Comments on: Picture tomorrow’s schools http://anne.teachesme.com/2005/09/09/picture-tomorrows-schools/ Comments, reflections and occasional brainstorms Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:39:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.4-bleeding By: Anne Davis http://anne.teachesme.com/2005/09/09/picture-tomorrows-schools/#comment-348 Anne Davis Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:46:17 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2005/09/09/picture-tomorrows-schools/#comment-348 <a></a>I couldn't agree more. The idea is to have it public so that anyone could comment. Follow-up and discussion about what is written is crucial. Thanks for the link to your post. I enjoy reading your blog. I couldn’t agree more. The idea is to have it public so that anyone could comment. Follow-up and discussion about what is written is crucial. Thanks for the link to your post. I enjoy reading your blog.

]]> By: Raj Boora http://anne.teachesme.com/2005/09/09/picture-tomorrows-schools/#comment-347 Raj Boora Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:02:37 +0000 http://anne.teachesme.com/2005/09/09/picture-tomorrows-schools/#comment-347 <a></a>I remember having to write in my journal in grades 3-6 every day at the start of the day. It's a similar idea, but the problem there is that only the teacher ever "sees" it. To make it truly productive, students should be asked to comment on the thoughts of other students, so that even in a closed network, the networking aspect of a blog is still there. I posted something similar here: <a href="http://idarknight.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-blogging-can-increase-productivity.html" rel="nofollow">http://idarknight.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-blogging-can-increase-productivity.html</a> I remember having to write in my journal in grades 3-6 every day at the start of the day. It’s a similar idea, but the problem there is that only the teacher ever “sees” it.

To make it truly productive, students should be asked to comment on the thoughts of other students, so that even in a closed network, the networking aspect of a blog is still there.

I posted something similar here:

http://idarknight.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-blogging-can-increase-productivity.html

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