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]]> By: Ashley W http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Ashley W Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:47:23 +0000 http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/#comment-14 I also find the idea of incorporating web spaces such as MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube into the classroom a good one. And when I first thought about this idea and read this article I wondered...How do you change something that is so social like MySpace and Facebook into something educational. YouTube I can understand. It would be an easy tool to use in the classroom or at home for students. I just wonder how seriously students would use Facebook and MySpace to do homework or communicate with classmates about assignments and classwork. But I read the previous comment on your blog by ideamen and realized that it would be a very interesting take to make a MySpace or Facebook blog about a fictional character, whether from a novel, short story, or from the student's own imagination. I obviously had never thought about that before. I also find the idea of incorporating web spaces such as MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube into the classroom a good one. And when I first thought about this idea and read this article I wondered…How do you change something that is so social like MySpace and Facebook into something educational. YouTube I can understand. It would be an easy tool to use in the classroom or at home for students. I just wonder how seriously students would use Facebook and MySpace to do homework or communicate with classmates about assignments and classwork. But I read the previous comment on your blog by ideamen and realized that it would be a very interesting take to make a MySpace or Facebook blog about a fictional character, whether from a novel, short story, or from the student’s own imagination. I obviously had never thought about that before.

]]> By: Walter http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Walter Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:40:33 +0000 http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/#comment-13 Whenever I hear "Facebook" or "Myspace," my inner self groans a weary, tired groan. I don't know why exactly. Using these social networking sites as ready-made virtual "front of the class" spaces, though, is something I could get behind. As a socializing tool and a means to disinhibit people in relation to their schoolwork, I think you hit the nail on the head. With wireless connections moving toward ubiquity, it even becomes a very practical way of doing things; that is, if the costs come down for service and material. I'm not sure, though, if the internet will be able to make education come alive, as the Darlington School District thinks/hopes it will for history. As someone who was, like, totally jazzed as a kid when my area cable provider decided to add The History Channel to the lineup, I never felt that history was nothing less than utterly fascinating. Math and chemistry, on the other hand, totally different experience. I guess I'm worried that the Internet, and all its accoutrements, might be seen as the "magic bullet." I remember reading something about how television was supposed to revolutionize education. I'm sure TV helped it along. But revolutionize it? I'm not so sure. Actually, the article might have been about another piece of technology; it's been a while. Like you, I believe Myspace and the like are here to stay, and that they could be utilized to great effect in the theater of education. But if Myspace takes over the world, I hope they (whoever "they" may be) take Sir Elton John's advice and just shut the whole Internet down. Again, I don't know why. Whenever I hear “Facebook” or “Myspace,” my inner self groans a weary, tired groan. I don’t know why exactly. Using these social networking sites as ready-made virtual “front of the class” spaces, though, is something I could get behind. As a socializing tool and a means to disinhibit people in relation to their schoolwork, I think you hit the nail on the head. With wireless connections moving toward ubiquity, it even becomes a very practical way of doing things; that is, if the costs come down for service and material.

I’m not sure, though, if the internet will be able to make education come alive, as the Darlington School District thinks/hopes it will for history. As someone who was, like, totally jazzed as a kid when my area cable provider decided to add The History Channel to the lineup, I never felt that history was nothing less than utterly fascinating. Math and chemistry, on the other hand, totally different experience. I guess I’m worried that the Internet, and all its accoutrements, might be seen as the “magic bullet.” I remember reading something about how television was supposed to revolutionize education. I’m sure TV helped it along. But revolutionize it? I’m not so sure. Actually, the article might have been about another piece of technology; it’s been a while.

Like you, I believe Myspace and the like are here to stay, and that they could be utilized to great effect in the theater of education. But if Myspace takes over the world, I hope they (whoever “they” may be) take Sir Elton John’s advice and just shut the whole Internet down. Again, I don’t know why.

]]> By: ideamen http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/comment-page-1/#comment-11 ideamen Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:45:00 +0000 http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/#comment-11 Bring Facebook, Myspace, and YouTube into the classrooms...hmm. Personally, I like the thought of doing that. When it comes to youtube, the videos can be very helpful. Like for instance I went on there and found videos of Harry Wong. At GRCC one of my professors used youtube videos of Harry Wong and Stand & Deliver. Another example is MC Nuts the Wordsworth rapping squirrle. I think hs students would laugh if they were learning about Wordsworth and saw this. Just like in a previous article I think that we both wrote on was the myspace fake persona that someone made for a fictional character. There are medias out there that can be used but just aren't. Bring Facebook, Myspace, and YouTube into the classrooms…hmm. Personally, I like the thought of doing that. When it comes to youtube, the videos can be very helpful. Like for instance I went on there and found videos of Harry Wong. At GRCC one of my professors used youtube videos of Harry Wong and Stand & Deliver. Another example is MC Nuts the Wordsworth rapping squirrle. I think hs students would laugh if they were learning about Wordsworth and saw this. Just like in a previous article I think that we both wrote on was the myspace fake persona that someone made for a fictional character. There are medias out there that can be used but just aren’t.

]]> By: rachelaren http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/comment-page-1/#comment-10 rachelaren Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:30:57 +0000 http://kempemat.edublogs.org/2007/10/15/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/#comment-10 I know, it's crazy how MySpace and FaceBook appear to be dominating the entire globe. Every where you look people are checking there facebook and updating there myspace. It's interesting to me as well, that when facebook first came unto the seen, it was only for studetns who were in colleges,as a way of communicating and connection with people from your school now everybody can have one! So, obviously it's growing, right? I torn as well; I think that since technology is such a part of our civilization, then facebook and myspace be apart of the classroom? The problem is shifting the attention from wall posts and uploading pictures to knowledge and learning through facebook and mysapce. I know, it’s crazy how MySpace and FaceBook appear to be dominating the entire globe. Every where you look people are checking there facebook and updating there myspace. It’s interesting to me as well, that when facebook first came unto the seen, it was only for studetns who were in colleges,as a way of communicating and connection with people from your school now everybody can have one! So, obviously it’s growing, right? I torn as well; I think that since technology is such a part of our civilization, then facebook and myspace be apart of the classroom? The problem is shifting the attention from wall posts and uploading pictures to knowledge and learning through facebook and mysapce.

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