Comments for Chalkdust http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust The blog of Web English Teacher Sun, 06 May 2012 14:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Visiting a 1:1 iPad school by English for kids http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2012/04/visiting-a-11-ipad-school/comment-page-1/#comment-7051 English for kids Sun, 06 May 2012 14:32:35 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=430#comment-7051 Thank you very much for this wonderful post. In fact I'm an English teacher.I want to teach my kids with iPad I think it's good idea . I look froward to more posts thanks a lot. Thank you very much for this wonderful post. In fact I’m an English teacher.I want to teach my kids with iPad I think it’s good idea .
I look froward to more posts thanks a lot.

]]> Comment on What do you like to read? by jen http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2011/12/what-do-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-6722 jen Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:26:58 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=379#comment-6722 Reading books is a habit. It is really hard to read books that is not your interest but for the sake for your student's interest. As a teacher, we are facilitator of learning and we must go down to the level of student's understanding. So we must know what interest them. Reading books is a habit. It is really hard to read books
that is not your interest but for the sake for your student’s
interest. As a teacher, we are facilitator of learning and
we must go down to the level of student’s understanding.
So we must know what interest them.

]]> Comment on Visiting a 1:1 iPad school by Diigo Links (weekly) http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2012/04/visiting-a-11-ipad-school/comment-page-1/#comment-6578 Diigo Links (weekly) Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:30:44 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=430#comment-6578 [...] Visiting a 1:1 iPad school | Chalkdust [...] [...] Visiting a 1:1 iPad school | Chalkdust [...]

]]> Comment on Visiting a 1:1 iPad school by Summer Lynne Cook http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2012/04/visiting-a-11-ipad-school/comment-page-1/#comment-6561 Summer Lynne Cook Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:23:50 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=430#comment-6561 I use my iPad for classes all the time. I'm a teacher of ESL in Costa Rica. My main focuses are pronunciation, conversation, American customs and idioms. I use the iPad with all of it. My only wish is that I could get these for my students as well. Down here the costs are prohibitive, to say the least. My daughter is a K12 student and does all of her classes through the internet and gets an AMAZING education. She is looking forward to her first iPad next semester. I'm looking forward to seeing this technology continue to improve and be more accessible in the future. I use my iPad for classes all the time. I’m a teacher of ESL in Costa Rica. My main focuses are pronunciation, conversation, American customs and idioms. I use the iPad with all of it. My only wish is that I could get these for my students as well. Down here the costs are prohibitive, to say the least. My daughter is a K12 student and does all of her classes through the internet and gets an AMAZING education. She is looking forward to her first iPad next semester. I’m looking forward to seeing this technology continue to improve and be more accessible in the future.

]]> Comment on What do you like to read? by Jenny http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2011/12/what-do-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-6473 Jenny Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:32:32 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=379#comment-6473 I teach Grade 10 English. Last year I made a commitment to read YA literature. For every YA book I read, I read a book in another genre more my taste. What I have found is how profound and deeply "adult" some of the topics in YA books are - drug abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, etc. Some that come to mind are: exit here, Tweak, Hate List, Suicide Notes. It opened my eyes greatly to the extent of what is available and marketed/targeted for the YA audience. I actually find I enjoy the YA books more than other genres I use to choose. I am still struggling on how to incorporate more YA and more student selected texts into my classroom; however, I do believe they hold incredible value and we as educators should be more vocal in encouraging students to select them. I teach Grade 10 English. Last year I made a commitment to read YA literature. For every YA book I read, I read a book in another genre more my taste. What I have found is how profound and deeply “adult” some of the topics in YA books are – drug abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, etc. Some that come to mind are: exit here, Tweak, Hate List, Suicide Notes. It opened my eyes greatly to the extent of what is available and marketed/targeted for the YA audience. I actually find I enjoy the YA books more than other genres I use to choose. I am still struggling on how to incorporate more YA and more student selected texts into my classroom; however, I do believe they hold incredible value and we as educators should be more vocal in encouraging students to select them.

]]> Comment on What do you like to read? by Tracey http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2011/12/what-do-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-6279 Tracey Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:19:35 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=379#comment-6279 As a middle school librarian who had her job displaced by district budget cuts, I miss pleasure reading desperately! Now, as a 7th grade language arts teacher, I find my "free time" spent grading papers and planning lessons. I still get a thrill when my class visits the library and I get to recommend reading to them, but I definitely have lost touch-already-with the current hot reads. I will hope that my students can make up for my disability and be strong advocates for the books they love. As a middle school librarian who had her job displaced by district budget cuts, I miss pleasure reading desperately! Now, as a 7th grade language arts teacher, I find my “free time” spent grading papers and planning lessons. I still get a thrill when my class visits the library and I get to recommend reading to them, but I definitely have lost touch-already-with the current hot reads. I will hope that my students can make up for my disability and be strong advocates for the books they love.

]]> Comment on Scarlet Letter, here we come! by mmazenko http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2011/09/scarlet-letter-here-we-come/comment-page-1/#comment-5750 mmazenko Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:09:11 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=371#comment-5750 I am, to this day, still baffled by how many of my AP Lang juniors cite Scarlet Letter as one of their favorite reads of the year. Seriously. And, it's such a rich book. I actually blew it off my junior year (25 years ago) and blamed it on a truly bad teacher. But, I love teaching it and re-reading it each year. I am, to this day, still baffled by how many of my AP Lang juniors cite Scarlet Letter as one of their favorite reads of the year. Seriously. And, it’s such a rich book. I actually blew it off my junior year (25 years ago) and blamed it on a truly bad teacher. But, I love teaching it and re-reading it each year.

]]> Comment on What do you like to read? by mmazenko http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2011/12/what-do-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-5749 mmazenko Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:06:16 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=379#comment-5749 Several years ago, I made a commitment to recommend a book a day to my classes. To that end I began reading a lot of YA - and I have in turn opened my students to many great books that speak to them. Brent Crawford's "Carter Finally Gets It" is a must for all freshman, and all of John Green's books are worth the time. I also throw in a fair amount of non-fiction that they might find interesting. Gladwell's "Outliers" and "Tipping Point" are favorites, as is Leavitt's "Freakonomics." Several years ago, I made a commitment to recommend a book a day to my classes. To that end I began reading a lot of YA – and I have in turn opened my students to many great books that speak to them. Brent Crawford’s “Carter Finally Gets It” is a must for all freshman, and all of John Green’s books are worth the time. I also throw in a fair amount of non-fiction that they might find interesting. Gladwell’s “Outliers” and “Tipping Point” are favorites, as is Leavitt’s “Freakonomics.”

]]> Comment on What do you like to read? by Roy Gardner http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2011/12/what-do-you-like-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-5619 Roy Gardner Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:36:35 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=379#comment-5619 Hi Carla. I'm responding to your post because I often feel insecure about my ability to be an effective middle teacher who prefers to read adult literature and a non-fiction. I'm not sure I have much advice for you, other than to say you're not the only one facing this conflict. I'm happy to see that I'm not alone with this sentiment. Thanks. Hi Carla. I’m responding to your post because I often feel insecure about my ability to be an effective middle teacher who prefers to read adult literature and a non-fiction. I’m not sure I have much advice for you, other than to say you’re not the only one facing this conflict. I’m happy to see that I’m not alone with this sentiment. Thanks.

]]> Comment on It’s summer, and that means … by Danny http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/2011/07/its-summer-and-that-means/comment-page-1/#comment-5531 Danny Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:26:13 +0000 http://webenglishteacher.com/chalkdust/?p=347#comment-5531 Do you know about the web archive? E.g.: "http://web.archive.org/web/20110208055200/http://www.eduref.org/". & thanks for the pointer! -- danny Do you know about the web archive? E.g.: “http://web.archive.org/web/20110208055200/http://www.eduref.org/”.

& thanks for the pointer!

– danny

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