Month: November 2010

Why are we arguing that social networking does not have neg. effect on school & learning?

Here’s the article from the BBC for context: Social networking ‘damaging school work’ say teachers In reading through my twitter feed, I read many educators who seem angry about this article by the BBC. Some say kids have always wanted to connect with each other, this is no different. Others say to stop blaming the Why are we arguing that social networking does not have neg. effect on school & learning?

Why are we arguing that social networking does not have a negative effect on school & learning?

**originally published on 2010-11-20 09:10:44** Here’s the article from the BBC for context: Social networking ‘damaging school work’ say teachers In reading through my twitter feed, I read many educators who seem angry about this article by the BBC. Some say kids have always wanted to connect with each other, this is no different. Others Why are we arguing that social networking does not have a negative effect on school & learning?

Psst…the sentences are out!

I’ve released the sentences at Enseigner, C’est Agir (Teaching is a Verb) because of technical difficulties Leading from the Heart had last week. Go quick, run! Read, listen to, see, comment on this week’s batch of sentences! Our Sentences Released – and Illustrated :)

Our sentences released – and illustrated :)

Hello everyone! I’ve put our sentences together in a 5 page voicethread, which you can view and listen to below. I’d love comments to be on the voicethread, since that is what it is made for after all! but feel free to comment in the comment box if that is more your thing :) Here Our sentences released – and illustrated :)

Time to collect some sentences!

Hi everyone. It’s that time again, I’m asking you all to come up with some descriptive sentences to illustrate your day/week/month/year/state of mind as we enter the 2nd week, no, is it the third? (this daylight savings thing has me all confused) of November. Here are my plans – to put out the call for Time to collect some sentences!