Joe 1.0 -- Joe's Non-Netbook

Who I am: Chris Lehmann

What I do: Principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA (Opening 9/06).

What I did: Technology Coordinator / English Teacher / Girls Basketball Coach / Ultimate Coach at the Beacon School, a fantastic progressive public high school in Manhattan.

Email: chris [at] practicaltheory [dot] org.

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Wednesday, March 11. 2009

Here's Mr. Chase and SLA Junior Joe having some (meaningful) fun with video as Joe tries to interact with a non-netbook.

What is very fun about this is that it is an improv that started because Mr. Chase wandered over with the camera and came upon the kids at the table already having a conversation about the topic.

Enjoy.

Posted by Chris Lehmann in Media, SLA at 21:22 | Comments (13) | Trackbacks (0)

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This is interesting as we've been having these same discussions in my classroom; about the ways that a digital text can "help" you to understand a topic deeper as the comprehension aids (such as links to further information) are embedded right in the text.

I showed this in my classroom. The kids loved it. Mind you, we're geeks too.

#1 Clarence Fisher (Link) on 2009-03-12 04:29 (Reply)

Brilliant demonstration of how the curriculum is the disability for so many kids! Can't change the size of the text or graphics, can't double click words for definitions, can't save for review later, have to manually turn the pages (kids with physical disabilities are unable to do that).
And the students here are obviously NOT engaged with the material. Let's offer Universal Design for Learning - multiple methods of engagement, representation and expression.
So, why are we still using textbooks?

#2 Karen Janowski (Link) on 2009-03-12 04:49 (Reply)

I must say that the video is very poignant at the same time of being hysterical. Nice combo!

#3 Eric Sailers (Link) on 2009-03-12 09:17 (Reply)

Love it so much I shared it on Twitter!

#4 SKing (Link) on 2009-03-12 10:29 (Reply)

This is a brilliant response to all the people who claim books as a superior intellectual media. I laughed for 10 minutes, then twittered wildly.

#5 Deirdre (Link) on 2009-03-12 14:14 (Reply)

When I saw this yesterday after you posted it on Twitter, I just had to write about it myself.

#6 Dan Callahan (Link) on 2009-03-12 14:41 (Reply)

So very funny and really well done! Love the bit about the blue word!

#7 Louise Maine (Link) on 2009-03-12 14:59 (Reply)

Yes, but with a book you can much more easily curl up on a comfy couch and imagine meeting Frederick Douglass for real for real. Much more fun and rewarding me thinks then clicking on an image of him and watching some poorly paid History Channel actors imagine it for you.
Not sure where I am going with this...

#8 Educator on 2009-03-12 15:02 (Reply)

Educator,
Not sure I've ever seen a student (or my own kids) curl up with their textbooks. Not something I can imagine either.

#8.1 Karen Janowski (Link) on 2009-03-13 08:35 (Reply)

I love this. I am conducting a workshop on Saturday with 30 soon-to-be teachers from the local community college. I will be (hopefully) helping them to understand how students think and learn differently and so they must think and teach differently. I would love to use this video as an example. It would be great fun and make the point perfectly. May I have your permission to do so?

#9 Lee Kolbert (Link) on 2009-03-12 19:48 (Reply)

Chris, I loved this and plan to share it with my students. I particularly love that Joe never cracks a smile and takes the whole thing very seriously the whole time. Very funny, but beyond that, very interesting and thought-provoking.

#10 Dana Huff (Link) on 2009-03-12 20:16 (Reply)

Great example of what's wrong with textbooks, and that they spontaneously came up with this is even better. I'll be sharing this with my college class and colleagues. Thanks!

#11 Patti on 2009-03-15 18:07 (Reply)

This TED video reminded me of your student's trouble with books-- a possible solution?

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

#12 Anne (Link) on 2009-03-23 06:13 (Reply)

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