Comments for Tech Ice Breaker http://cprout.edublogs.org Breaking the ice of technology literacy for teachers and students. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:15:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Standing in Line Silently… by Ashley http://cprout.edublogs.org/2009/02/24/standing-in-line-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Ashley Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:15:03 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-76 Great thoughts! I agree, as an adult, you are not expected to stand silently in line. I can see Jenny's point that kids often don't know how to whisper or talk quietly. I guess you could also argue the that talking in the hall could disturb other classes going on (if it's an elementary w/ no standard class change time). I teach at an all boys school and we tend to embrace the idea of boys aren't made to be perfectly still and quiet. Therefore, when we do ask for silence, they tend to be more willing to comply b/c they know it's for a a reason. Great thoughts! I agree, as an adult, you are not expected to stand silently in line. I can see Jenny’s point that kids often don’t know how to whisper or talk quietly. I guess you could also argue the that talking in the hall could disturb other classes going on (if it’s an elementary w/ no standard class change time). I teach at an all boys school and we tend to embrace the idea of boys aren’t made to be perfectly still and quiet. Therefore, when we do ask for silence, they tend to be more willing to comply b/c they know it’s for a a reason.

]]> Comment on A Wordle about my Delicious Bookmarks by Alison http://cprout.edublogs.org/2008/09/22/a-wordle-about-my-delicious-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Alison Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:21:29 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=64#comment-75 Wordle is such a great tool and a lot of educators have used them successfully in their teaching. There are a few that I have found here http://rhondda.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/using-wordle-in-schools/ and here http://peterpappas.blogs.com/copy_paste/2009/01/build-literacy-skills-with-wordle.html Thanks for sharing yours. Wordle is such a great tool and a lot of educators have used them successfully in their teaching. There are a few that I have found here http://rhondda.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/using-wordle-in-schools/ and here http://peterpappas.blogs.com/copy_paste/2009/01/build-literacy-skills-with-wordle.html

Thanks for sharing yours.

]]> Comment on Standing in Line Silently… by Jenny http://cprout.edublogs.org/2009/02/24/standing-in-line-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Jenny Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:46:55 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-74 I think many still teach students to do this because they aren't able to teach them to whisper quietly and to stop talking when an adult is speaking to them. I think many of the things that are done poorly are because of inability to do them well. Sadly, I'm not sure how to remedy that. I think many still teach students to do this because they aren’t able to teach them to whisper quietly and to stop talking when an adult is speaking to them. I think many of the things that are done poorly are because of inability to do them well. Sadly, I’m not sure how to remedy that.

]]> Comment on Standing in Line Silently… by Gabriela http://cprout.edublogs.org/2009/02/24/standing-in-line-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Gabriela Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:29:43 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-73 Students don't stand in lines at my school, but I guess they do so in most schools here in Argentina. Some days ago I saw this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcrucif/2493100715/ and I remembered the days I had to stand in a line in silence.It was one of the worst moments at school. Useless. Students don’t stand in lines at my school, but I guess they do so in most schools here in Argentina.
Some days ago I saw this photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlcrucif/2493100715/
and I remembered the days I had to stand in a line in silence.It was one of the worst moments at school. Useless.

]]> Comment on Standing in Line Silently… by Kelly Hines http://cprout.edublogs.org/2009/02/24/standing-in-line-silently/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Kelly Hines Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:21:20 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=79#comment-72 Hmmm. That's a great point. What about walking in a line? I mean, really, they stop walking in line once they start changing classes in middle school, right? If they can walk quietly in a small herd, why not? As long as kids learn that if another class is coming in an opposite direction, they should move over (just like you were in the mall or a busy sidewalk); I don't think that one is that big of a deal either. And this is all heresy from an elementary school teacher ha! Hmmm. That’s a great point. What about walking in a line? I mean, really, they stop walking in line once they start changing classes in middle school, right? If they can walk quietly in a small herd, why not? As long as kids learn that if another class is coming in an opposite direction, they should move over (just like you were in the mall or a busy sidewalk); I don’t think that one is that big of a deal either.

And this is all heresy from an elementary school teacher ha!

]]> Comment on Enrage, Oops I mean Engrade Customer Support by mrsdurff http://cprout.edublogs.org/2008/12/03/enrage-oops-i-mean-engrade-customer-support/comment-page-1/#comment-71 mrsdurff Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:04:31 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-71 I could never get on Engrade so I went back to Thinkwave. Yes, I paid for the Thinkwave disk 5 years ago, but it works and Engrade doesn't. I could never get on Engrade so I went back to Thinkwave. Yes, I paid for the Thinkwave disk 5 years ago, but it works and Engrade doesn’t.

]]> Comment on Enrage, Oops I mean Engrade Customer Support by cprout http://cprout.edublogs.org/2008/12/03/enrage-oops-i-mean-engrade-customer-support/comment-page-1/#comment-70 cprout Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:48:56 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-70 Thanks for visiting the site and commenting. I really like Thinkwave Educator. Check it out at http://www.thinkwave.com/ Thank you, Chris Thanks for visiting the site and commenting. I really like Thinkwave Educator. Check it out at http://www.thinkwave.com/
Thank you,
Chris

]]> Comment on Enrage, Oops I mean Engrade Customer Support by Donna http://cprout.edublogs.org/2008/12/03/enrage-oops-i-mean-engrade-customer-support/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Donna Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:43:08 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-69 I was really excited about Engrade, as it seemed to be a GREAT TOOL! However, I'm having the same issues as you guys and being that this is only my 2nd week in it...I can happily readjust to another site. Please inform me of something helpful that's free! Otherwise, it's back to spreadsheet in Excel for me. Thanks! I was really excited about Engrade, as it seemed to be a GREAT TOOL! However, I’m having the same issues as you guys and being that this is only my 2nd week in it…I can happily readjust to another site. Please inform me of something helpful that’s free! Otherwise, it’s back to spreadsheet in Excel for me. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Enrage, Oops I mean Engrade Customer Support by cprout http://cprout.edublogs.org/2008/12/03/enrage-oops-i-mean-engrade-customer-support/comment-page-1/#comment-68 cprout Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:01:50 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-68 Fortunately for my school and teachers Engrade's days are numbered. We will be switching over to CENTRE SIS for all of our school information systems. It will be a lot of work as I maintain my Thinkwave Gradebook and Engrade site, but will be worth it. Thanks for visiting the site and commenting! Chris Fortunately for my school and teachers Engrade’s days are numbered. We will be switching over to CENTRE SIS for all of our school information systems. It will be a lot of work as I maintain my Thinkwave Gradebook and Engrade site, but will be worth it. Thanks for visiting the site and commenting!
Chris

]]> Comment on Enrage, Oops I mean Engrade Customer Support by Wendy http://cprout.edublogs.org/2008/12/03/enrage-oops-i-mean-engrade-customer-support/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Wendy Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:20:03 +0000 http://cprout.edublogs.org/?p=76#comment-67 I think Engrade is a big pain. I've had the same experience...plus no contact phone numbers or email apart from a link on their website that doesn't always work. I'm a parent and I find it unreliable. The past two days I get a "catch all" message when I try to log in to my account. It says something like "Oops! Your account has been idle for.." blah blah. The thing is--EVERY person in our school that has tried to log in gets the same message. It's an alternative to saying "YES, our crappy website is down AGAIN and we can't support all the users. Oh, and GEE. It's the end of the semester. Hope that's not an inconvenience to all of you." I think Engrade is a big pain. I’ve had the same experience…plus no contact phone numbers or email apart from a link on their website that doesn’t always work. I’m a parent and I find it unreliable. The past two days I get a “catch all” message when I try to log in to my account. It says something like “Oops! Your account has been idle for..” blah blah. The thing is–EVERY person in our school that has tried to log in gets the same message. It’s an alternative to saying “YES, our crappy website is down AGAIN and we can’t support all the users. Oh, and GEE. It’s the end of the semester. Hope that’s not an inconvenience to all of you.”

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