Comments for Fun & Exciting Stuff http://mrpotter.edublogs.org What are we going to do today? Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:52:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on How long will this take by Jacquie Henry http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2009/01/11/how-long-will-this-take/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Jacquie Henry Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:52:54 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=120#comment-65 We need a critical mass of teachers demanding access. They've got to find out about real teachers using these tools. Viki Davis or Will Richardson would be a dream team :-) We need a critical mass of teachers demanding access. They’ve got to find out about real teachers using these tools. Viki Davis or Will Richardson would be a dream team :-)

]]> Comment on Stump the Internet? by Jacquie Henry http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/11/22/stump-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Jacquie Henry Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:44:55 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=115#comment-64 I just left a comment on the "old picture" page. Go have a look. I also said I would put the page on the library image search page. Alas - I forgot that it is on blogger and thus will be blocked by our fearless fido. Oh well. I think you have the beginnings of a great idea going here. Coming up with a picture like this and challenging the kids to find out what it is all about. Do we allow the kids to use "the wisdom of the crowd" and ask each other and adults for help??? Do we set it up as an activity where they have 15 minutes to find the right answer? Can it be set up competitively so that no one is allowed to talk and share information? How do they hide their screens so others don't see their search queries and search sites? It could be lots of fun! I just left a comment on the “old picture” page. Go have a look.

I also said I would put the page on the library image search page. Alas – I forgot that it is on blogger and thus will be blocked by our fearless fido. Oh well.

I think you have the beginnings of a great idea going here. Coming up with a picture like this and challenging the kids to find out what it is all about. Do we allow the kids to use “the wisdom of the crowd” and ask each other and adults for help??? Do we set it up as an activity where they have 15 minutes to find the right answer? Can it be set up competitively so that no one is allowed to talk and share information? How do they hide their screens so others don’t see their search queries and search sites? It could be lots of fun!

]]> Comment on Asia – Continent or Country? by Jacquie Henry http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/11/16/asia-continent-or-country/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Jacquie Henry Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:11:33 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=112#comment-63 My reading list for the next 6 weeks is related to your post. I just put them on hold at the public library. I'll let you know how they are. They were reviewed pretty highly on Amazon. The Age of American Unreason (Hardcover) by Susan Jacoby (Author) http://tinyurl.com/6dt3l3 Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age http://tinyurl.com/6x33o7 Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter (Hardcover) by Rick Shenkman (Author) http://tinyurl.com/554blt My reading list for the next 6 weeks is related to your post. I just put them on hold at the public library. I’ll let you know how they are. They were reviewed pretty highly on Amazon.

The Age of American Unreason (Hardcover)
by Susan Jacoby (Author)
http://tinyurl.com/6dt3l3

Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age
http://tinyurl.com/6×33o7

Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter (Hardcover)
by Rick Shenkman (Author)
http://tinyurl.com/554blt

]]> Comment on “Lose the paper” – Will Richardson by Drown in paper OR drown in cyberspace. Which? | Wanderings... http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/11/16/lose-the-paper-will-richardson/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Drown in paper OR drown in cyberspace. Which? | Wanderings... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:49:34 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=113#comment-62 [...] I just read Chris Potter’s latest blog post - Lose the Paper. [...] [...] I just read Chris Potter’s latest blog post – Lose the Paper. [...]

]]> Comment on Goals by mrpotter http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/goals/comment-page-1/#comment-59 mrpotter Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:09:27 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=110#comment-59 Odd in that only one of them is content related. And it is related to Psych/Soc which I don't think of as one of the "meat & potatoes" Social Studies classes. My point was that it is 4 different goals and I feel like I am going into goal-overload. Odd in that only one of them is content related. And it is related to Psych/Soc which I don’t think of as one of the “meat & potatoes” Social Studies classes. My point was that it is 4 different goals and I feel like I am going into goal-overload.

]]> Comment on Goals by Jacquie Henry http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/11/01/goals/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Jacquie Henry Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:57:09 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=110#comment-58 Odd in what way?? Odd in what way??

]]> Comment on My new favorite blog by Jim Beeghley http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/07/04/my-new-favorite-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Jim Beeghley Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:50:45 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=89#comment-57 Hello, Please check out the link to my new blog at http://www.teachthecivilwar.com Thanks, Jim Beeghley Teaching the Civil War with Technology Hello,

Please check out the link to my new blog at http://www.teachthecivilwar.com

Thanks,

Jim Beeghley
Teaching the Civil War with Technology

]]> Comment on Future of the Internet by Jacquie Henry http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/09/27/future-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Jacquie Henry Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:19:51 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=108#comment-56 Thanks for posting this. A topic near and dear to my heart. Plus Cobert is always fun to watch. It must be a challenge to be the interviewee on his show =) Thanks for posting this. A topic near and dear to my heart. Plus Cobert is always fun to watch. It must be a challenge to be the interviewee on his show =)

]]> Comment on Beijing Opening Ceremonies by Jacquie Henry http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/beijing-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Jacquie Henry Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:11:58 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=103#comment-55 Whoops. I read your post too quickly. I thought you already knew there was a Youtube video. Did you ever find it? A quick search of YouTube provided some 2-4 minute clips. Haven't found the whole thing yet. We might have to purchase it. If you find it somwhere to purchase, let me know. Our BOCES School Library System IMC will order it for you I am sure. I will start hunting around. Whoops. I read your post too quickly. I thought you already knew there was a Youtube video. Did you ever find it? A quick search of YouTube provided some 2-4 minute clips. Haven’t found the whole thing yet. We might have to purchase it. If you find it somwhere to purchase, let me know. Our BOCES School Library System IMC will order it for you I am sure. I will start hunting around.

]]> Comment on Beijing Opening Ceremonies by Jacquie Henry http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/2008/08/19/beijing-opening-ceremonies/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Jacquie Henry Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:07:13 +0000 http://mrpotter.edublogs.org/?p=103#comment-54 I'm WAY behind in my blog reading. Plus Google Reader is acting funny. It hasn't showed me any of your new posts till today. Weird. Anyway - you can convert YouTube videos into a format that most computers can handle and then download it to your computer. I can't remember the name of the program right now - but I know where I can find it at school. The question will be - can the white boxes handle the file? I think the white boxes will be replaced soon. Fingers crossed. Hope you and your family enjoyed the rest of the summer. I’m WAY behind in my blog reading. Plus Google Reader is acting funny. It hasn’t showed me any of your new posts till today. Weird.

Anyway – you can convert YouTube videos into a format that most computers can handle and then download it to your computer. I can’t remember the name of the program right now – but I know where I can find it at school. The question will be – can the white boxes handle the file? I think the white boxes will be replaced soon. Fingers crossed.

Hope you and your family enjoyed the rest of the summer.

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