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Comment on Visual or textual methods of education? by carolyn m.

carolyn m. — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:38:58 +0000

Thank you-I was struggling to put contextual methods in a perspective I could wrap my thoughts around-in the space of a few minutes you gave me the necessary tool that merged the text and visual for me that will make sense. I am now going to put this to practice for tomorrow.

Comment on Moodle Activity – Web Scavenger Hunt by computer forum

computer forum — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:53:10 +0000

Nice article, I had experience of this before but wasnt this is nice to know

Comment on Effective use of Technology in Education by Vicky Carlson

Vicky Carlson — Sun, 22 May 2011 10:30:04 +0000

I have also seen “horrible” uses of technology to create. Without planning and guidance, student projects can be little more than exercises in copying information. The successful use of any technology is still the teacher who plans, guides, and inspires students.

Comment on Effective use of Technology in Education by Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 22 May 2011 04:13:05 +0000

If the other material is of high quality, and the demonstration is a supplement and combined with other material then yes, I can see it’s benefits. I have chosen to label it horrible however as it is more and more not being used this way and has the downsides discussed in the article. I see them as increasingly being used as a substitute for actual teaching. It is very easy to be lazy and let the demonstration do the work for you.

Comment on Effective use of Technology in Education by Vicky Carlson

Vicky Carlson — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:36:21 +0000

I agree that the most effective use of technology is for students to use technology to share what they have learned. I would not, however, dismiss the use of technology to demonstrate a concept. Often an animation or short video can be very helpful to supplement reading or lecture to reinforce a concept or present it in a different way.

Comment on Prediction: Nokia becomes Microsofts hardware division by Phil

Phil — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:31:16 +0000

I love my Nokia N900 and consider the Maemo OS to be excellent. The fact that Nokia is going to abandon the community it encouraged reminds me of the way IBM treast it’s OS/2 users. I can’t see the community following Nokia into Microsoft’s den.

Comment on Prediction: Nokia becomes Microsofts hardware division by Robert Heath

Robert Heath — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:33:56 +0000

Not a chance.

There’s an old saying they teach to med students: “When you hear hoof beats, think ‘horses’ not ‘zebras.’”

In other words, things are usually what they seem..

MSFT and NOK are both lagging in smart phones and they desperately need each other, although it’s a bit like two drunks holding each other up and trying to find their way.

Comment on Prediction: Nokia becomes Microsofts hardware division by Zagar

Zagar — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:48:26 +0000

Even well thought out and planned decisions can end up being very bad ones…

Comment on Prediction: Nokia becomes Microsofts hardware division by HanSOlo

HanSOlo — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:29:53 +0000

I think it was a great decision, you, dear sir, are a mere blogger, and I am sure that this decision was well thought out and planned.

Comment on Prediction: Nokia becomes Microsofts hardware division by LOVE_MOSS_NOT

LOVE_MOSS_NOT — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:47:34 +0000

This is fantastic news. Unlike the other negative Nancys, I predict Microsoft to be the Phoenix of the mobile industry.

I am so tired of the cool looking, hard to beat, awesome app store, fantastic design, full HTML5 support that Apple provides.