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Archive for October, 2009
Wk4 Show Me What You’ve Learned Project
Posted in EDM 613 Week 4, tagged learning, possibility on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wk 4 Where the Wild Things Are
Posted in EDM 613 Week 4 on October 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I have loved this book since the moment I bought it for my seven-year-old son back in 1988. That’s right—1988. Back then the paperback version cost $4.95; the sticker is still on it. (It is $8.95 now.) I bought the book because Max and my son were one and the same—little wild things. And now [...]
Wk 4 Stickam to Me: My Headset Does it Often
Posted in EDM 613 Week 4, tagged chat, technology, video on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ah, Stickam—the live community for video chats. That is when all are in the room visible. I admit it: I was the last to have her video up and running. I had sound (through Skype) which was my foremost worry. My headset has a mind of its own.
Wk 4 Reading: Zander and The Art of Possibility (Part 2)
Posted in EDM 613 Week 4, tagged humanitarianism, insight, inspiration on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Zander story continues; the man is incredible in his insight, inspiring in his words, and engaging in his presentations. Simply put Ben Zander is an humanitarian.
Wk 4 Comment on Amy White’s Blog
Posted in EDM 613 Week 4 on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Week 4: Reading chapters 7-9 I did not find these chapters as engaging as the previous ones. I agree with the “The Way Things Are,” but I’m more apt to say, “It is what it is.” I’m not really a glass half-full kinda gal, but I do believe that “how we define things sets a [...]
Wk 3 Comments on Brandi’s Post
Posted in EDM 613 Week 3, tagged Creative Commons, Education, fair use on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“How to legally share remix and reuse, and let others do the same!” Collapse comment Creative Commons doesn’t replace copyright- it works in addition to copyright to ‘pre-approve’ some re uses of one’s creative work, while retaining ultimate ownership.
Wk 3 Reading: Zander and The Art of Possibility
Posted in EDM 613 Week 3, tagged Education, engage, possibility on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To paraphrase Benjamin Zander in his TED Talks video: Who am I being that my students’ eyes are not shining? While the reading for this week encompassed the first six chapters of Rosamund and Benjamin Zander’s The Art of Possibility (2000), I was particularly entranced with Chapter 2: Stepping into a Universe of Possibility.
What are Friends For?
Posted in EDM 613 Week 3 on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What are friend for except to talk you into staying with World of Warcraft at the end of your ten day trial period? What are friend for except to keep you up late? What are friend for except to cause you to stay up later than that to try to up your level in an [...]
Patience is a Virtue?
Posted in EDM 613 Week 3, tagged digital native, Education, internet on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
No she isn’t! I taught all those Virtue kids and not one of them was named Patience. They were all boys. Seriously, I did teach a batch of boys whose last name was Virtue. Since I have hooked your attention (I am an English teacher after all), I will be brief. It occurred to me [...]
Wk3 Ron Smith Interview Interactive Q&As
Posted in EDM 613 Week 3, tagged create, engage, interactive, Q&A on October 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here are the questions and their answers.
