Comments on: Investigate Collaborate Learn! http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/ Learning and Science in the 21st Century Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rick Biche http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Rick Biche Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:45:16 +0000 http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/#comment-11 Interesting question Paul. Now Social Studies is probably the area I know (educationally) the least about. But, what comes to mind first is that technology can influence societal changes. What are the implications of a world where those involved in product design and development do not have to be in the same building, town, state, ...? How does this use of technology effect things like our workforce and workforce issues? Are we on our way to more independent contractor types of jobs and how does this affect society or does it? I guess I am going down the Flat World path here. So I would say that a social studies class could be a part of the project by doing the project but taking the lead in the follow up processing. For example if a wiki with shared videos were to be the end result, why not add some reflections about the project or link to student blog posts on these reflections. Social Studies and Science class students may begin with different direction in the assignment of their posts but through reading and commenting perhaps the kids could connect the ideas together. Any other thoughts? Interesting question Paul. Now Social Studies is probably the area I know (educationally) the least about. But, what comes to mind first is that technology can influence societal changes. What are the implications of a world where those involved in product design and development do not have to be in the same building, town, state, …? How does this use of technology effect things like our workforce and workforce issues? Are we on our way to more independent contractor types of jobs and how does this affect society or does it? I guess I am going down the Flat World path here. So I would say that a social studies class could be a part of the project by doing the project but taking the lead in the follow up processing. For example if a wiki with shared videos were to be the end result, why not add some reflections about the project or link to student blog posts on these reflections. Social Studies and Science class students may begin with different direction in the assignment of their posts but through reading and commenting perhaps the kids could connect the ideas together.
Any other thoughts?

]]> By: Paul Bogush http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Paul Bogush Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:11:55 +0000 http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/#comment-10 What a cool idea..now what would this sort of thing look like in a Social studies room....or if you were to team up with a science room, and then also connected two distant social studies rooms, what could the role of the SS classes be? What a cool idea..now what would this sort of thing look like in a Social studies room….or if you were to team up with a science room, and then also connected two distant social studies rooms, what could the role of the SS classes be?

]]> By: Rick Biche http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Rick Biche Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:24:38 +0000 http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/#comment-8 Kim, thanks for passing this along. Dennis, thanks too for passing this along. I hope to hear from someone. I can be pretty flexible with this project and ideally would love to collaboratively develop it. Kim, thanks for passing this along.
Dennis, thanks too for passing this along. I hope to hear from someone. I can be pretty flexible with this project and ideally would love to collaboratively develop it.

]]> By: Dennis Harter http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Dennis Harter Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:36:39 +0000 http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/#comment-7 I am said MS tech coordinator...thanks for the pass on Kim! I will get in touch with my grade 8 math/sci people...sounds like a terrific project. I am said MS tech coordinator…thanks for the pass on Kim!

I will get in touch with my grade 8 math/sci people…sounds like a terrific project.

]]> By: Kim Cofino http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Kim Cofino Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:35:28 +0000 http://ateachersthoughts.com/middle-school/investigate-collaborate-learn/#comment-6 These are great ideas! I wish I was still working with middle school, because I would happily collaborate with you! I will pass on the link for this post to our middle school tech coordinator to see if he can find anyone at ISB that might be interested. Good luck with your collaboration! These are great ideas! I wish I was still working with middle school, because I would happily collaborate with you! I will pass on the link for this post to our middle school tech coordinator to see if he can find anyone at ISB that might be interested. Good luck with your collaboration!

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