Comments on: What’s your quote? http://blogush.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/whats-your-quote/ Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself. --Chinese Proverb Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:23:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: clara barton http://blogush.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/whats-your-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-194 clara barton Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:14:08 +0000 http://blogush.edublogs.org/?p=123#comment-194 [...] After reading it I realized that it was a quote that describes my feelings towards education. ?http://blogush.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/whats-your-quote/Bug contest, film fest, family time at library Edison SentinelThe Edison Public Library will present [...] [...] After reading it I realized that it was a quote that describes my feelings towards education. ?http://blogush.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/whats-your-quote/Bug contest, film fest, family time at library Edison SentinelThe Edison Public Library will present [...]

]]> By: Janice Robertson http://blogush.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/whats-your-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Janice Robertson Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:44:01 +0000 http://blogush.edublogs.org/?p=123#comment-179 Hi Paul, I'd like to be known for saying this: "Technology should only be used when such use is the BEST or only way to do something. If a task or project can be done just as well or better without the technology, then we should be asking "why are we doing it this way?" I've seen teachers do some pretty silly things using a computer, just for the sake of using a computer - making paper snowflakes online for example, rather than by hand. They had nothing to show for their efforts; no snowflakes to tape to the wall... how sad. I've also seen assignments where the Powerpoint just replaced the bristol board display... again... quite sad. Now... limiting students to five words and one image per slide in order to get their message across... that's an entirely different assignment! Of course, I'd like to make it more eloquent sounding and less wordy, but keep the gist of the message. Quotes are usually so succinct and sagacious. And by the way... I enjoy reading your posts - I'd be quite sad if you decided to stop writing. Yours is one of the first I always read off my aggregator, and NOT just because alphabetically, it's near the top! :-) Hi Paul,
I’d like to be known for saying this:
“Technology should only be used when such use is the BEST or only way to do something. If a task or project can be done just as well or better without the technology, then we should be asking “why are we doing it this way?”

I’ve seen teachers do some pretty silly things using a computer, just for the sake of using a computer – making paper snowflakes online for example, rather than by hand. They had nothing to show for their efforts; no snowflakes to tape to the wall… how sad. I’ve also seen assignments where the Powerpoint just replaced the bristol board display… again… quite sad. Now… limiting students to five words and one image per slide in order to get their message across… that’s an entirely different assignment!

Of course, I’d like to make it more eloquent sounding and less wordy, but keep the gist of the message. Quotes are usually so succinct and sagacious.

And by the way… I enjoy reading your posts – I’d be quite sad if you decided to stop writing. Yours is one of the first I always read off my aggregator, and NOT just because alphabetically, it’s near the top! :-)

]]> By: GingerTPLC (Lewman) http://blogush.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/whats-your-quote/comment-page-1/#comment-178 GingerTPLC (Lewman) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:34:45 +0000 http://blogush.edublogs.org/?p=123#comment-178 Our good buddy Kevin Honeycutt has had that happen to him a lot. But his quotes are very sticky and when people hear them, it rolls so easily off the tongue. I wasn't sure if I had taken "schooly" from someone, but I truly do think I used it, even privately, a lot time ago. Now it seems as if I'm quoting Clay. Yep, blogging does put you on the record early on. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I'm a quotable character; but I'll be content to spread others' words of wisdom. Our good buddy Kevin Honeycutt has had that happen to him a lot. But his quotes are very sticky and when people hear them, it rolls so easily off the tongue.

I wasn’t sure if I had taken “schooly” from someone, but I truly do think I used it, even privately, a lot time ago. Now it seems as if I’m quoting Clay.

Yep, blogging does put you on the record early on. Unfortunately, I’m not sure I’m a quotable character; but I’ll be content to spread others’ words of wisdom.

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