Comments for Treasure Chest of Thoughts http://treasures.edublogs.org Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:37:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on To read or to write? by Head Monkey http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/to-read-or-to-write/#comment-18 Head Monkey Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:04:05 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=40#comment-18 Hey Mrs G, What a great idea to give kudos to kids for reading blogs not just responding to them! I am planning a lesson on how to teach kids to search for blogs as we speak! I will also have to add "blog" to my reading log sheet. Cheers, Head Monkey Hey Mrs G,

What a great idea to give kudos to kids for reading blogs not just responding to them! I am planning a lesson on how to teach kids to search for blogs as we speak! I will also have to add “blog” to my reading log sheet.

Cheers,
Head Monkey

]]> Comment on Letter to the next President by Colleen Cameron http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/letter-to-the-next-president/#comment-17 Colleen Cameron Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:12:09 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=42#comment-17 Thank you for sharing this. I think I might try to use it with my AP students as a way to practice persuasive arguments. Thank you for sharing this. I think I might try to use it with my AP students as a way to practice persuasive arguments.

]]> Comment on Letter to the next President by treasures http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/letter-to-the-next-president/#comment-16 treasures Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:05:51 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=42#comment-16 Good! I need to learn more about this...would be great if we our kids could read each other's letters. More ideas for collaboration! Good! I need to learn more about this…would be great if we our kids could read each other’s letters. More ideas for collaboration!

]]> Comment on Letter to the next President by Jodi http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/08/07/letter-to-the-next-president/#comment-15 Jodi Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:33:44 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=42#comment-15 I really like this idea! I really like this idea!

]]> Comment on Thanks to the Veterans by Head Monkey http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/07/18/thanks-to-the-veterans/#comment-14 Head Monkey Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:04:56 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=35#comment-14 We seem to have a lot in common - 17 years of teaching and a love of reading and writing. I agree with you that it can be a little intimidating when reading some of the "big names" in blogging, but they had to start small, too! I remember when Eduwonk emailed me one time and I acted like it was Elvis! I've enjoyed reading your blog and I will add you to my reader, too. Keeep up the great work! Head Monkey Middle School Monkeys www.mrsbowes.edublogs.org We seem to have a lot in common - 17 years of teaching and a love of reading and writing. I agree with you that it can be a little intimidating when reading some of the “big names” in blogging, but they had to start small, too! I remember when Eduwonk emailed me one time and I acted like it was Elvis!

I’ve enjoyed reading your blog and I will add you to my reader, too.

Keeep up the great work!
Head Monkey
Middle School Monkeys http://www.mrsbowes.edublogs.org

]]> Comment on Open Content: Cost-Effective? by lisahuff http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/07/11/open-content-cost-effective/#comment-13 lisahuff Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:54:20 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=22#comment-13 I have mixed feelings about textbooks. You know I feel your pain, for I am fighting the same battle of constantly searching for texts for my students. The technology is a lifesaver. My Google Reader supplies me with nonfiction, current events texts. Sidebar: I've started tagging these in my Del.icio.us; if you'll start tagging good texts for mini-lessons and thematic tie-in's, well two heads are better than one. But, back to my original point--textbooks versus online content--I think we at BHS can't fully appreciate full-blown online content until we are a 1-to-1 school (another lofty dream of mine!). That is, until every student has a laptop which he or she has in class every day, all day, to summon a text to at the fingertips, use online highlighting/annotating/commenting tools to mark up, share, and discuss texts--until then, we can't see the full benefits of foregoing textbooks. We are between worlds right now, knowing only a traditional textbook no longer meets the demands of the 21st Century skillset yet not having the tools to make abandoning a textbook fully beneficial. Sigh. So, we beat on, boats against the current! I have mixed feelings about textbooks. You know I feel your pain, for I am fighting the same battle of constantly searching for texts for my students.

The technology is a lifesaver. My Google Reader supplies me with nonfiction, current events texts. Sidebar: I’ve started tagging these in my Del.icio.us; if you’ll start tagging good texts for mini-lessons and thematic tie-in’s, well two heads are better than one.

But, back to my original point–textbooks versus online content–I think we at BHS can’t fully appreciate full-blown online content until we are a 1-to-1 school (another lofty dream of mine!). That is, until every student has a laptop which he or she has in class every day, all day, to summon a text to at the fingertips, use online highlighting/annotating/commenting tools to mark up, share, and discuss texts–until then, we can’t see the full benefits of foregoing textbooks. We are between worlds right now, knowing only a traditional textbook no longer meets the demands of the 21st Century skillset yet not having the tools to make abandoning a textbook fully beneficial.

Sigh. So, we beat on, boats against the current!

]]> Comment on Thanks to the Veterans by lhuff http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/07/18/thanks-to-the-veterans/#comment-12 lhuff Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:06:22 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=35#comment-12 Welcome to the blogging revolution! I hope I can continue to inspire you with new tools. There are just soooo many! Welcome to the blogging revolution! I hope I can continue to inspire you with new tools. There are just soooo many!

]]> Comment on About Mrs. Gillmore by lhuff http://treasures.edublogs.org/about/#comment-11 lhuff Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:02:39 +0000 #comment-11 I like your new nameplate. Nice. I'm liking this pirate theme! I like your new nameplate. Nice. I’m liking this pirate theme!

]]> Comment on James Patterson and Blogging by lhuff http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/07/10/james-patterson-and-blogging/#comment-9 lhuff Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:55:02 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=20#comment-9 Tanner's been trying to get me to read this series, telling me how wonderful it is. Maybe I can squeeze it in before summer ends. Maybe. Tanner’s been trying to get me to read this series, telling me how wonderful it is. Maybe I can squeeze it in before summer ends. Maybe.

]]> Comment on Curriculum Overload by lisahuff http://treasures.edublogs.org/2008/06/28/curriculum-overload/#comment-8 lisahuff Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:36:17 +0000 http://treasures.edublogs.org/?p=18#comment-8 I look forward to reading (and stealing!) your ideas. I'm at NECC 2008: my head is definitely spinning! I look forward to reading (and stealing!) your ideas. I’m at NECC 2008: my head is definitely spinning!

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