Comments on: Why are we doing this? http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/ teaching technology abroad Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: always learning » The Next Generation http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/comment-page-1/#comment-87 always learning » The Next Generation Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:18:56 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/#comment-87 [...] Over the course of the semester, I have started to build an understanding of what it means to be an educator in the 21st century. I have struggled here and there trying to help other administration and faculty members realize how important 21st century literacy skills are, and I’ve reached quite a few over the past six months. I have realized the power of web 2.0 tools to transform my teaching, and to help me transition to a new school and meaningfully connect to other middle school technology teachers through the Tech in the Middle wiki. I have been reading, reading, reading, nonstop. I can’t get enough. My aggregator is always overflowing with information (especially now, after vacation. I don’t know how I will ever catch up). The process is endless, but so exciting. [...] [...] Over the course of the semester, I have started to build an understanding of what it means to be an educator in the 21st century. I have struggled here and there trying to help other administration and faculty members realize how important 21st century literacy skills are, and I’ve reached quite a few over the past six months. I have realized the power of web 2.0 tools to transform my teaching, and to help me transition to a new school and meaningfully connect to other middle school technology teachers through the Tech in the Middle wiki. I have been reading, reading, reading, nonstop. I can’t get enough. My aggregator is always overflowing with information (especially now, after vacation. I don’t know how I will ever catch up). The process is endless, but so exciting. [...]

]]> By: mscofino » Blog Archive » Why are we doing this? Part II http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/comment-page-1/#comment-20 mscofino » Blog Archive » Why are we doing this? Part II Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:43:56 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/#comment-20 [...] I recently posted about faculty members questioning the validity of teaching technology. I created a new page on my wiki to help explain why teaching technology is so important, but of course that’s not enough… As I click through the hundreds of feeds in my RSS reader, I am actually relieved to see that I’m not alone in this uphill battle of embracing change. Today I found the No Teacher LEft Behind Wiki created by Graham Wegner. He writes: [...] [...] I recently posted about faculty members questioning the validity of teaching technology. I created a new page on my wiki to help explain why teaching technology is so important, but of course that’s not enough… As I click through the hundreds of feeds in my RSS reader, I am actually relieved to see that I’m not alone in this uphill battle of embracing change. Today I found the No Teacher LEft Behind Wiki created by Graham Wegner. He writes: [...]

]]> By: betchablog » Blog Archive » Teachers, are you paying attention? http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/comment-page-1/#comment-17 betchablog » Blog Archive » Teachers, are you paying attention? Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:57:45 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/#comment-17 [...] Btw, this comes via mscofina’s blog, which is most definitely worth a look. [...] [...] Btw, this comes via mscofina’s blog, which is most definitely worth a look. [...]

]]> By: mscofino http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/comment-page-1/#comment-12 mscofino Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:22:40 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/#comment-12 This is an excellent point. And, of course, this is the most obvious reason. I guess I was trying to find a way to get others enthused about technology and to understand more about the educational benefits and possibilities technology holds... This is an excellent point. And, of course, this is the most obvious reason. I guess I was trying to find a way to get others enthused about technology and to understand more about the educational benefits and possibilities technology holds…

]]> By: readerdiane http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/comment-page-1/#comment-11 readerdiane Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:17:12 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2006/09/29/why-are-we-doing-this/#comment-11 You can tell your colleague that there are standards/benchmarks in technology that every child is supposed to meet. We are all responsible for ensuring that our students can meet those benchmarks. We got word from our state ed dept that the Federal government is going to expecting these standards to be met with proof. Consequently our state dept will be visiting our schools and we had better have proof if we want to continue to get the e-rating funding (?) You can tell your colleague that there are standards/benchmarks in technology that every child is supposed to meet. We are all responsible for ensuring that our students can meet those benchmarks.

We got word from our state ed dept that the Federal government is going to expecting these standards to be met with proof. Consequently our state dept will be visiting our schools and we had better have proof if we want to continue to get the e-rating funding (?)

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