Comments on: A thoughtful response http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/08/a_thoughtful_re.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Miguel Guhlin http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/08/a_thoughtful_re.html/comment-page-1#comment-15481 Miguel Guhlin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2006/08/a_thoughtful_re.html#comment-15481 You're too nice...you know, one of the things no one picked up on--or at least, commented about--was the fact that it was written so oppressively. Maybe I was too subtle, but I was shooting for negative association with trying to use these tools. You know, if you have time to be doing this, then you aren't a good teacher. That's a whole other aspect that isn't addressed in conversations...and one I'd forgotten about until I began to craft the response. On a serious note, if someone would craft sample requests like Anne's, I'd be happy to knock 'em down from an administrator's point of view or find a different approach. ;-> How could we re-frame these types of requests to be more positive? Anne tried, but since Flickr is essentially indefensible because of its inappropriateness, no way. Seldom serious, Miguel You’re too nice…you know, one of the things no one picked up on–or at least, commented about–was the fact that it was written so oppressively. Maybe I was too subtle, but I was shooting for negative association with trying to use these tools. You know, if you have time to be doing this, then you aren’t a good teacher. That’s a whole other aspect that isn’t addressed in conversations…and one I’d forgotten about until I began to craft the response.

On a serious note, if someone would craft sample requests like Anne’s, I’d be happy to knock ‘em down from an administrator’s point of view or find a different approach.

;->

How could we re-frame these types of requests to be more positive? Anne tried, but since Flickr is essentially indefensible because of its inappropriateness, no way.

Seldom serious,
Miguel

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2006/08/a_thoughtful_re.html/comment-page-1#comment-15482 Scott McLeod Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2006/08/a_thoughtful_re.html#comment-15482 Well, your last paragraph might be a little harsh, but the alternatives you presented her above sounded just fine, I think. I confess I was so taken by the material above that I didn't catch your heavy-handedness in the last paragraph 'til I read it again just now. It seemed to me like Anne's request was fairly positive. She sees certain curricular objectives (or, if our curriculum is too limited when it comes to thinking about Web 2.0 tools, life objectives) that can be accomplished via Flickr and similar sites. I think many of us would agree that exposing students to tools like Flickr which are perhaps more "safe" for a K-12 environment is probably a good thing for schools to do. At least then we have an opportunity to shape the conversation / thinking about appropriate use. Well, your last paragraph might be a little harsh, but the alternatives you presented her above sounded just fine, I think. I confess I was so taken by the material above that I didn’t catch your heavy-handedness in the last paragraph ’til I read it again just now.

It seemed to me like Anne’s request was fairly positive. She sees certain curricular objectives (or, if our curriculum is too limited when it comes to thinking about Web 2.0 tools, life objectives) that can be accomplished via Flickr and similar sites. I think many of us would agree that exposing students to tools like Flickr which are perhaps more “safe” for a K-12 environment is probably a good thing for schools to do. At least then we have an opportunity to shape the conversation / thinking about appropriate use.

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