Why should students come to class?

Posted on April 26th, 2009 by Caldwell

In a great blog post called “Why Should Students Come to Class?” Ben Wilkoff on his Learning is Change blog  writes this:
If my students can do the majority of their work with writing and reading online…
If my students can receive all of their assignments online…
If my students can maintain constant contact with their friends, classmates, [...]

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This conversation needs to happen…

Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Caldwell

This conversation needs to happen in every school across the world.
Vicki Davis has a post about a discussion that occurred in their Digiteen Project 
Ninth graders talked with fourth graders about digital citizenship.  They discussed everything from Webkins to chat rooms to addictive behaviors.  I love that this allows the older kids to not just [...]

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