Comments for Open Monologue

Comment on Embedding Google Spreadsheet Forms and results in Google Sites by Mike

Mike — Tue, 11 May 2010 03:38:11 +0000

hi, any idea to get new entries displayed on top of the spreadsheet?
thanks

Comment on “It’s a strange kind of job …” by Heather Ross

Heather Ross — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:23:21 +0000

I don’t usually reply to the comments someone has left on someone else’s blog before the blog’s author does, but you raised good points, Penny. I was trying to paint all parents with the same brush, and I’m sorry if it came across that way. The problem is that there are too many parents (and I’m not saying they are the majority) who have either become too focused on being their child’s friend or just don’t take enough interest in their child’s learning that I worry about what could happen to those students. I think that it should be the parents who teach their children about why education is important.

As for what you said about taking responsibility for “schooling” and not having time for their learning, that is a great point. I hated when my dad tried to help me with my math homework, but loved when he taught me about things in his garden.

Comment on “It’s a strange kind of job …” by penny

penny — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:47:00 +0000

I may be the lone voice in the wilderness here — but feel that I need to speak up on behalf of parents. While I know you guys see some pretty awful situations in your line of work, I tire of hearing parents being painted with the same brush.

I love to learn with my kids. Like you, my skill set is pretty narrow and I used to worry about that a lot but does it really matter what they are learning about? Isn’t more about showing how to learn, to problem-solve, to enjoy? That can be achieved whether you are planting a garden, securing a home network, cooking supper or unclogging a drain(ok maybe not the enjoy part on that one). I think parents need that kind of reassurance. That we don’t need to be algebra whiz’s, poetry mavens, or science geeks to contribute to learning. We simply need to be wholly present in our kids lives.

See, I would not say that teachers have the “sole” or “primary” responsibility for my child’s learning NOW and the arrogance that they think they do is part of what drives a wedge between parents and teachers/school. The fear is not that, as a parent, I will have to take on more responsibility for their learning, it’s that I’m going to have to take on more responsibility for their schooling. If I have to do that when will I have time to learn with my children in the way that reflects who I am, who our family is, what our community is about?

Comment on “It’s a strange kind of job …” by Heather Ross

Heather Ross — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:10:20 +0000

During the brief period I spent teaching high school English in Toronto I had to call the parents of a girl who was skipping my class. Her father said that it was my responsibility to get his 15-year-old to come to school. If a parent won’t even take responsibility for this, how can we expect them to take responsibility for any of their child’s education?

Comment on A guide for the overwhelmed, part 4 – Keeping the pedagogical horse in front by Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:53:31 +0000

I teach at a 1-1 school, but would not consider myself a techie. I was “aware” of the flood of tools trying to sneak in under my classroom door, but until the last few years, they often seemed gimmicky with little value added. Within the last three years, though, I find the web 2.0 tools (especially social networking) to truly enhance my ability to meet the learner objectives. That in combination with the plethora of quality resources in the form of podcasts, Tedtalks, youtube videos, interactive websites, etc. has begun to transform my teaching. I, too, start many sentences with “I remember” – I am just feeling lucky to still be able to say that (most of the time).

Comment on Hot Air and the Mac Tablet by Melvina Sikes

Melvina Sikes — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:03:47 +0000

The processor chip is called as a little recent design number however it and the GPU are likely the similar speed as the 3GS. The old Touch using the similar Processor and GPU since the 3G was faster. Besides having the clock speed turned up greater the Touch has less software programs to run because it�s not a phone. It ought to beat any iPhone to this day in performance.

Comment on Hot Air and the Mac Tablet by Adriana Beulah

Adriana Beulah — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:53:24 +0000

Alot of bloggers are not too happy with the new iPad.There was 2 much hype about it and lots of people got disapointed.You see, I can actually see lots of the cool potential uses of the gizmo. Third-party soft for working with tunes, games, papers and magazines and books, all sorts of awesome stuff, but they failed to sell it very well (aside from the books). It feels rather undercooked

Comment on EdTech Posse Podcast 6.1 – No tech after 5 p.m. by Rob Wall

Rob Wall — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:37:13 +0000

Good to know that twittering smileys and ASCII art with The Boy™ (Oops – Sorry, D’Arcy. I should make that My Boy™) rates higher than all your traveling and conference presentations. There were a lot of smiles while he was tweeting with you – thanks for taking the time for some serious silliness with a 3 year old.

Comment on EdTech Posse Podcast 6.1 – No tech after 5 p.m. by Alan Levine

Alan Levine — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:43:04 +0000

I think I achieved my high goal for 2010! Thanks

Comment on Embedding Google Spreadsheet Forms and results in Google Sites by T

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:07:12 +0000

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