http://www.teach42.com/2006/07/18/blc06-literacy-remixed/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:11:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.teach42.com/2006/07/18/blc06-literacy-remixed/#comment-47448 Keith Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:08:07 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/07/18/blc06-literacy-remixed/#comment-47448 Thanks for posting this. This is exactly what we have been discussing over the past year. It gives us more to talk about. What conference were you attending when you heard him speak? Thanks for posting this. This is exactly what we have been discussing over the past year. It gives us more to talk about. What conference were you attending when you heard him speak?

]]> http://www.teach42.com/2006/07/18/blc06-literacy-remixed/#comment-47305 DarBecca Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:08:05 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/07/18/blc06-literacy-remixed/#comment-47305 As another teacher of At-Risk students (in this case, a science teacher in an alternative high school in upstate NY), I found your comments about Sara Kajder's work in a classroom right on the mark. I work with a diverse group of students who have a variety of backgrounds and academic/social needs. We are tasked with meeting the needs of those students academically with very little in the form of resources from time to time. The use of technology in the classroom is essential to the success of these students from two standpoints, and I am glad she finds a way to use it, despite the methods she must use to do so. First, today's students are often more comfortable with a computer than the pen and paper many of today's more "experienced" teachers used in school. This means it is relevant for them to use it in class as well. Second, and this may be more important than many of us realize, today's society is becoming increasingly technological. The successful adult will be using computers/technology in nearly any career. Teaching students to use it and become comfortable with it is necessary if they are to be successful later in life. She is also correct in the her description of a classroom blog for students. It must be one that shows expertise and relevance. Just as in the classroom, we must keep our students on-task. When we keep our own blog, we need to be teaching through demonstration and keep ourselves on-topic and on-task. As another teacher of At-Risk students (in this case, a science teacher in an alternative high school in upstate NY), I found your comments about Sara Kajder’s work in a classroom right on the mark. I work with a diverse group of students who have a variety of backgrounds and academic/social needs. We are tasked with meeting the needs of those students academically with very little in the form of resources from time to time. The use of technology in the classroom is essential to the success of these students from two standpoints, and I am glad she finds a way to use it, despite the methods she must use to do so. First, today’s students are often more comfortable with a computer than the pen and paper many of today’s more “experienced” teachers used in school. This means it is relevant for them to use it in class as well. Second, and this may be more important than many of us realize, today’s society is becoming increasingly technological. The successful adult will be using computers/technology in nearly any career. Teaching students to use it and become comfortable with it is necessary if they are to be successful later in life. She is also correct in the her description of a classroom blog for students. It must be one that shows expertise and relevance. Just as in the classroom, we must keep our students on-task. When we keep our own blog, we need to be teaching through demonstration and keep ourselves on-topic and on-task.

]]> http://www.teach42.com/2006/07/18/blc06-literacy-remixed/#comment-47257 Weblogg-ed » Of BLC and Books Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:44:23 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/07/18/blc06-literacy-remixed/#comment-47257 [...] One last little tidbit of shameless self-promotion. Sara Kajder who is here presenting on literacy and digital storytelling (see Steve’s blog) came up to tell me that the state of Kentucky (where she teaches) has purchased 2,000 copies of my book, one for every technology integrator in the state. How cool is that? [...] […] One last little tidbit of shameless self-promotion. Sara Kajder who is here presenting on literacy and digital storytelling (see Steve’s blog) came up to tell me that the state of Kentucky (where she teaches) has purchased 2,000 copies of my book, one for every technology integrator in the state. How cool is that? […]

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