Comments for Technology in Education

Comment on Twitter by Kathryn J

Kathryn J — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:31:06 +0000

Oh I can relate to that empty room. Still the reflection is useful and I focus and refine more effectively when I think there is the potential for an audience.

As for Twitter, I’m student teaching, in grad school, have a family, and a Google Reader page with way too many subscriptions. No time for Twittering – yet.

Comment on Chrome by brandtschneider

brandtschneider — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:12:08 +0000

Thanks!

I really like Chrome. Now–I have an old version of IE so the comparison might not be fair but I think it runs so much smoother.

Now–one issue I am hating–my google bookmarks are not integrated into Chrome. I am hoping/thinking this might be fixed when the next version comes out.

Comment on Chrome by Kathryn J

Kathryn J — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:59:11 +0000

Hi Brandt! Thanks for visiting my blog – I’m not sure how you found that oldish post but I was glad to see your comment. I have since figured out comment feeds and switched readers. I added you to my feeds.

I’m hanging back on switching to Chrome but am interested in how it’s working out for you. My computer is getting to an age where it needs to be replaced and I’m skeptical about changing my browser.

Comment on New Year by brandtschneider

brandtschneider — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:24:10 +0000

Ryan:

We do use the chat function at times. At the moment I am trying to have students use the blog function to make comments on work. We will use multiple platforms as the class develops.

Comment on New Year by Ryan H, Internet literacy

Ryan H, Internet literacy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:12:29 +0000

And one other thing
Can students talk to other students and thusly share and collaborate ideas over synchroneyes?
If we can then perhaps this is a way for collaboration to take place and for you to monitor the collaboration so that thusly you can ensure the topic of conversation doesn’t leave the class, and we can fully collaborate with fellow students. A program should always be used to its maximum capabilities. I know for example that I would have liked to put out a message on a general chat board of all the collective students asking if anyone needs my held with their work today after I finished…

Comment on New Year by Ryan H, Internet literacy

Ryan H, Internet literacy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:08:08 +0000

One of my personal heroes, Randy Pausch, was a college professor of virtual reality and computers and he set up a very highly succesful program in his classes to get his students learning, more importantly collaborating, and most important of all excited and interested in what they were learning. To achieve this he created a program where students with all different backgrounds would work together to create a virtual world. He opened up their construction of these worlds to whatever their imaginations spit out inside their groups. After a couple weeks he would look back at what the students had created in their groups and then grade them upon what they have made, and also allow for students to grade each other. The students were allowed to grade how each other performed and how they worked with the other members of their groups. Then after the grading was done randy would look back and tell the class, what you have accomplished here is pretty awesome but I know you can do better. Then He would reorganize the students into all new groups and tell them to do it again. Randy Pausch's page The course, Building Virtual worlds

Comment on Lulu by Julie Lindsay

Julie Lindsay — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:13:29 +0000

Brandt

I have just downloaded the free version of your book….or should I say your student’s book Wonderful! What a great project for a class, and I can see how dedicated they have been. I look forward to reading it all!
Thank you so much for sharing.

Comment on Warlick by Jeff Whipple

Jeff Whipple — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:52:24 +0000

I have had the pleasure of seeing David present several times now – he just visited us in New Brunswick two weeks ago – and every experience is richer than before…

It’s funny that, like you said, each time you are able to dig a little deeper into the content, to make more connections…the nice thing about David is that he speaks to everyone on so many different levels…the buzz is still continuing here!

Comment on Google by David Robb

David Robb — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:57:38 +0000

Google maps has also added the option to drag the default route for directions. It’s a really cool feature if you want to avoid a road, make an out of the way stop, or take the “scenic route.”

Comment on Learning by SMS Technology Program : Scrapping the Whole Thing!

SMS Technology Program : Scrapping the Whole Thing! — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:29:04 +0000

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