Comments on: Polleverywhere and Animoto: Good for the Classroom? http://blogging4biology.edublogs.org/2008/12/19/polleverywhere-and-animoto-good-for-the-classroom/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:21:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Stacy http://blogging4biology.edublogs.org/2008/12/19/polleverywhere-and-animoto-good-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Stacy Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:23:12 +0000 http://blogging4biology.edublogs.org/?p=66#comment-103 Thanks for all the wonderful compliments! I haven't read Ruby Payne, but my students are middle-upper class. We only have a few students with financial assistance. I was quite shocked that so few of them had cell phones. Several said they have one, but they leave it at home because the school has a strict no cell phone policy. I wish more teachers actively engaged their students in reflection and analysis of teaching practices. When I do it the students sometimes give me a look that says, "Why are you asking us? Shouldn't you know what you're doing?" But, that doesn't stop me from doing it because as soon as I stop trying to improve my teaching I need to find another profession. I've been subscribing to your blog for awhile now. I promise to write more comments in the future! :-) Thanks for all the wonderful compliments! I haven’t read Ruby Payne, but my students are middle-upper class. We only have a few students with financial assistance. I was quite shocked that so few of them had cell phones. Several said they have one, but they leave it at home because the school has a strict no cell phone policy.

I wish more teachers actively engaged their students in reflection and analysis of teaching practices. When I do it the students sometimes give me a look that says, “Why are you asking us? Shouldn’t you know what you’re doing?” But, that doesn’t stop me from doing it because as soon as I stop trying to improve my teaching I need to find another profession.

I’ve been subscribing to your blog for awhile now. I promise to write more comments in the future! :-)

]]> By: nashworld http://blogging4biology.edublogs.org/2008/12/19/polleverywhere-and-animoto-good-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-102 nashworld Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:11:34 +0000 http://blogging4biology.edublogs.org/?p=66#comment-102 1. I couldn't agree more. These are in no way solid "direct teaching/rich discussion inspiring" tools. In my little opinion however, they do have a place in education -like you say. 2. I love how all of your beasts use your computers. ;-) 3. Hand-raising is different from texting in some fundamental ways, though I largely agree with you on Polleverywhere. It is expensive as well. 4. Remain as open with your students about your instructional methods as you are... that is $ 5. Think about how much we can learn about PPT (or Keynote = my bias) as an instructional tool through these comments about Animoto. 6. "8 students said the video increased their interest." => this is gigantic. I bet the average in a large sample is much better. How could they not be inspired? I certainly was. I will be spreading that little kick off video... really. I love it. Nice work! best use of Animoto for the (IN) classroom I have yet seen... 7. Check out my post here: http://nashworld.edublogs.org/2008/12/06/inspire-first-instruct-later/ All of this.... increasing interest- stuff is just huge in my opinion. Your video is educational marketing at its finest. 8. Interesting that so few of your students have text plans. I am in a MUCH (i'm guessing from several pieces of informal data) that I am in a MUCH lower socioeconomic situation... and yet 70-80% of my kids do. Ever read Ruby Payne? 9. This post was right up my alley. My kids are "guinea pigs" as well. As well they should be. In (any) upper level biology class, our kids should see the application of scientific thinking/creativity in all that we do. It is obvious that you share that ideal on some level. Please feel free to post any of these things to topic on my site. They would add greatly to what I am trying to accomplish. I speak a great deal about tools on my blog. In reality, I speak about stepping out and trying new things as an educator. You do that really well. However, you also have a keen sense of reflection and analysis. That is a huge step #2. Your analysis of these nifty little entities would add much to the discussion in my little midwestern holdout. Nice job here! ;-) Sean 1. I couldn’t agree more. These are in no way solid “direct teaching/rich discussion inspiring” tools. In my little opinion however, they do have a place in education -like you say.

2. I love how all of your beasts use your computers. ;-)

3. Hand-raising is different from texting in some fundamental ways, though I largely agree with you on Polleverywhere. It is expensive as well.

4. Remain as open with your students about your instructional methods as you are… that is $

5. Think about how much we can learn about PPT (or Keynote = my bias) as an instructional tool through these comments about Animoto.

6. “8 students said the video increased their interest.” => this is gigantic. I bet the average in a large sample is much better. How could they not be inspired? I certainly was. I will be spreading that little kick off video… really. I love it. Nice work! best use of Animoto for the (IN) classroom I have yet seen…

7. Check out my post here: http://nashworld.edublogs.org/2008/12/06/inspire-first-instruct-later/

All of this…. increasing interest- stuff is just huge in my opinion. Your video is educational marketing at its finest.

8. Interesting that so few of your students have text plans. I am in a MUCH (i’m guessing from several pieces of informal data) that I am in a MUCH lower socioeconomic situation… and yet 70-80% of my kids do. Ever read Ruby Payne?

9. This post was right up my alley. My kids are “guinea pigs” as well. As well they should be. In (any) upper level biology class, our kids should see the application of scientific thinking/creativity in all that we do. It is obvious that you share that ideal on some level.

Please feel free to post any of these things to topic on my site. They would add greatly to what I am trying to accomplish. I speak a great deal about tools on my blog. In reality, I speak about stepping out and trying new things as an educator. You do that really well. However, you also have a keen sense of reflection and analysis. That is a huge step #2.

Your analysis of these nifty little entities would add much to the discussion in my little midwestern holdout.

Nice job here!
;-)

Sean

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