Fascinating video selection; terrific speaker with powerful observations and supporting examples. As for your commentary, I, too, have felt the frustration of playing the role of the "cell phone cop," and have wrestled with the "if you can't beat them, join them" philosophy. It appears that you have managed to work out an effective solution for your classroom. Kudos!
A few more thoughts. In reviewing the given rubric for grading this assignment, I feel I can make the following observations. I love the background of your blog. Typically I seek a more plain approach, but you have successfully merged images for a pleasing look. Thus, you have used graphics to enhance the visual appeal of your blog. I found your comments to be insightful and reflective, and the content resonated with me. Your writing style is appropriate for your audience, and there were few, if any, errors in spelling, capitalization, and grammar. I enjoyed listening to the speaker in the video you selected, even though it was 16 minutes in length, which ordinarily would tax my attention span, but the video was so well-chosen and the speaker so engaging that I didn't really notice how much time she spent discussing her topic. I also appreciated the links to the two articles at the bottom of the blog post. Was there a list of sources?
As educators, we have to realize and accept that technology is here to stay. Are smartphones a distraction? Absolutely, but we have to look for ways to use this technology to improve learning. Smartphones put an incredible amount of power in the hands of their owners and hundreds of applications are introduced regularly that we can use to teach our students. Students have shown that their smartphones can and do hold their attention. We must become smarter in finding ways to use this attention grabbing device to get our point across.
Grading Rubric:
Content and Creativity +1 Voice +1 Mechanics +1 Text Layout - The background obscured the text at times making it difficult to read Hyperlinks - The only hyperlinks in the document were the references. I didn't see a hyperlink in the document. Graphics and Multimedia +1 Citation +1
As educators, we have to realize and accept that technology is here to stay. Are smartphones a distraction? Absolutely, but we have to look for ways to use this technology to improve learning. Smartphones put an incredible amount of power in the hands of their owners and hundreds of applications are introduced regularly that we can use to teach our students. Students have shown that their smartphones can and do hold their attention. We must become smarter in finding ways to use this attention grabbing device to get our point across.
Grading Rubric:
Content and Creativity +1 Voice +1 Mechanics +1 Text Layout - The background obscured the text at times making it difficult to read Hyperlinks - The only hyperlinks in the document were the references. I didn't see a hyperlink in the document. Graphics and Multimedia +1 Citation +1
I found that the topic was interesting, but the post itself did not feel like a blog. There was no call to action, no invitation for readers to create a dialogue on the topic, and no real story to the post. The grammar was a little iffy for me, and there were no hyperlinks. The post did however feel very personalized, it had a voice to it, and it did have visual appeal. Overall I would give it a 7/10.
I'm impressed. This is a good example of a personal blog. It is all about your feelings and your ideas and you were successful in expressing yourself. I particularly liked the title you chose for your blog, it really eye catching. Ali Rezaei
Fascinating video selection; terrific speaker with powerful observations and supporting examples. As for your commentary, I, too, have felt the frustration of playing the role of the "cell phone cop," and have wrestled with the "if you can't beat them, join them" philosophy. It appears that you have managed to work out an effective solution for your classroom. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteA few more thoughts. In reviewing the given rubric for grading this assignment, I feel I can make the following observations. I love the background of your blog. Typically I seek a more plain approach, but you have successfully merged images for a pleasing look. Thus, you have used graphics to enhance the visual appeal of your blog. I found your comments to be insightful and reflective, and the content resonated with me. Your writing style is appropriate for your audience, and there were few, if any, errors in spelling, capitalization, and grammar. I enjoyed listening to the speaker in the video you selected, even though it was 16 minutes in length, which ordinarily would tax my attention span, but the video was so well-chosen and the speaker so engaging that I didn't really notice how much time she spent discussing her topic. I also appreciated the links to the two articles at the bottom of the blog post. Was there a list of sources?
DeleteAs educators, we have to realize and accept that technology is here to stay. Are smartphones a distraction? Absolutely, but we have to look for ways to use this technology to improve learning. Smartphones put an incredible amount of power in the hands of their owners and hundreds of applications are introduced regularly that we can use to teach our students. Students have shown that their smartphones can and do hold their attention. We must become smarter in finding ways to use this attention grabbing device to get our point across.
ReplyDeleteGrading Rubric:
Content and Creativity +1
Voice +1
Mechanics +1
Text Layout - The background obscured the text at times making it difficult to read
Hyperlinks - The only hyperlinks in the document were the references. I didn't see a hyperlink in the document.
Graphics and Multimedia +1
Citation +1
Overall Score 5/7
As educators, we have to realize and accept that technology is here to stay. Are smartphones a distraction? Absolutely, but we have to look for ways to use this technology to improve learning. Smartphones put an incredible amount of power in the hands of their owners and hundreds of applications are introduced regularly that we can use to teach our students. Students have shown that their smartphones can and do hold their attention. We must become smarter in finding ways to use this attention grabbing device to get our point across.
ReplyDeleteGrading Rubric:
Content and Creativity +1
Voice +1
Mechanics +1
Text Layout - The background obscured the text at times making it difficult to read
Hyperlinks - The only hyperlinks in the document were the references. I didn't see a hyperlink in the document.
Graphics and Multimedia +1
Citation +1
Overall Score 5/7
I found that the topic was interesting, but the post itself did not feel like a blog. There was no call to action, no invitation for readers to create a dialogue on the topic, and no real story to the post. The grammar was a little iffy for me, and there were no hyperlinks. The post did however feel very personalized, it had a voice to it, and it did have visual appeal. Overall I would give it a 7/10.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed. This is a good example of a personal blog. It is all about your feelings and your ideas and you were successful in expressing yourself. I particularly liked the title you chose for your blog, it really eye catching.
ReplyDeleteAli Rezaei