Comments for Think Like a Teacher http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach A "teacher to go" blogs about teaching, technology, and education in general Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:51:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Virtually Limitless by seth http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/09/18/virtually-limitless/#comment-700 seth Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:57:57 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/09/18/virtually-limitless/#comment-700 Hi Candace, I was hoping to get in touch with you by email, any chance you could drop me a line? Thanks in advance -- love the site and have a question about content. Hi Candace,

I was hoping to get in touch with you by email, any chance you could drop me a line? Thanks in advance — love the site and have a question about content.

]]> Comment on Playing the Role of a Utensil by Candace Hackett Shively http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/15/playing-the-role-of-a-utensil/#comment-351 Candace Hackett Shively Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:35:05 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/15/playing-the-role-of-a-utensil/#comment-351 As I said, TF is a utensil...in this case dishing up our reviewed resources. Thanks for catching a "missing ingredient" for us. We inactivated the review until we can find out what happened to their site. Good for you, Ruth, for taking the time to tell us. FYI, any TeachersFirst member who is logged in will see a link to "report a dead link" in the tiny framebar above any reviewed site. We require that folks be logged in to send these bad link reports so we do not get spammed by those automated bad guys out there! We KNOW that experience and do not wish to repeat it. CHS As I said, TF is a utensil…in this case dishing up our reviewed resources. Thanks for catching a “missing ingredient” for us. We inactivated the review until we can find out what happened to their site. Good for you, Ruth, for taking the time to tell us. FYI, any TeachersFirst member who is logged in will see a link to “report a dead link” in the tiny framebar above any reviewed site. We require that folks be logged in to send these bad link reports so we do not get spammed by those automated bad guys out there! We KNOW that experience and do not wish to repeat it.
CHS

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Quarantine by User links about "edtech" on iLinkShare http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/01/welcome-to-the-quarantine/#comment-349 User links about "edtech" on iLinkShare Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:45:15 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/01/welcome-to-the-quarantine/#comment-349 [...] | user-saved public links | iLinkShare 2 votesWelcome to the Quarantine>> saved by UzumakiRasengan 1 days [...] […] | user-saved public links | iLinkShare 2 votesWelcome to the Quarantine>> saved by UzumakiRasengan 1 days […]

]]> Comment on Playing the Role of a Utensil by Ruth Smith http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/15/playing-the-role-of-a-utensil/#comment-348 Ruth Smith Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:47:07 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/15/playing-the-role-of-a-utensil/#comment-348 Hi! Couldn't find another place to let someone know of a bad link on the site Edit Central Style & Diction. This is an interactive web ... It is modeled after the ancient Unix utilities style and diction. Enter or copy text into the first box below. ... www.editcentral.com/gwt/com.editcentral.EC/EC.html - on new additions - went to site and either their server is down or something has happened. Like the blog!! ruth Hi!
Couldn’t find another place to let someone know of a bad link on the site

Edit Central
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on new additions - went to site and either their server is down or something has happened.

Like the blog!!
ruth

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Quarantine by Marshall http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/01/welcome-to-the-quarantine/#comment-327 Marshall Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:09:12 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/01/welcome-to-the-quarantine/#comment-327 Maybe "quarentine" is accurate...think of all the illnesses we have experienced through short term technology that we abandon for the next best thing. Maybe “quarentine” is accurate…think of all the illnesses we have experienced through short term technology that we abandon for the next best thing.

]]> Comment on Welcome to the Quarantine by Scott McLeod http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/01/welcome-to-the-quarantine/#comment-325 Scott McLeod Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:20:25 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/08/01/welcome-to-the-quarantine/#comment-325 Better late than never! =) Thanks for the great extension to my original post. I'm glad you found it of value and REALLY glad to hear that your own initiative is proceeding so swimmingly! Better late than never! =)

Thanks for the great extension to my original post. I’m glad you found it of value and REALLY glad to hear that your own initiative is proceeding so swimmingly!

]]> Comment on Who is this person? by Kathy Ennis http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/about/#comment-280 Kathy Ennis Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:10:44 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/about/#comment-280 Just surfing the web for some good information. I hit GOLD in many ways!!! Just surfing the web for some good information. I hit GOLD in many ways!!!

]]> Comment on NECC, Hats, and Invisibility Cloaks by Candace Hackett Shively http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/07/05/necc-hats-and-invisibility-cloaks/#comment-265 Candace Hackett Shively Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:30:44 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/07/05/necc-hats-and-invisibility-cloaks/#comment-265 I agree that many of us wear many hats, including many, many teachers who moonlight doing education-related work. Even terminology carries a lot of baggage. Is there a difference between "vendors" who have something to sell and "educational non-profits" who do NOT sell or advertise anything but need traffic to support their services (for grants, etc)? Is the bottom line the separator between "OK" and "suspect"? Or is it the person himself/herself? What about "consultants" who have a wide audience and have not been in the classroom for years (or ever)? Are they "Suspect," "OK," or "featured speakers"? The lines are SOO fuzzy. Teachers are generally suspicious of the commercial education industry -- and for some good reasons. Evaluating the motivations and genuineness of a multiple-hat-wearer is as challenging as evaluating web sites -- and probably just as important. I believe we must use the same critical eye and then trust what we judge as good. I agree that many of us wear many hats, including many, many teachers who moonlight doing education-related work. Even terminology carries a lot of baggage. Is there a difference between “vendors” who have something to sell and “educational non-profits” who do NOT sell or advertise anything but need traffic to support their services (for grants, etc)? Is the bottom line the separator between “OK” and “suspect”? Or is it the person himself/herself? What about “consultants” who have a wide audience and have not been in the classroom for years (or ever)? Are they “Suspect,” “OK,” or “featured speakers”? The lines are SOO fuzzy.

Teachers are generally suspicious of the commercial education industry — and for some good reasons. Evaluating the motivations and genuineness of a multiple-hat-wearer is as challenging as evaluating web sites — and probably just as important. I believe we must use the same critical eye and then trust what we judge as good.

]]> Comment on NECC, Hats, and Invisibility Cloaks by Louise Maine http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/07/05/necc-hats-and-invisibility-cloaks/#comment-263 Louise Maine Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:48:53 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/07/05/necc-hats-and-invisibility-cloaks/#comment-263 Great questions. As one of your reviewers, people here at school (who used to hear me preach regularly) do not have much to say about my being a reviewer. I think it is nothing. Is it because they think that I should be telling them about all the cool things only? or that I think I have too much free time? I think we all wear more than one hat. Why do we need to hide it? Vendors at conventions are needed. There is a lot of overhead. Also, there are a lot of people at different levels. Each company is unique in what and for who they offer. We are not that homogeneous. What if another company were to have taped EBC? I do suspect Pearson. After all, these are the teachers (were there teachers there?) who have shunned traditional learning, don't use books, etc. (I being one of them). I would suggest their motive is about cornering markets but I don't know that and really should not speculate. Instead: ask and converse. There has been some disconnect lately which is actually off topic, but has probably not helped the situation. I am confused about what is really going on here. Great questions. As one of your reviewers, people here at school (who used to hear me preach regularly) do not have much to say about my being a reviewer. I think it is nothing. Is it because they think that I should be telling them about all the cool things only? or that I think I have too much free time? I think we all wear more than one hat. Why do we need to hide it? Vendors at conventions are needed. There is a lot of overhead. Also, there are a lot of people at different levels. Each company is unique in what and for who they offer. We are not that homogeneous.

What if another company were to have taped EBC? I do suspect Pearson. After all, these are the teachers (were there teachers there?) who have shunned traditional learning, don’t use books, etc. (I being one of them). I would suggest their motive is about cornering markets but I don’t know that and really should not speculate. Instead: ask and converse.

There has been some disconnect lately which is actually off topic, but has probably not helped the situation. I am confused about what is really going on here.

]]> Comment on NECC idea: Game show sessions and the wisdom of crowds by Kristin Hokanson http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/07/01/necc-idea-game-show-sessions-and-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-261 Kristin Hokanson Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:23:41 +0000 http://blog.teachersfirst.com/thinkteach/2008/07/01/necc-idea-game-show-sessions-and-the-wisdom-of-crowds/#comment-261 I LOVE the ideas....and think that either of these types of sessions was what was missing for me at NECC this year. Sorry we didn't have more opportunity to connect. Hope you will bring these ideas to <a href="http://educon21.wikispaces.com/" rel="nofollow">Educon</a> this winter :) I LOVE the ideas….and think that either of these types of sessions was what was missing for me at NECC this year. Sorry we didn’t have more opportunity to connect. Hope you will bring these ideas to Educon this winter :)

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