how can I use the computers instead? even if it is not a better way. Sometimes it is frustrating using the computers with the time that it takes and the end result. It takes practice and I think overtime it will be easier.

]]> By: Diane Quirk http://www.thethinkingstick.com/k12online-and-shanghai-lan-parties/#comment-2188 Diane Quirk Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:18:15 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=580#comment-2188 Jeff, I especially connected in your last paragraph since today was a professional development day for us. The "Ed Tech Network" really does make it sound like if we build it they will learn. There aren't any easy answers but we do have proven research related to instructional strategies -- learning is a social process, we learn and grow by interacting with others, we learn by connecting new information to prior knowledge, we learn through comparisons and so on. We can only get so far with the "coolness factor" - sort of like a new toy that loses its value to a child as he/she grows up. This whole question about how to embed the use of these tools really is a struggle. What I'm trying to do is introduce the tool in the context of instructional strategies and proven practice. And that...is exactly what I need to work through some more in my brain tonight! Thanks for helping others to see that it's not that easy! Jeff,
I especially connected in your last paragraph since today was a professional development day for us. The “Ed Tech Network” really does make it sound like if we build it they will learn. There aren’t any easy answers but we do have proven research related to instructional strategies — learning is a social process, we learn and grow by interacting with others, we learn by connecting new information to prior knowledge, we learn through comparisons and so on. We can only get so far with the “coolness factor” – sort of like a new toy that loses its value to a child as he/she grows up. This whole question about how to embed the use of these tools really is a struggle. What I’m trying to do is introduce the tool in the context of instructional strategies and proven practice. And that…is exactly what I need to work through some more in my brain tonight! Thanks for helping others to see that it’s not that easy!

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