Comments on: The Truth is Out There http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/ education + technology + ideas Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:37:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jaehan and Education » Blog Archive » The most influential education blog postings of 2008 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1679 Jaehan and Education » Blog Archive » The most influential education blog postings of 2008 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:54:45 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1679 [...] share versus just sharing The Time is Now Be an elearning action hero President-elect Barack Obama The truth is Out There The New Digital Divide? Order for Closure Getting our Knickers in a twist? The Macgyver Project: [...] [...] share versus just sharing The Time is Now Be an elearning action hero President-elect Barack Obama The truth is Out There The New Digital Divide? Order for Closure Getting our Knickers in a twist? The Macgyver Project: [...]

]]> By: Milind http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1544 Milind Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:20:41 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1544 Great post. Addresses the fundamental question: Why do we send kids to school in the first place? Milind Great post.
Addresses the fundamental question: Why do we send kids to school in the first place?

Milind

]]> By: small steps » Blog Archive » PLC assessment strategies in the news http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1499 small steps » Blog Archive » PLC assessment strategies in the news Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:29:18 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1499 [...] This post from Chris Betcher who teaches at the school is a great response to some misconceptions about the task. It has raised some important issues to the mainstream and hopefully these will be explored some more into the future. [...] [...] This post from Chris Betcher who teaches at the school is a great response to some misconceptions about the task. It has raised some important issues to the mainstream and hopefully these will be explored some more into the future. [...]

]]> By: Is Strong Leadership in Education Coming Anytime Soon? | An Expat Educator in Asia http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Is Strong Leadership in Education Coming Anytime Soon? | An Expat Educator in Asia Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:43:37 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1478 [...] Unfortunately the leaders in these schools have adopted the “No one ever got the sack for buying IBM” mentality to set up schools where the goal is accountability based on the rigorous testing of content. Even many of the schools who say that they want to go to 1:1 learning for students fall back heavily on content testing.  No thought from any of them that they might consider students being able to take their laptop into these tests. [...] [...] Unfortunately the leaders in these schools have adopted the “No one ever got the sack for buying IBM” mentality to set up schools where the goal is accountability based on the rigorous testing of content. Even many of the schools who say that they want to go to 1:1 learning for students fall back heavily on content testing.  No thought from any of them that they might consider students being able to take their laptop into these tests. [...]

]]> By: jennybignell http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 jennybignell Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:35:04 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1373 Exciting times with new technologies to use springing up daily. Always like to see students given much freedom to choose what aspects of a subject they would like to learn or investigate(usually after the basics), however often find majority of students keen for more direction -'just tell us exactly what to do'. Some will always need more motivation than others. Having access to the internet and a data projector in my classroom this year has been an unbelievably fantastic resource - used at a moments notice to investigate just about anything - whether on the topic or not. Exciting times with new technologies to use springing up daily. Always like to see students given much freedom to choose what aspects of a subject they would like to learn or investigate(usually after the basics), however often find majority of students keen for more direction -’just tell us exactly what to do’. Some will always need more motivation than others. Having access to the internet and a data projector in my classroom this year has been an unbelievably fantastic resource – used at a moments notice to investigate just about anything – whether on the topic or not.

]]> By: Human » Blog Archive » A round of applause for these people http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Human » Blog Archive » A round of applause for these people Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:08:28 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1330 [...] influential blog post -Chris Betcher’s ‘The Truth is Out There’ The stirrer from Sydney. This post generated much excellent discussion among my colleagues and my [...] [...] influential blog post -Chris Betcher’s ‘The Truth is Out There’ The stirrer from Sydney. This post generated much excellent discussion among my colleagues and my [...]

]]> By: Odds & Ends | Tech Tips & Timely Tidbits http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 Odds & Ends | Tech Tips & Timely Tidbits Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:41:37 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1307 [...] Betcher over at the Betchablog defends the idea of students using cell phones, ipods and other electronic methods to assist in [...] [...] Betcher over at the Betchablog defends the idea of students using cell phones, ipods and other electronic methods to assist in [...]

]]> By: Phone a Friend in Exams | Le Debut http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1255 Phone a Friend in Exams | Le Debut Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:51:30 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1255 [...] Betcher’s blog posting, The Truth is Out There has really shed some light on the article that was published in the Sydney Morning Herald about [...] [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The comment's server IP (72.34.53.165) doesn't match the comment's URL host IP () and so is spam. [...] Betcher’s blog posting, The Truth is Out There has really shed some light on the article that was published in the Sydney Morning Herald about [...]

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]]> By: Stuart http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Stuart Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:15:19 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1205 Great post, and I agree wholeheartedly on the issue of learners using any and all tools at their disposal. However, understanding the <em>ideas</em> behind Shakespeare's humanist work, can I feel help us to understand who <em>we</em> are and what aspects of ourselves as humans has or hasn't changed since he wrote those stories. Art Education Sport, these are all components of how we define ouseleves within our own culture, and I feel being at least AWARE of these issue is fundamental in us understanding who we are and how we fit into our own culture/s. Great post, and I agree wholeheartedly on the issue of learners using any and all tools at their disposal. However, understanding the ideas behind Shakespeare’s humanist work, can I feel help us to understand who we are and what aspects of ourselves as humans has or hasn’t changed since he wrote those stories. Art Education Sport, these are all components of how we define ouseleves within our own culture, and I feel being at least AWARE of these issue is fundamental in us understanding who we are and how we fit into our own culture/s.

]]> By: Mark’s Learning Log » Blog Archive » Phone a friend in exams? http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Mark’s Learning Log » Blog Archive » Phone a friend in exams? Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:08:54 +0000 http://betch.edublogs.org/2008/08/20/the-truth-is-out-there/#comment-1199 [...] have just finished reading Chris Betcher’s post on PLC in Sydney where year 9 girls sitting an English test were able to use a phone to search the [...] [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The comment's server IP (202.60.72.164) doesn't match the comment's URL host IP () and so is spam. [...] have just finished reading Chris Betcher’s post on PLC in Sydney where year 9 girls sitting an English test were able to use a phone to search the [...]

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