tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post3663225646633651456..comments2023-12-18T14:00:32.036-05:00Comments on Chets Creek Elementary — Goals. Attitude. Mindset. Endurance - Bea A GAME Changer!: Shi...ft Happens - A Vision of Today's StudentSusan T. Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17936816131889118119noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-35927701944701908482007-12-16T10:38:00.000-05:002007-12-16T10:38:00.000-05:00Susan, Watching the children in media make their o...Susan,<BR/> Watching the children in media make their own video about their favorite author is so convincing about how important and exciting technology can be. I see our biggest problem is keeping up with the resources to make it all happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-10709540810937827812007-12-12T08:53:00.000-05:002007-12-12T08:53:00.000-05:00Wow! This video totally left me with an eery feeli...Wow! This video totally left me with an eery feeling for future generations. It made me feel so sorry for kids who seem to be swept up in a wave of impersonal relations. It also made me even more confident that my fancy college education(which I'm still paying for), has nothing to do with how good of a teacher I'll be. It reminded me again that there's not just one path to success. I would venture to say that the masterminds behind all of these technological inventions didn't take the traditional route of spending years in college sleeping through classes. I really appreciated the perspective this video clip introduced.<BR/><BR/>Casey S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-46216994989831221502007-12-07T17:56:00.000-05:002007-12-07T17:56:00.000-05:00Wow, it was surprising how true these facts are!Wow, it was surprising how true these facts are!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-25766218909760135422007-12-06T22:29:00.000-05:002007-12-06T22:29:00.000-05:00It was good to know I'm not the only one with 20,0...It was good to know I'm not the only one with 20,000 in college loans. It may take my entire career to pay them off. :)<BR/>-V. GrovesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-85986082988630972222007-12-04T22:32:00.000-05:002007-12-04T22:32:00.000-05:00Susan,I think our real challenge is to create chil...Susan,<BR/>I think our real challenge is to create children who are technologically adept without losing their love of the "real world." It is one thing for a child to find a great website about erosion and quite another for that child to go out with mud and sticks and water and create a landslide.<BR/>I can't teach effectively without my tech stuff but how do we marry technology to the hands-on approach? How do we use impersonal technology to appeal to kids on a personal level? This is what our teaching is really about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-79049576247971091862007-12-04T14:47:00.000-05:002007-12-04T14:47:00.000-05:00Shift Happens, Maybe I should figure out how to in...Shift Happens, Maybe I should figure out how to invest in a Home Computer. Interesting Video, shows me How Behind the times I am. I read many more books, newspapers and magazines than I read anything on the Internet. Maybe I should make an effort to meet these two areas in the middle on a personal level as well as up my game with Technlogy in the classroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-45259942456590733972007-12-03T12:35:00.000-05:002007-12-03T12:35:00.000-05:00This was a great video! It was a great eye opener ...This was a great video! It was a great eye opener for us. I sent this video to my Dad (a high school guidance counselor) at school to share with all of his friends too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-77768782201622700862007-12-03T11:18:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:18:00.000-05:00Michelle & Deb said,We were so excited to learn a ...Michelle & Deb said,<BR/>We were so excited to learn a little about "i - movies". KK was so helpful in helping us learn about this valuable tool and how it can be used in the classroom. We so would have made an "i-movie" in NYC as we stood in Central Park with the snow falling from the skies. If only we had our MAC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-17167074841885738202007-12-03T10:32:00.000-05:002007-12-03T10:32:00.000-05:00WOW! So much to think about and so much to learn, ...WOW! So much to think about and so much to learn, especially for us "oldies." Sometime it feels rather overwhelming! It makes me wonder about my own two children, and their future as well. Thank you for shoeing this. ANNEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-80798185692109751612007-12-03T08:30:00.000-05:002007-12-03T08:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for the kind words to our class after our C...Thanks for the kind words to our class after our COI. We truely enjoy teaching mathematics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-281848475128705512007-12-03T08:21:00.000-05:002007-12-03T08:21:00.000-05:00What a great video! It really gets you thinking. ...What a great video! It really gets you thinking. Technology really gets your students attention and shows them more information then you ever could with just the white board!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-43395065777000050382007-12-03T08:20:00.000-05:002007-12-03T08:20:00.000-05:00Susan, Thanks for sharing the video. I have two ...Susan, Thanks for sharing the video. I have two children at this age and I can tell you they are attached to their laptops! I am not sure how anyone would NOT embrace technology with all it has to offer. However, I think we can be positive about the future. Many jobs today did not exist yesterday and we are solving problems everyday that we did not create. The most important job we have as educators is to teach our students to read, write and THINK. This will prepare them to learn the jobs of tomorrow and to solve future problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-50969025819688010932007-12-02T23:31:00.000-05:002007-12-02T23:31:00.000-05:00After watching the video, I tried to envision what...After watching the video, I tried to envision what it will be like when Charlie gets to college...I can't even imagine it! The technology has changed so much since I left college less than 10 years ago...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-69447833869072196972007-12-02T22:02:00.000-05:002007-12-02T22:02:00.000-05:00Technology is definitely a love/hate relationship....Technology is definitely a love/hate relationship. I love using it, but there are times when we have 'minor disagreements'. It is insane to think about how far we have already come and what we will encounter in the future.<BR/>-DeniseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-40564763756085248362007-12-02T21:26:00.000-05:002007-12-02T21:26:00.000-05:00Interesting video - just goes to show you how impo...Interesting video - just goes to show you how important technology is to students these days. We really have to work to keep up with all the changes - I had to to find out what face book was!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-40506516607958932422007-12-02T20:56:00.000-05:002007-12-02T20:56:00.000-05:00Wow! Very interesting. I remember when I was in ...Wow! Very interesting. I remember when I was in college and my anatomy professor taught the class how to turn on a computer...things sure have advanced since them (and really it was not that long ago) I enjoyed Google Reader last week (Thanks Melanie and Dayle). I am disappointed when I log on and there are no new updates. THANKS ~ great clip...made me think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-32888603540182460102007-12-02T20:50:00.000-05:002007-12-02T20:50:00.000-05:00This video is so awesome and true! I have loved u...This video is so awesome and true! I have loved using more technology with my students this year. They are always far more motivated to read a website than a handout!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-90896195317960679592007-12-02T20:47:00.000-05:002007-12-02T20:47:00.000-05:00I got the chills. . . We are certainly on our way ...I got the chills. . . We are certainly on our way to becoming a part of the solution, our PD last week is a testament to that. Thank you to each person that has helped in the revolution or should we call it the evolution of this movement. Getting the message out there is tremendously powerful, no one has ever changed a thing by only thinking about it! ~RandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-9534177340084715182007-12-02T19:59:00.000-05:002007-12-02T19:59:00.000-05:00The students talked about people making less than ...The students talked about people making less than a dollar a day but these will be the people who are going to be competing with us in the global economy. The students are distracted by all the technology (on line, cell phone, face book, etc.) around them, but don't seem to be doing anything to improve their grades or education. Though technology can be used to improve education and our lives, it increasing seems to be used as a distraction from the important and meaningful issues surrounding us everyday.Maria Mallon & Cheryl Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290531337363439536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-27483267067482865932007-12-02T19:33:00.000-05:002007-12-02T19:33:00.000-05:00powerful and thought provoking.Debbie Stevenspowerful and thought provoking.<BR/>Debbie StevensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-80716510616387802922007-12-02T15:37:00.000-05:002007-12-02T15:37:00.000-05:00I think everyone should see that video clip (inclu...I think everyone should see that video clip (including parents, teachers, students, superintendents, education policymakers, and the list goes on). But not just view the clip but rather have vertical discussions about what that really says about who we teach and how we teach them and the necessary movements and resources that MUST be put in place to continually "teach" our ever changing population of learners!Mackaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605756498261422013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-41858726919104674092007-12-02T07:19:00.000-05:002007-12-02T07:19:00.000-05:00Not to be just another voice in a choir, but -- ab...Not to be just another voice in a choir, but -- absolutely, this movie hit home...reminded me of college AND high school. It is sad (and scary) to see how archaic some classrooms in America look. I am very thankful for our deployment, too -- and can't help but think, "When is the second wave coming???". Two computers for 27 kids??? Can I get a longer internet connection so I can show my VoiceThread to my kids??? So we can access some of this technology -- these resources -- as a class, during mini-lessons? I mean, with the shift that's happening, we can't stop with the doc cams! They are awesome and valuable, but they are not moving us forward in our thinking, just facilitating what we are ALREADY doing so we can do it easier/better. We cannot stop there! On another note, I have been surprised, and disappointed, at the number of our families who don't have internet access at home. I guess this is just evidence supporting the "Shift" video's statement about the broadband penetration in America!Jenny Nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519830798523481188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-11989897924119485092007-12-01T17:11:00.000-05:002007-12-01T17:11:00.000-05:00Wow...I have to agree with Ms. Shaffer, very power...Wow...I have to agree with Ms. Shaffer, very powerful. It really makes you think. Vicky and I use the Elmo daily. It's hard to imagine how we got by without one last year! We also use our computers daily not only to email (what did we do without that years ago??) but to make labels, update our gradebook, input diagnostic data, update our website, create worksheets and our newsletters... Our students love when I hook up my laptop and we get to explore different topics or do an activity online. It's amazing how much we rely on our technology and all of the new updates we get daily. We have to embrace this because this is only the beginning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-34908603786019782532007-12-01T16:42:00.000-05:002007-12-01T16:42:00.000-05:00Susan, your commitment to the kids screams through...Susan, your commitment to the kids screams through in all that you do and write. I too am concerend with a culture that needs to embrace technology in order to prosper, but I am concerend that the "jobs lost..." scenario presented at our meeting leaves out a very vital statistic. <BR/><BR/>India and China, it seemed, were presnted as havens of higher education nad educational "correctness". However, I cannot stress the importance of the utter disregard for human rights displayed in both of those countries. It really seems that those two countries are chasing material stuff at the expense of the masses. Most live in poverty and some live a sub-human existence.<BR/><BR/>My point, if I have one, is that chasing technology as a focus needs to be partnered with a chase of civil liberties and universal concern for others. I guess the program rubbed me the wrong way a bit. Yes, we need to embrace the technology, but we sure do not need to idolize the two biggest vats of human indifference. <BR/><BR/>I want my kids to have good jobs, but I don't want them to step on the backs of others to buy the newest pair of Reeboks made by some child in some asian backwater.<BR/><BR/>TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503458589743060458.post-65096578209919307872007-12-01T15:19:00.000-05:002007-12-01T15:19:00.000-05:00I'm at Starbucks on my computer watching this over...I'm at Starbucks on my computer watching this over a wireless network..shift happens. However, I learned this morning at a reading compentency class that these students, read at a grade level 23% lower than the average college grad 10 years ago. Ten years ago it was at a 10th grade level....shift happens badly as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com