Dr. Seuss: The Zax
Before beginning any type of overarching discussion of the importance of students posting work on blogs, I want to address this video because I feel it speaks to the mindset of some. Before anyone can really accept newer educational techniques, they must be willing to have a flexible mind. By flexible, I mean willing to look at, and evaluate, viewpoints and ideas which are different than their own. I feel that anyone who really considers themselves an academic must be willing to have opinions that are in flux. If teachers become like the zax, they will find themselves stuck in a spot that will remain archaic.
PS 22 Video
Well first of all, this video was a little bit impressive. This group of kids definitely can sing. They really seemed passionate about the music, and showed enthusiasm about performing. I think that it is important that students at the very least have the option to post their work to blogs. I think it's good that videos like this are available for all to see. I think that allowing students to connect and collaborate via blogs and the net is an exciting opportunity in the 21st century.
I can't help but feel like the "Dear Kaia" post from last week is one example of how vital student blogging can be. If Mr. Chamberlain's students had not been blogging in school, they never would have gotten to learn everything they did from their experience with Kaia and Jabiz. This is the type of change that educators should be open to. The key is to remain unlike the Zax, and be willing to alter our course as we need to.
I also feel like the Skype conversation with Mrs. Kelly Hines serves as another indicator that student blogs, and online sharing are a positive force in the educational world of today. It is incredibly fascinating that our class was able to have such an informative discussion about technology with an active professional teacher. If her students were not blogging and sharing their work on the web, our class would have never been able to learn from, and gather information about the way things are out there in the actual teaching world of today.
Our EDM 310 "Comment 4 Kids" assignments has also served as another good example of how student's work on blogs can be very beneficial. Getting to read actual student's work, from actual classes that are using technology today has been an eye opening experience. It's given me an idea of what kind of blog assignments teachers are using right now. This type of curriculum is something that it is brand new, so it's nice to be able to look at some examples of the different types of work that students and teachers are doing.
I can't help but feel like the "Dear Kaia" post from last week is one example of how vital student blogging can be. If Mr. Chamberlain's students had not been blogging in school, they never would have gotten to learn everything they did from their experience with Kaia and Jabiz. This is the type of change that educators should be open to. The key is to remain unlike the Zax, and be willing to alter our course as we need to.
I also feel like the Skype conversation with Mrs. Kelly Hines serves as another indicator that student blogs, and online sharing are a positive force in the educational world of today. It is incredibly fascinating that our class was able to have such an informative discussion about technology with an active professional teacher. If her students were not blogging and sharing their work on the web, our class would have never been able to learn from, and gather information about the way things are out there in the actual teaching world of today.
Our EDM 310 "Comment 4 Kids" assignments has also served as another good example of how student's work on blogs can be very beneficial. Getting to read actual student's work, from actual classes that are using technology today has been an eye opening experience. It's given me an idea of what kind of blog assignments teachers are using right now. This type of curriculum is something that it is brand new, so it's nice to be able to look at some examples of the different types of work that students and teachers are doing.
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