http://melaniemcbride.net/2008/03/08/teaching-and-learning-20-turn-up-the-good-turn-down-the-suck/ educational web strategy + consulting Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://melaniemcbride.net/2008/03/08/teaching-and-learning-20-turn-up-the-good-turn-down-the-suck/#comment-125 Tracy Mendham Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:22:04 +0000 http://melaniemcbride.net/2008/03/08/teaching-and-learning-20-turn-up-the-good-turn-down-the-suck/#comment-125 Watching David Parry and Howard Rheingold's videos makes me want to back to school again--what engaged, creative, top-notch teachers they clearly are! I'm fascinated by Rheingold's ongoing exploration of attention, attention training, and I love that teacher's POV section of video. BUT...why do students need to be on their laptops in the classroom at all? Luckily this trend hasn't hit the school I teach at yet (Keene State College in New Hampshire). Watching David Parry and Howard Rheingold’s videos makes me want to back to school again–what engaged, creative, top-notch teachers they clearly are!
I’m fascinated by Rheingold’s ongoing exploration of attention, attention training, and I love that teacher’s POV section of video. BUT…why do students need to be on their laptops in the classroom at all? Luckily this trend hasn’t hit the school I teach at yet (Keene State College in New Hampshire).

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