Comments on: 25 Random Thoughts on Education http://svanabel.edublogs.org/2009/02/10/25-random-thoughts-on-education/ Learning, lovin' and geeked out about technology! Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:12:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: russo2009 http://svanabel.edublogs.org/2009/02/10/25-random-thoughts-on-education/comment-page-1/#comment-39 russo2009 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:19:42 +0000 http://svanabel.edublogs.org/?p=136#comment-39 I think it's kind of poetic what you said in 16... 16. We cannot assess technology skills through standardized means. The sooner we stop trying, the less frustrated everyone will be. The really frustrating thing about technology in the classroom is when it is utilized for something other than the actual class. It's almost like being graded on how well you can use the technology, not about the content of the course. The difference between your class and others I've had at NMU is that, like in 361, you explained how to do the final exam, and if we needed help, you told us how to go about doing it. Other courses, particularly geography with GIS and Remote Sensing, they don't help you at all. I think it’s kind of poetic what you said in 16…

16. We cannot assess technology skills through standardized means. The sooner we stop trying, the less frustrated everyone will be.

The really frustrating thing about technology in the classroom is when it is utilized for something other than the actual class. It’s almost like being graded on how well you can use the technology, not about the content of the course. The difference between your class and others I’ve had at NMU is that, like in 361, you explained how to do the final exam, and if we needed help, you told us how to go about doing it. Other courses, particularly geography with GIS and Remote Sensing, they don’t help you at all.

]]> By: mariewestman http://svanabel.edublogs.org/2009/02/10/25-random-thoughts-on-education/comment-page-1/#comment-37 mariewestman Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:54:19 +0000 http://svanabel.edublogs.org/?p=136#comment-37 #1 Thanks for the tip on the computer based grading program! #1 Thanks for the tip on the computer based grading program!

]]> By: InnovativeEdu http://svanabel.edublogs.org/2009/02/10/25-random-thoughts-on-education/comment-page-1/#comment-35 InnovativeEdu Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:18:05 +0000 http://svanabel.edublogs.org/?p=136#comment-35 Thank you for commenting on my 25 Random Things for Innovative Educators post (http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2009/02/25-random-things-innovative-educators.html) and pointing me to your thoughtful and insightful post. #2 has always been true for me which I think had a lot to do with me moving to a projector and laptop as soon as possible! #1 resonates with me as I couldn’t imagine calculating by hand. I set up an excel spreadsheet my first year of teaching. That may have been my reason for figuring out excel to begin with. Love and agree with all your “things.” #16 is a big one for me. I try to equate it to the fact that we don’t test “projector,” or “laptop,” or “pen” or “paper.” It is a tool to do work in a modern way. Though I do think administrators and teachers should know how to assess their incorporation of 21st Century skills and I write about some tools to do so at http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2009/02/tools-for-principals-coaches-and.html. Finally, great quote. Who said that? Perhaps you can share it in a comment at my quote post at http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/04/ten-21st-century-education-quotes-i.html. It is one of the most Googled on my blog. Lisa Nielsen The Innovative Educator Thank you for commenting on my 25 Random Things for Innovative Educators post (http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2009/02/25-random-things-innovative-educators.html) and pointing me to your thoughtful and insightful post.
#2 has always been true for me which I think had a lot to do with me moving to a projector and laptop as soon as possible! #1 resonates with me as I couldn’t imagine calculating by hand. I set up an excel spreadsheet my first year of teaching. That may have been my reason for figuring out excel to begin with. Love and agree with all your “things.” #16 is a big one for me. I try to equate it to the fact that we don’t test “projector,” or “laptop,” or “pen” or “paper.” It is a tool to do work in a modern way. Though I do think administrators and teachers should know how to assess their incorporation of 21st Century skills and I write about some tools to do so at http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2009/02/tools-for-principals-coaches-and.html. Finally, great quote. Who said that? Perhaps you can share it in a comment at my quote post at http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/04/ten-21st-century-education-quotes-i.html. It is one of the most Googled on my blog.

Lisa Nielsen
The Innovative Educator

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