-tictech message:
There are appropriate learning activities on the Internet. Many tools to
enrich the learning experience, the Web is one.
Students asking to "play" on the Internet are told they "may not". Students
asking if they "can explore" on the Internet are told "absolutely!"
Check out Inventions at Play
http://www.inventionatplay.org/index.html
Tinker Bell will challenge anyone.
Jeffrey Riley
Madrona K-8
www.jsriley.com
jsriley@seattleschools.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Crozier, Kevin [mailto:kbcrozier@seattleschools.org]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:02 AM
To: 'tictech@learningspace.org'
Subject: tictech: PBS TV Series and Web Site Help Literacy Skills -
Games?
-tictech message:
Toby et al,
Playing Internet games should not be allowed in a school building due to the
burning up of limited bandwidth, among other reasons.
But, the selective use of interactive "games" that support particular
learning goals is allowable and should be encouraged.
For myself, whenever a student asks if they can "play" on the computer, I
always say, "NO." But then I tell them that if they want to "use" the
computer, that is fine. This is an important distinction that needs to be
made in the classroom.
Kevin
Kevin Crozier
Gr. 3 - Lowell School
Seattle, WA
kbcrozier@seattleschools.org
http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/lowell/kevin/index.htm
"Understand the conflict with your brain, but solve it in your heart." -
Erin Jones
> ----------
> From: Tobiason, Thomas
> Reply To: tictech@learningspace.org
> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:18 AM
> To: 'tictech@learningspace.org'
> Subject: RE: tictech: FW: K12> PBS TV Series and Web Site Help
> Literacy Sk ills
>
> -tictech message:
>
> The site is good. BUT, I was under the impression we were not allowed to
> play Internet games. Much of the site is devoted to Shockwave games. Am I
> mistaken? I haven't been letting my students play Internet games, even
> ones
> with educational value.
>
> Thomas (Toby) Tobiason
> tltobiason@seattleschools.org
> Hawthorne Elementary School
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