Comments on: Task #4 http://reflectionsatpi.edublogs.org/2008/09/25/task-4/ Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:23:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: nataliebernstein http://reflectionsatpi.edublogs.org/2008/09/25/task-4/comment-page-1/#comment-7 nataliebernstein Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:50:43 +0000 http://reflectionsatpi.edublogs.org/?p=8#comment-7 I am appalled by the amount of junk out there, and teaching kids how to wend their way through it is a daunting task. Teaching kids to be mindful in their public writing adds another layer -- I love the phrase"post and run" ; it is the counterpart to the copy/paste/print research paper. Maybe if we show them embarrassing posts (bad poetry, poorly edited writing, or overly-revealing blogs), they will think twice. I know they love the bad websites I use. (Thank you for responding to my first posting. I am still finding this process a little intimidating.) I am appalled by the amount of junk out there, and teaching kids how to wend their way through it is a daunting task. Teaching kids to be mindful in their public writing adds another layer — I love the phrase”post and run” ; it is the counterpart to the copy/paste/print research paper. Maybe if we show them embarrassing posts (bad poetry, poorly edited writing, or overly-revealing blogs), they will think twice. I know they love the bad websites I use.

(Thank you for responding to my first posting. I am still finding this process a little intimidating.)

]]> By: Amy http://reflectionsatpi.edublogs.org/2008/09/25/task-4/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Amy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:43:14 +0000 http://reflectionsatpi.edublogs.org/?p=8#comment-4 Yes, there is a whole lot of crap out there, isn't there? Teachers are definitely going to have to start teaching not only how to find what's valid and valuable, but also what's post-worthy. I hope that having things posted on the net will help all kids kick their products up a notch. There are some kids that don't care how things look for whomever they are presenting to, whether it is their class or the whole world. However, I feel like/hope most kids will reflect a bit more knowing their creation will be viewed by others outside the classroom walls. Maybe we need to involve families more now to help with giving feedback??? Yes, there is a whole lot of crap out there, isn’t there? Teachers are definitely going to have to start teaching not only how to find what’s valid and valuable, but also what’s post-worthy. I hope that having things posted on the net will help all kids kick their products up a notch. There are some kids that don’t care how things look for whomever they are presenting to, whether it is their class or the whole world. However, I feel like/hope most kids will reflect a bit more knowing their creation will be viewed by others outside the classroom walls. Maybe we need to involve families more now to help with giving feedback???

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