Comments on: Help too much or too little http://www.teach42.com/2005/11/28/help-too-much-or-too-little/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tom http://www.teach42.com/2005/11/28/help-too-much-or-too-little/#comment-30566 Tom Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:31:39 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2005/11/28/help-too-much-or-too-little/#comment-30566 I should have been clearer that I was talking about the mechanics of blogging rather than the academic process. It's kind of like the difference between knowing how to write words and how to write. I've been looking at using WordPress as a content publishing tool rather than really as a blog so that may be coming through in my writing. I agree with Dean what says. Things are getting easier. And that's part of my point, even if I didn't make it :). If things are easy enough the main challenge, and it's big enough, will be to get teachers to see the point of using these tools. Getting people to change is never an easy task and when you throw in additional complications. . . I should have been clearer that I was talking about the mechanics of blogging rather than the academic process. It’s kind of like the difference between knowing how to write words and how to write. I’ve been looking at using WordPress as a content publishing tool rather than really as a blog so that may be coming through in my writing.

I agree with Dean what says. Things are getting easier. And that’s part of my point, even if I didn’t make it :). If things are easy enough the main challenge, and it’s big enough, will be to get teachers to see the point of using these tools. Getting people to change is never an easy task and when you throw in additional complications. . .

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://www.teach42.com/2005/11/28/help-too-much-or-too-little/#comment-30525 Dean Shareski Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:06:08 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2005/11/28/help-too-much-or-too-little/#comment-30525 Steve what I'm finding is that just because it's easy doesn't mean they'll use it. There's lots of stuff out there that's easy including blogging but as you mentioned, many of our blogchildren are not really blogging. I think the barrier of difficulty is quickly vanishing. If someone buys into the value of something, they'll invest in it, even if it's somewhat difficult. Steve what I’m finding is that just because it’s easy doesn’t mean they’ll use it. There’s lots of stuff out there that’s easy including blogging but as you mentioned, many of our blogchildren are not really blogging. I think the barrier of difficulty is quickly vanishing. If someone buys into the value of something, they’ll invest in it, even if it’s somewhat difficult.

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