tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post9055638229955221717..comments2023-03-07T05:44:29.388-08:00Comments on Mark's edtechblog: "Not one glue stick...Mark Ahlnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-92003706133973558472007-06-02T19:10:00.000-07:002007-06-02T19:10:00.000-07:00Great that you have a mixture of "paper based" wor...Great that you have a mixture of "paper based" work and web/tech based work for your students to draw from and reflect upon. <BR/><BR/>Parents may appreciate the paper based work; but relatives further away will hugely appreciate the web/tech based work as they can share in it also.<BR/><BR/>A combination of the two works well for me!Rachel Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772655279835157125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-49981417911338670492007-05-25T18:33:00.000-07:002007-05-25T18:33:00.000-07:00Monica, don't get me wrong - I believe like you do...Monica, don't get me wrong - I believe like you do in the importance of the hands on experience. Our Mother's Day cards, for instance, probably averaged one glue stick per card. Lots of scissors and crayons, too...<BR/><BR/>I also teach art - two 40 minute lessons to my class and two to another third grade class - every week. My classroom is full of paint, clay, and all the rest of the wonderfully messy world of art....<BR/><BR/>The problem sometimes with a blog like this, and I'm still learning how to do it better, is that to make a point, you have to write a relatively short piece, leaving out the big picture. I hope I've filled in a little more of that picture for my classroom now.<BR/><BR/>That said, I believe we must continue to examine our reasons for using one medium over another, just because that's the way WE learned it, or that's the way it has always been done.<BR/><BR/>In third grade, kids can learn to be really good at using glue sticks and blending oil pastels. They can also learn just as easily how to deal with digital media (crop, resize, change exposure and contrast, wrap text, etc) . <BR/><BR/>Which skill group is more critical in preparing them to succeed and excel in the 21st century?Mark Ahlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-51045117524394694502007-05-25T02:08:00.000-07:002007-05-25T02:08:00.000-07:00I'm of two minds about this. At first I read your...I'm of two minds about this. At first I read your title and thought it was great --- that I too wanted to get rid of the glue sticks completely for all my 4th graders' publications. <BR/><BR/>But I'm not so sure. I like that they are still doing art, cutting and pasting, and various hands-on book creation. <BR/><BR/>We are finishing up Pilgrim historical fiction books. These are totally written on laptops, I'll print-out the final versions, copy them in pamphlet form, the kids will create cool covers, and we will bind them ourselves. If there is time I'll suggest they post an except on their blog. <BR/><BR/>Ever since we started the blogs (in January) 99% of their writing is going there. And so when I first saw your post I thought about how I could get rid of the glue sticks too for our large fall project --- an immigrant oral history picture book. But I think I'm keeping the glue sticks. I like the hands-on aspects of that projects, the hard cover blank books we use (how did you bind yours, by the way?), and feel it is a good transition from the work they did in third (mostly by hand, I think) and our movement to all digital work in 4th. (The picture book text is finalized on the computers).<BR/><BR/>In a few weeks school ends for us and I get a week of professional development and a new laptop too. I plan to really think through the blogs for next year. I'll keep your lost glue stick in mind!Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.com