tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923012843047217196.post2778579815810529055..comments2011-01-25T23:35:48.235-06:00Comments on Jamie Lynn Miller's EDM310 Class Blog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923012843047217196.post-19158981865256143552010-01-22T11:21:24.666-06:002010-01-22T11:21:24.666-06:00There are two reasons to learn, because you have t...There are two reasons to learn, because you have to and because you want to. Which do you think is more motivating? If we could leverage school curriculum to be more of the latter our students would be much happier and learn more at school.Wm Chamberlainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692221214846665588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923012843047217196.post-21606388159191929652010-01-21T11:47:42.367-06:002010-01-21T11:47:42.367-06:00"My mother still has trouble with her cellpho..."My mother still has trouble with her cellphone and the Internet. It makes her life much more difficult. ... I do sympathize with the older generations." Thank your for your sympathy. Seriously, why do you think your mother has trouble with her cellphone ad the Internet? You suggest that it is because you mother learned to work with her hands, not her brain. That mat be partially true, but I am sure there are other reasons. My wife didn't even know how to retrieve her messages on her cell phone. Then she declared she wanted an iPhone. I gave her my last year's model. And she has learned how to SMS message! I was surprised! Why did she learn? I think because of peer pressure. Over half of the members of her golf group have iPhones and she did not want to be left out. As a teacher I am very interested why people decide to work at learning. If I knew I would be a much better teacher!<br /><br />Smartboards are useful (somewhat), but I think it is far more important for the learners to have a permanent connection to the cloud (Internet) where all information is in all places at all times (or close to it).<br /><br />Wait until the connections start to happen in this class. It will not only be amazing but exciting, stimulating and filled with learning.John Hadley Strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17484977903995419205noreply@blogger.com