Don’t believe me? Ask them…
I know you have heard of Myspace.com (which by the way, was reported in January 2006 to have more than 50 million users, and was growing by more than 160,000 users per day). Popular sites such as Myspace and LiveJournal allow your students to blog about anything at anytime. Wow! Who would have ever thought that our kids would have such an amazing communications tool at their fingertips? Scary? Or Exciting?!?!
The great thing is, you can reach them in their world… You have access to the same tools that your students are utilizing on a daily basis to build social networks and share their thoughts. Take 5 minutes and read the article entitled “Owning the Teaching…and the Learning”, posted Nov 3, 2006 at weblogg-ed by Will Richardson.
What do you think? Will makes some very valid points.
Our kids are living in the present. Is our educational system stuck in the past?
I know you have heard of Myspace.com (which by the way, was reported in January 2006 to have more than 50 million users, and was growing by more than 160,000 users per day). Popular sites such as Myspace and LiveJournal allow your students to blog about anything at anytime. Wow! Who would have ever thought that our kids would have such an amazing communications tool at their fingertips? Scary? Or Exciting?!?!
The great thing is, you can reach them in their world… You have access to the same tools that your students are utilizing on a daily basis to build social networks and share their thoughts. Take 5 minutes and read the article entitled “Owning the Teaching…and the Learning”, posted Nov 3, 2006 at weblogg-ed by Will Richardson.
What do you think? Will makes some very valid points.
Our kids are living in the present. Is our educational system stuck in the past?
2 comments:
Excerpt from Why Weblogs? at Weblogg-ed.
From Anne Davis:
I see weblogs as a:
# way to improve my own writing
# just in time learning arena
# place to share
# easy way to create a web site quickly
# way to connect with others and make connections to learning
# perfect spot for quick writes
# a writing room in which you can make it be what you want it to be
# a perfect place to think outside the box
# place to go to each day that provides elements of surprise and anticipation
# way to give students ownership of a personal space a web site that encourages active engagement by the students and teacher
# a place to collaborate
# an upclose and personal way to include parents in the process
Anne's comments are right on target and her definition of weblogs is just what teachers need to see. She sprinkles the words, "active", "connections", "engagement" in her definitions which is exactly what today's students are hungry for. We've got to empower them with these tools, not hamper them with textbooks!
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