http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/09/20/classroom-as-learning-community/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:37:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/09/20/classroom-as-learning-community/comment-page-1/#comment-13900 Clarence Fisher Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:44:04 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=628#comment-13900 Graham; thanks for the kinds words about my classroom. This is a busy time with being away in Shanghai last week ad only two weeks into a school year. You are also write that Shanghai is a long, long way from Snow Lake (13 time zones as a matter of fact!). A whole different world to explore. I hope you managed to see some of the stuff I wrote about my Idea Hive classroom logo. I've been giving you all the credit for coming up with the idea of having a classroom logo. I talked long and hard last week in Shanghai about some of the ideas I've gotten from you. I like this post on community; its been something front and centre in my mind for some time now. I'm not sure I've got it yet. Been thinking a lot about Shirky and about the social life of information. I guess never knowing the answers is what keeps this all interesting. Thansk for your thinking. Graham; thanks for the kinds words about my classroom. This is a busy time with being away in Shanghai last week ad only two weeks into a school year. You are also write that Shanghai is a long, long way from Snow Lake (13 time zones as a matter of fact!). A whole different world to explore. I hope you managed to see some of the stuff I wrote about my Idea Hive classroom logo. I’ve been giving you all the credit for coming up with the idea of having a classroom logo. I talked long and hard last week in Shanghai about some of the ideas I’ve gotten from you. I like this post on community; its been something front and centre in my mind for some time now. I’m not sure I’ve got it yet. Been thinking a lot about Shirky and about the social life of information. I guess never knowing the answers is what keeps this all interesting. Thansk for your thinking.

]]> http://gwegner.edublogs.org/2008/09/20/classroom-as-learning-community/comment-page-1/#comment-13897 Hannah Grace Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:41:40 +0000 http://gwegner.edublogs.org/?p=628#comment-13897 The classroom as a studio? I do not like the idea of that either. All of the technology is good, but computers cannot care about students. Students do need a leader to look after and care for them. They do need to be nurtured. Technology is great when used in the right ways and moderation. I believe that students need a little bit of a person connection with their teachers. Computers just can’t quite to it. I like that you give your students input. I think they would be more responsive by having their say in the situation. I also agree that teachers are somewhat responsible for the bond of their students. The teacher is the leader of the class; they can set the tone of togetherness. The classroom as a studio? I do not like the idea of that either. All of the technology is good, but computers cannot care about students. Students do need a leader to look after and care for them. They do need to be nurtured. Technology is great when used in the right ways and moderation. I believe that students need a little bit of a person connection with their teachers. Computers just can’t quite to it. I like that you give your students input. I think they would be more responsive by having their say in the situation. I also agree that teachers are somewhat responsible for the bond of their students. The teacher is the leader of the class; they can set the tone of togetherness.

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