Comments on: Social Equity and the Edublogosphere http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/social-equity-and-the-edublogosphere/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:25:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Dorothy Burt http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/social-equity-and-the-edublogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Dorothy Burt Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:55:53 +0000 http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/social-equity-and-the-edublogosphere/#comment-184 Hi - really interesting perspective you bring to this discussion. I also am white teaching in an elementary school of Pasifika and Maori students and our students have really taken to the empowerment of Web 2.0. But for us it is podcasting. Their podcast, KPE, can be found on iTunes and their byline is "We want you to hear what we have to say" . They have been producing weekly episodes since August 2005 and are completely inspired by getting feedback from their global listeners. This year I am released from teaching to research how podcasting with KPE has improved outcomes in reading for these students. In the last week I have been recording interviews with the students and it is overwhelming how consistently they respond to my question about what has created the positive attitude to learning with "because people are listening to me" and " I know that people around the world hear what I have to say"... I guess what I am letting you know is that we have no idea of the impact we can make in diverse students' lives if we take a moment to step outside of 'the in crowd' and just acknowledge that we are listening to them... Hi – really interesting perspective you bring to this discussion. I also am white teaching in an elementary school of Pasifika and Maori students and our students have really taken to the empowerment of Web 2.0. But for us it is podcasting. Their podcast, KPE, can be found on iTunes and their byline is “We want you to hear what we have to say” . They have been producing weekly episodes since August 2005 and are completely inspired by getting feedback from their global listeners. This year I am released from teaching to research how podcasting with KPE has improved outcomes in reading for these students. In the last week I have been recording interviews with the students and it is overwhelming how consistently they respond to my question about what has created the positive attitude to learning with “because people are listening to me” and ” I know that people around the world hear what I have to say”…
I guess what I am letting you know is that we have no idea of the impact we can make in diverse students’ lives if we take a moment to step outside of ‘the in crowd’ and just acknowledge that we are listening to them…

]]> By: Rick http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/social-equity-and-the-edublogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Rick Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:15:22 +0000 http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/social-equity-and-the-edublogosphere/#comment-168 Thanks for the mention, Alice. As a group, I think that most educators who blog are interested in promoting their craft as well as improving the general conditions of education today. It's alarming how slow many districts are to adopt the latest technology that will promote teaching and learning. Male or female, we bloggers need to continue to pioneer the Web 2.0 (whatever that means) and continue to advocate for getting these tools in the classroom on a consistent basis. Thanks for the mention, Alice. As a group, I think that most educators who blog are interested in promoting their craft as well as improving the general conditions of education today.

It’s alarming how slow many districts are to adopt the latest technology that will promote teaching and learning. Male or female, we bloggers need to continue to pioneer the Web 2.0 (whatever that means) and continue to advocate for getting these tools in the classroom on a consistent basis.

]]> By: Tim Holt http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/social-equity-and-the-edublogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Tim Holt Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:40:24 +0000 http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/06/17/social-equity-and-the-edublogosphere/#comment-167 Thanks for keeping this conversation going. In the past few days I have been thanked, I have been quoted, I have been blogged about, and I have been called a reverse racist with associated guilt because of my whiteness... So, anyway I hope that this conversation continues because I think it is important. I am not advocating doing away with the predominantly white leadership of Web 2.0, but what I do hope for is that more leaders will begin to emerge from the groups that you and I are familiar with. Keep fighting the good fight. Tim Thanks for keeping this conversation going.
In the past few days I have been thanked, I have been quoted, I have been blogged about, and I have been called a reverse racist with associated guilt because of my whiteness…

So, anyway I hope that this conversation continues because I think it is important. I am not advocating doing away with the predominantly white leadership of Web 2.0, but what I do hope for is that more leaders will begin to emerge from the groups that you and I are familiar with.

Keep fighting the good fight.

Tim

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