Comments for Ruth's Ruckus 3 http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com Thoughts about Education and Technology Integration Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on School Tech Leadership by Cheryl Oakes http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/7/#comment-5 Cheryl Oakes Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:20 +0000 http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/7/#comment-5 Excellent suggestions, I'll pass this along. Excellent suggestions, I’ll pass this along.

]]> Comment on School Tech Leadership by Jeanette Johnson http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/7/#comment-4 Jeanette Johnson Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:49:17 +0000 http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/7/#comment-4 What a great set of suggestions - to-the-point, all completely do-able, and perfectly understandable by us digital immigrants. If you staff to your weakness enough, it'll help you lead by example (I've got a few on my staff who are amazingly tech-savvy, and they're helping to push me, which is helping me to set an example, both on the importance of these tools and on how you can be a learner of these tools). I'll be using several of your suggestions with my staff. Thank you! What a great set of suggestions – to-the-point, all completely do-able, and perfectly understandable by us digital immigrants. If you staff to your weakness enough, it’ll help you lead by example (I’ve got a few on my staff who are amazingly tech-savvy, and they’re helping to push me, which is helping me to set an example, both on the importance of these tools and on how you can be a learner of these tools). I’ll be using several of your suggestions with my staff. Thank you!

]]> Comment on School 2.0? by Steve Dembo http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/school-20/#comment-3 Steve Dembo Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:07:47 +0000 http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/school-20/#comment-3 "The more I learn, the more I realize how far behind we are. " I wouldn't say that you're far behind, I'd say you're moving towards the front of the curve right now. I'd say the majority of teachers are either unaware that there's a problem, or if they're aware, they're struggling with it. But I do agree, it's a major issue. Where is the tipping point to enact widespread change? And what can a single teacher do to hasten the process? “The more I learn, the more I realize how far behind we are. ” I wouldn’t say that you’re far behind, I’d say you’re moving towards the front of the curve right now. I’d say the majority of teachers are either unaware that there’s a problem, or if they’re aware, they’re struggling with it.

But I do agree, it’s a major issue. Where is the tipping point to enact widespread change? And what can a single teacher do to hasten the process?

]]> Comment on What’s all the hype about MUVEs ? by David Warlick http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/01/whats-all-the-hype-about-muves/#comment-2 David Warlick Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:47:21 +0000 http://ruthokoye.wordpress.com/2007/07/01/whats-all-the-hype-about-muves/#comment-2 A good question! What's all the hype about? I don't know, though I am trying to answer that question. Is there a life for education in Second Life (or other ed-friendly MUVEs)? Or is it just hype. Personally, I'm intrigued with it as a programming platform, but that doesn't really improve test scores. So we need to keep trying to answer that question... A good question! What’s all the hype about?

I don’t know, though I am trying to answer that question. Is there a life for education in Second Life (or other ed-friendly MUVEs)? Or is it just hype.

Personally, I’m intrigued with it as a programming platform, but that doesn’t really improve test scores. So we need to keep trying to answer that question…

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