Comments on: The Grade 5 Flat Classroom Experience http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/ teaching technology abroad Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Melissa http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 Melissa Tue, 06 May 2008 06:39:31 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/#comment-1668 Hi there, I go to school in Victoria. I also have a blog. If you would like to look at it and maybe leave a comment go to www.punch.edublogs.org and if you would like to got our class blog go to www.altan.edublogs.org. Bye Melissa :-) Hi there, I go to school in Victoria. I also have a blog. If you would like to look at it and maybe leave a comment go to http://www.punch.edublogs.org and if you would like to got our class blog go to http://www.altan.edublogs.org. Bye
Melissa :-)

]]> By: mscofino http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 mscofino Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:23:01 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/#comment-1275 Ann, I was only able to do those large chunks because it was a side project with the highly able students, but I highly, highly recommend it. There is something about technology - it's engaging for the kids and they can spend a lot of time in one sitting - that means it's much more effective to use fewer longer blocks than lots of shorter blocks (which is contrary to what most schools put in place, especially at the elementary level). Natalie, Yes, it only takes a few minutes to show them how to edit a wiki - all of them have their own e-mail accounts and the tools are so similar that they make that connection easily. The only things they're not as familiar with is making links, adding tables, and embedding images from external URLs - but that can all be taught rather quickly. Ann,

I was only able to do those large chunks because it was a side project with the highly able students, but I highly, highly recommend it. There is something about technology – it’s engaging for the kids and they can spend a lot of time in one sitting – that means it’s much more effective to use fewer longer blocks than lots of shorter blocks (which is contrary to what most schools put in place, especially at the elementary level).

Natalie,

Yes, it only takes a few minutes to show them how to edit a wiki – all of them have their own e-mail accounts and the tools are so similar that they make that connection easily. The only things they’re not as familiar with is making links, adding tables, and embedding images from external URLs – but that can all be taught rather quickly.

]]> By: Natalie http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Natalie Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:55:36 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/#comment-1244 Thanks for sharing this. Keep up the excellent work! This is a wonderful example of using wikis in the classroom? Did you find that your students were pretty facile at adding content to the wiki? Thanks for sharing this. Keep up the excellent work! This is a wonderful example of using wikis in the classroom? Did you find that your students were pretty facile at adding content to the wiki?

]]> By: Ann O http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Ann O Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:37:48 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2007/12/07/the-grade-5-flat-classroom-experience/#comment-1218 I'm impressed with the way you went about the work with the students. It's nice to have a two hour block of time to get the work done. I only get forty-two minutes once per week with the fifth grade. The 3-2-1 is a great organizer that I really should use more in computer class. It made great sense in this project. It gave me an idea for something I want to do over the next week or two with my sixth graders. I’m impressed with the way you went about the work with the students. It’s nice to have a two hour block of time to get the work done. I only get forty-two minutes once per week with the fifth grade.

The 3-2-1 is a great organizer that I really should use more in computer class. It made great sense in this project. It gave me an idea for something I want to do over the next week or two with my sixth graders.

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