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To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: technology for Classroom use
From: Bella Kotik-Friedgut <bella.kotik@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0300
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Hi, I had one semester course (Brain and language) using the "ning"
platform. I worked with assistance of the college computer center, so I was
only a user , but I liked this form of managing a course much better then
any other.
Bella Kotik-Friedgut

On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Helen Grimmett <
helen.grimmett@education.monash.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've recently heard about something called a "ning", which from what I
> can gather seems to be a way to set up your own small scale networking
> site (like a mini facebook) for your own circle of users. It seems to me
> this might be an ideal way for classrooms (or groups of classrooms or
> teachers) to explore this technology and be able to share their work
> without worrying about what else they might come into contact with on
> facebook, myspace or youtube etc.
>
> I haven't investigated it fully yet, but am wondering if it might be the
> sort of thing that will be useful for my research project on
> professional learning. Perhaps someone else has some more infromation
> about nings?
>
> Helen Grimmett
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> >   1. Re: teaching Vygotsky (Leif Strandberg)
> >   2. Re: Technology for Classroom Use (Elinami Swai)
> >   3. Re: Re: Technology for Classroom Use (Mike Cole)
> >   4. RE: Re: Technology for Classroom Use (Peter Smagorinsky)
> >   5. Re: Re: Technology for Classroom Use (Elinami Swai)
> >   6. Re: Re: Technology for Classroom Use (Elinami Swai)
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:01:28 +0200
> > From: Leif Strandberg <leifstrandberg.ab@telia.com>
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] teaching Vygotsky
> > To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Message-ID: <95CF3CED-5D7D-4293-96D1-A374ACBDAF3E@telia.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed
> >
> > Hi - Sweden's calling
> >
> > 2006 I wrote "Vygotskij i praktiken" (Vygotsky in Practice) - a
> > text-
> > and field book - especially made for teachers, pre-school teachers
> > and rectors/principles (and also but in minor degree - trainee
> > teachers)I give lectures, seminars, workshops etcetera together
> > with teachers
> > at their workplaces (it means I travel a lot) - many teacher teams
> > also read my book in study circles
> > Up til now I have met about 100.000 people in such arrangements all
> >
> > over Sweden (and Norway).
> >
> > Leif Strandberg
> > school psychologist
> > Sweden
> > 30 maj 2009 kl. 20.52 skrev Shirley Franklin:
> >
> > > I think it would be great to include a copy of the syllabii.
> > > I am finding this all so interesting, tho challenging to collate!
> > I
> > > love hearing about so many different courses run all ver the
> > world.
> > > Very heartening!
> > > I wills send out my collation when its done.
> > >
> > > Best
> > >
> > > Shirley
> > > On 29 May 2009, at 17:43, moll@email.arizona.edu wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dear Shirley: I teach a course/seminar on Vygotsky and education
> >
> > >> every
> > >> two years
> > >> or so.  I started teaching it 20 years ago, when I first arrived
> >
> > >> at the
> > >> University of Arizona.
> > >>
> > >> This fall I will add a section to the course in Spanish; the
> > >> students who want
> > >> to participate will do additional readings in Spanish, for which
> >
> > >> there is an
> > >> abundant literature, and our discussions of the readings will
> > also
> > >> be in
> > >> Spanish, switching to English as needed.  Time permitting, I
> > will
> > >> combine the
> > >> Spanish section with videoconferencing with some students in
> > >> Puerto Rico and
> > >> Mexico.
> > >>
> > >> I have also had informal gatherings, or "tertulias" as we say in
> > >> Spanish, about
> > >> Vygotsky in Spanish, where students can read and discuss not
> > only
> > >> Spanish
> > >> translations of Vygotsky and other colleagues' writings, but
> > articles>> by Latino
> > >> and Spanish authors (e.g., Riviere, del Río & Alvarez, Baquero,
> > >> Arias,
> > >> González
> > >> Rey, Rodríguez, Corral, among others) whose work do not usually
> > >> appear in
> > >> English.
> > >>
> > >> To those colleagues who have responded to your initial query:
> > >> would it be
> > >> helpful to also include a copy of the syllabi used in our courses?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Saludos, Luis
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Luis C. Moll, Ph.D.
> > >> Professor
> > >> Department of Language, Reading & Culture
> > >> College of Education
> > >> University of Arizona
> > >> Tucson, AZ  85721
> > >> (520)621-1311
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Quoting Shirley Franklin <s.franklin@dsl.pipex.com>:
> > >>
> > >>> We are doing some research into courses which teach about
> > Vygotsky.>>> Would really welcome feedback in terms of course name
> > and level, and
> > >>> place.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks so much for your co-operation
> > >>>
> > >>> Shirley
> > >>> _______________________________________________
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> > >>
> > >>
> > >
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> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:20:55 -0400
> > From: Elinami Swai <swaiev@gmail.com>
> > Subject: [xmca] Re: Technology for Classroom Use
> > To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Message-ID:
> >       <e60370ee0906020720j3677f788ma6bcb294b8e6548f@mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > I will be training teachers to teach media literacy in their
> > classrooms -- media texts and popular culture (how to assess, analyze,
> > evaluate). I am also planning to teach them to use the technology for
> > classroom use -- for children to share their artwork, photographs,
> > stories, and journals. I was planning on using MySpace, Facebook or
> > YouTube. I will appreciate any idea of better networking ICT.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Elinami
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:01:04 -0700
> > From: Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Technology for Classroom Use
> > To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Cc: Glynda Hull <glynda@berkeley.edu>
> > Message-ID:
> >       <30364f990906021001g3f9962e7o847bdf6c91ce3cbe@mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > There are many in-school efforts of this kind Elinami. Are you
> > working from
> > a university? Is this research? Are privacy issues important (they
> > sure are
> > for us!).
> > Glynda Hull at UC Berkeley has a powerful but small and sequestered
> > projectpilotiing such work internationally. I will cc her and she
> > will probably
> > have good advice. I assume others on xmca will have experience as
> > well.mike
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Elinami Swai <swaiev@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I will be training teachers to teach media literacy in their
> > > classrooms -- media texts and popular culture (how to assess,
> > analyze,> evaluate). I am also planning to teach them to use the
> > technology for
> > > classroom use -- for children to share their artwork, photographs,
> > > stories, and journals. I was planning on using MySpace, Facebook or
> > > YouTube. I will appreciate any idea of better networking ICT.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Elinami
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > xmca mailing list
> > > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca
> > >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:10:54 -0400
> > From: "Peter Smagorinsky" <smago@uga.edu>
> > Subject: RE: [xmca] Re: Technology for Classroom Use
> > To: "'eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity'" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Message-ID: <00e501c9e3a5$16725370$4356fa50$@edu>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;     charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Glynda Hull has relocated to NYU. See
> > http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Glynda_Hull
> >
> > Peter Smagorinsky
> > Professor of English Education and Program Coordinator
> > The University of Georgia
> > 125 Aderhold Hall
> > Athens, GA 30602
> > smago@uga.edu
> > http://www.coe.uga.edu/lle/faculty/smagorinsky/index.html
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-
> > bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
> > Behalf Of Mike Cole
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:01 PM
> > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > Cc: Glynda Hull
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Technology for Classroom Use
> >
> > There are many in-school efforts of this kind Elinami. Are you
> > working from
> > a university? Is this research? Are privacy issues important (they
> > sure are
> > for us!).
> > Glynda Hull at UC Berkeley has a powerful but small and sequestered
> > projectpilotiing such work internationally. I will cc her and she
> > will probably
> > have good advice. I assume others on xmca will have experience as
> > well.mike
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Elinami Swai <swaiev@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I will be training teachers to teach media literacy in their
> > > classrooms -- media texts and popular culture (how to assess,
> > analyze,> evaluate). I am also planning to teach them to use the
> > technology for
> > > classroom use -- for children to share their artwork, photographs,
> > > stories, and journals. I was planning on using MySpace, Facebook or
> > > YouTube. I will appreciate any idea of better networking ICT.
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > >
> > > Elinami
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > xmca mailing list
> > > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > xmca mailing list
> > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:13:14 -0400
> > From: Elinami Swai <swaiev@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Technology for Classroom Use
> > To: mcole@weber.ucsd.edu,     "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity"
> >       <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Cc: Glynda Hull <glynda@berkeley.edu>
> > Message-ID:
> >       <e60370ee0906021013o468f9dc2iedbfc76a4855a006@mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > Thank you so kindly Mike.
> > I am working from a University. I am definitely sure I will benefit
> > from Glynda's project. Thanks for this pointer and link Mike, as
> > always,
> >
> > Elinami.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > There are many in-school efforts of this kind Elinami. Are you
> > working from
> > > a university? Is this research? Are privacy issues important
> > (they sure are
> > > for us!).
> > > Glynda Hull at UC Berkeley has a powerful but small and
> > sequestered project
> > > pilotiing such work internationally. I will cc her and she will
> > probably> have good advice. I assume others on xmca will have
> > experience as well.
> > > mike
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Elinami Swai <swaiev@gmail.com>
> > wrote:>
> > >> I will be training teachers to teach media literacy in their
> > >> classrooms -- media texts and popular culture (how to assess,
> > analyze,>> evaluate). I am also planning to teach them to use the
> > technology for
> > >> classroom use -- for children to share their artwork, photographs,
> > >> stories, and journals. I was planning on using MySpace, Facebook or
> > >> YouTube. I will appreciate any idea of better networking ICT.
> > >>
> > >> Thank you,
> > >>
> > >> Elinami
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> xmca mailing list
> > >> xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > >> http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca
> > >>
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > xmca mailing list
> > > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Elinami Swai
> > Womens' and Gender Studies
> > University Hall 4220-A
> > The University of Toledo
> > Toledo, OH, 43606
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:52:21 -0400
> > From: Elinami Swai <swaiev@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Technology for Classroom Use
> > To: "eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
> > Message-ID:
> >       <e60370ee0906021052q3c88e56dnb83be810e5849982@mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > Thanks Peter.
> > Let me trace her,
> >
> > Elinmi
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Peter Smagorinsky <smago@uga.edu>
> > wrote:> Glynda Hull has relocated to NYU. See
> > > http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Glynda_Hull
> > >
> > > Peter Smagorinsky
> > > Professor of English Education and Program Coordinator
> > > The University of Georgia
> > > 125 Aderhold Hall
> > > Athens, GA 30602
> > > smago@uga.edu
> > > http://www.coe.uga.edu/lle/faculty/smagorinsky/index.html
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-
> > bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
> > > Behalf Of Mike Cole
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 1:01 PM
> > > To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> > > Cc: Glynda Hull
> > > Subject: Re: [xmca] Re: Technology for Classroom Use
> > >
> > > There are many in-school efforts of this kind Elinami. Are you
> > working from
> > > a university? Is this research? Are privacy issues important
> > (they sure are
> > > for us!).
> > > Glynda Hull at UC Berkeley has a powerful but small and
> > sequestered project
> > > pilotiing such work internationally. I will cc her and she will
> > probably> have good advice. I assume others on xmca will have
> > experience as well.
> > > mike
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Elinami Swai <swaiev@gmail.com>
> > wrote:>
> > >> I will be training teachers to teach media literacy in their
> > >> classrooms -- media texts and popular culture (how to assess,
> > analyze,>> evaluate). I am also planning to teach them to use the
> > technology for
> > >> classroom use -- for children to share their artwork, photographs,
> > >> stories, and journals. I was planning on using MySpace, Facebook or
> > >> YouTube. I will appreciate any idea of better networking ICT.
> > >>
> > >> Thank you,
> > >>
> > >> Elinami
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> xmca mailing list
> > >> xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> > >> http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca
> > >>
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dr. Elinami Swai
> > Womens' and Gender Studies
> > University Hall 4220-A
> > The University of Toledo
> > Toledo, OH, 43606
> >
> >
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