Comments on: Morning Online With 8th Graders http://cogdogblog.com/2007/12/21/morning-online-with-8th-graders/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:01:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff Lebow http://cogdogblog.com/2007/12/21/morning-online-with-8th-graders/comment-page-1/#comment-43085 Jeff Lebow Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:02:24 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2007/12/21/morning-online-with-8th-graders/#comment-43085 The recording of this conversation is at: http://ustream.tv/recorded/yMm80TxaPiuDYecKjeqt8p.VBYK3cgTY I too was struck by the importance students placed on having good teachers and including the social component in any future school, virtual or otherwise. I also thought their suggestion of starting school later in the day was a good one. The world would be a better place if everyone got a little more sleep... assuming the later start time wasn't offset by staying up late playing Runescape :) The recording of this conversation is at:
http://ustream.tv/recorded/yMm80TxaPiuDYecKjeqt8p.VBYK3cgTY

I too was struck by the importance students placed on having good teachers and including the social component in any future school, virtual or otherwise. I also thought their suggestion of starting school later in the day was a good one. The world would be a better place if everyone got a little more sleep… assuming the later start time wasn’t offset by staying up late playing Runescape :)

]]> By: Allison Miller http://cogdogblog.com/2007/12/21/morning-online-with-8th-graders/comment-page-1/#comment-42956 Allison Miller Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:30:35 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2007/12/21/morning-online-with-8th-graders/#comment-42956 thanks for sharing this experience Alan - I love how your first observation is that "Teachers make the difference to these students". Do you think that being a teacher is a 'privilege'? So many parents say "my son/daughter did so well/not so well in that teacher's class". I ponder than about how can we improve our teacher training/professional development to ensure every teacher DOES make the difference! Allison, Adelaide thanks for sharing this experience Alan – I love how your first observation is that “Teachers make the difference to these students”.

Do you think that being a teacher is a ‘privilege’?

So many parents say “my son/daughter did so well/not so well in that teacher’s class”.

I ponder than about how can we improve our teacher training/professional development to ensure every teacher DOES make the difference!

Allison, Adelaide

]]> By: Brad Hunstable http://cogdogblog.com/2007/12/21/morning-online-with-8th-graders/comment-page-1/#comment-42934 Brad Hunstable Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:41:03 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/2007/12/21/morning-online-with-8th-graders/#comment-42934 Wow! Great use of our Technology! Brad Hunstable Founder, Ustream.TV Wow! Great use of our Technology!

Brad Hunstable
Founder, Ustream.TV

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