Comments for Mike: Ramblings from the Father of Twins http://mfabrams.edublogs.org Off the wall thoughts, comments and statements from a man who has to keep boys off his doorstep!! Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:53:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Classroom 2.0 - “Release the Hounds” - Subtitled “It’s Wabbit Season!!” by tbrueser http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/30/classroom-20-release-the-hounds-subtitled-its-wabbit-season/#comment-5 tbrueser Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:12:04 +0000 http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/30/classroom-20-release-the-hounds-subtitled-its-wabbit-season/#comment-5 I went to view the video and it has been pulled by YouTube because of a claim of copyright violation. Thank goodness Tim has shared it with me before. As you point out, the limitations for digital storytelling are boundless. Terry I went to view the video and it has been pulled by YouTube because of a claim of copyright violation. Thank goodness Tim has shared it with me before. As you point out, the limitations for digital storytelling are boundless.

Terry

]]> Comment on Web Too Point OHHHHH!!! by timstahmer http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/29/web-too-point-ohhhhh/#comment-4 timstahmer Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:24:19 +0000 http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/29/web-too-point-ohhhhh/#comment-4 I think one of the keys to understanding all this web 2.0 stuff (and I'm a little sick of that name :-) is to look at how your students are using these tools. High school students especially are used to having access to all kinds of communications tools outside of school, including MySpace/Facebook, IM, SMS, etc. In school, however, they see and use almost none of it, even when they use computers. You're right that the things that worked in education even a few years ago may not work today and we have to look at all the possibilities. I think one of the keys to understanding all this web 2.0 stuff (and I’m a little sick of that name :-) is to look at how your students are using these tools. High school students especially are used to having access to all kinds of communications tools outside of school, including MySpace/Facebook, IM, SMS, etc. In school, however, they see and use almost none of it, even when they use computers. You’re right that the things that worked in education even a few years ago may not work today and we have to look at all the possibilities.

]]> Comment on The Rubric’s Cube by Tim http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/the-rubrics-cube/#comment-3 Tim Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:06:28 +0000 http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/16/the-rubrics-cube/#comment-3 Your rubric looks pretty good. I like the fact that you're requiring students to create a storyboard for their presentation. I only have a couple of suggestions. Since you are having them create a storyboard, you might want to have a category assessing just that piece. That would serve as a check point allowing the teacher to determine their progress at that time Also, you may want to attach some points to each level of the categories so that the students know the "weight" of each. Finally, I love your storytelling! The connection to the Rubik's Cube was great. Your rubric looks pretty good. I like the fact that you’re requiring students to create a storyboard for their presentation. I only have a couple of suggestions.

Since you are having them create a storyboard, you might want to have a category assessing just that piece. That would serve as a check point allowing the teacher to determine their progress at that time

Also, you may want to attach some points to each level of the categories so that the students know the “weight” of each.

Finally, I love your storytelling! The connection to the Rubik’s Cube was great.

]]> Comment on 1/2 theater, 1/2 film, 1/2 book, 1/2 music hall = One project? by cemohn http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/08/12-theater-12-film-12-book-12-music-hall-one-project/#comment-2 cemohn Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:08:41 +0000 http://mfabrams.edublogs.org/2007/10/08/12-theater-12-film-12-book-12-music-hall-one-project/#comment-2 What a wonderful flashback to your own grade school experience. I too reflected back on my own experience as a student as I read through my article. I have never heard multigenre used either, but what a great description of how students present themselves to the world today. It really is true that they incorporate so much into their social expression that we should be learning from this and utilizing it to make language arts truly the art it could be. What a wonderful flashback to your own grade school experience. I too reflected back on my own experience as a student as I read through my article. I have never heard multigenre used either, but what a great description of how students present themselves to the world today. It really is true that they incorporate so much into their social expression that we should be learning from this and utilizing it to make language arts truly the art it could be.

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