tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267552300288841995.post1021331046670467388..comments2022-03-24T16:18:58.505-07:00Comments on Teaching in the 21st Century: First Grade's New Netbookslmorowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439329505786290660noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267552300288841995.post-81915594002795624452012-03-25T13:58:29.803-07:002012-03-25T13:58:29.803-07:00Hi, we are in Merton, Wisconsin, so unfortunately ...Hi, we are in Merton, Wisconsin, so unfortunately we would not be able to be part of your study.lmorowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439329505786290660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267552300288841995.post-185304370523917352012-03-16T05:29:56.934-07:002012-03-16T05:29:56.934-07:00where is this taking place? I'm doing research...where is this taking place? I'm doing research for a project about the effectiveness of netbooks in the school system, and I would LOVE to use this; however, my research is confined to Canada. Either way, I'd love to know. Thanks!curiousstudentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267552300288841995.post-91694949275591265402011-05-23T08:51:18.680-07:002011-05-23T08:51:18.680-07:00Great thanks for information. With our moodle we h...Great thanks for information. With our moodle we have student blogs and use messaging, which is a good way to explore authentic social media skills, we use blogs for alot of reflection and kids embed animotos and glogsters and stuff like that. <br /><br /> I have this Ask 3 before me rule, that now most of the ES teachers use with IT its pretty simple- before hands go up when they are in front of the netbook, iof they have a problem they need to: click 3 things, ask 3 people (or class 'techicians') then they can ask the assistant teacher then me. It works well. I cant take credit for it I heard it at a conference 2 years ago- wish I remembered who! Id like to thank them. Problem solving skills is a huge part of their learning I think.<br /><br />Moodle we also use to access course materials, which has had varying degrees of success.<br /><br />Anyhow that'd be great to be in contact with Craig.Jason Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370589380481757021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267552300288841995.post-24680612820238058262011-05-23T04:33:47.415-07:002011-05-23T04:33:47.415-07:00Hi Jason,
We would love to collaborate with you ne...Hi Jason,<br />We would love to collaborate with you next year! We use Moodle, although not as much in the lower grades so it would be great to see how you use it, along with other good ideas you have done!<br /><br />Right now for first grade, we have one rolling cart of 24 HP mini netbooks that six classes share, but next year we will only have 4 classes so they should have more access. The cart has a pullout shelf for each netbook and yes, we do teach the basic skills of how to handle them. When we first got them, we spent the first day going over how to wait in line, open the drawer, unplug the netbook, set it on top of the cart and then close the drawer, then use two hands to walk to your desk. One method I taught the teachers was to have them log in and then come sit in front of the Smartboard for instructions while the machines start up. Some teachers use this, others don't mind the chatter that goes on while the students wait. Some give instructions before they even pull the netbooks out - it really varies. If they are using the netbooks again during their time period, the students log out. But if they are done with their time period, they shut down to save power until the next teacher uses them. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment and I will keep in touch.lmorowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439329505786290660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267552300288841995.post-69256191708215088502011-05-22T07:49:04.151-07:002011-05-22T07:49:04.151-07:00Great post,
Ive been using netbooks in grade 1 f...Great post, <br /><br />Ive been using netbooks in grade 1 for over 1 year now and would love to collaborate with your grade 1 teacher if possible. <br /><br />We use Moodle a bit too, does your school? Next year each class will have a class set- aiming for 10 as a class set. How do you store them (Im assuming they are in each class)? What kind of netbooks are they (weve got Acer Inspire). <br /><br />And 1 more sorry...how does the grade 1 teacher 'teach' basic skills of how to handle te netbooks, what to do with the netbooks when instructions are being given etc (like lower your lid, do they log off or log out...)Jason Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370589380481757021noreply@blogger.com