Comments on: SINGing the Praises of NING by Dawn Danker http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/11/singing-the-praises-of-ning-by-dawn-danker/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Essential Questions « Hyper-Text http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/11/singing-the-praises-of-ning-by-dawn-danker/comment-page-1/#comment-66622 Essential Questions « Hyper-Text Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:29:29 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3372#comment-66622 [...] digital natives.”  Great minds with great ideas, such as Will Richardson, Wesley Fryer, and Dawn Danker, who gave compelling cases at the same OTA conference, do a much better job than I can. [...] [...] digital natives.”  Great minds with great ideas, such as Will Richardson, Wesley Fryer, and Dawn Danker, who gave compelling cases at the same OTA conference, do a much better job than I can. [...]

]]> By: andrew http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/11/singing-the-praises-of-ning-by-dawn-danker/comment-page-1/#comment-66506 andrew Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:04:15 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3372#comment-66506 ning is cool. i am in at least one ning group. thanks for all your thoughts ning is cool. i am in at least one ning group. thanks for all your thoughts

]]> By: iryna http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/11/singing-the-praises-of-ning-by-dawn-danker/comment-page-1/#comment-66374 iryna Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:42:28 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3372#comment-66374 First of all, I love Sir Ken, he is hilarious! On a serious note, sadly, he couldn’t be more right about our education system educating students “out of their” creativity. By the time that they are in middle school, our students are taught to follow teachers’ directions, not to ask too many questions, and be quiet. “Getting it right” is the name of the game, and making mistakes is frowned upon. As a teacher, I had students who were afraid to participate in a lesson because they were afraid of making a mistake and be made fun of. Those students just wanted to get it right, please the teacher, and “not get in trouble.”When asked to be creative or “think outside the box,” those kids would literally panic. And the worst part about that was that because I taught high school, by the time they were in my classroom, it was very difficult for them to unlearn that thoughtless compliance. First of all, I love Sir Ken, he is hilarious! On a serious note, sadly, he couldn’t be more right about our education system educating students “out of their” creativity. By the time that they are in middle school, our students are taught to follow teachers’ directions, not to ask too many questions, and be quiet. “Getting it right” is the name of the game, and making mistakes is frowned upon. As a teacher, I had students who were afraid to participate in a lesson because they were afraid of making a mistake and be made fun of. Those students just wanted to get it right, please the teacher, and “not get in trouble.”When asked to be creative or “think outside the box,” those kids would literally panic. And the worst part about that was that because I taught high school, by the time they were in my classroom, it was very difficult for them to unlearn that thoughtless compliance.

]]> By: SINGing the Praises of NING by Dawn Danker http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/11/singing-the-praises-of-ning-by-dawn-danker/comment-page-1/#comment-66355 SINGing the Praises of NING by Dawn Danker Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:11:29 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3372#comment-66355 [...] Original post:  SINGing the Praises of NING by Dawn Danker [...] [...] Original post:  SINGing the Praises of NING by Dawn Danker [...]

]]> By: Chad Bruns http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/11/singing-the-praises-of-ning-by-dawn-danker/comment-page-1/#comment-66345 Chad Bruns Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:00:43 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3372#comment-66345 By the way, you can click on my name to see my Ning page. Let me know what you think. By the way, you can click on my name to see my Ning page. Let me know what you think.

]]> By: Chad Bruns http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/11/singing-the-praises-of-ning-by-dawn-danker/comment-page-1/#comment-66344 Chad Bruns Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:59:41 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3372#comment-66344 I absolutely love Ning! I started using it this school year and both my students and I really like it. I would recommend it to anyone. It just bring so much collaboration and communication to the table and all for free!! I absolutely love Ning!

I started using it this school year and both my students and I really like it. I would recommend it to anyone. It just bring so much collaboration and communication to the table and all for free!!

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