tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127634108513616171.post6309433166788310009..comments2023-06-01T03:11:47.866-06:00Comments on I Thought I knew it All (when I was a teenager)!: A strange Connection! Aboriginal Values meet Web 2.0 Values!SKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557429968193662886noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127634108513616171.post-33063411773825265982009-02-06T21:55:00.000-06:002009-02-06T21:55:00.000-06:00Hi Stephen,Sorry you didn't see the link I had pos...Hi Stephen,<BR/><BR/>Sorry you didn't see the link I had posted at the bottom of my blog entry for <BR/>Duffy's quote about Constructivist Learning and Teaching :<BR/><BR/>http://elearningcurve.edublogs.org/2008/06/17/constructivism-learning-environments-an-introduction-2/<BR/><BR/>I am not sure how to post the link so it 'lights up' (lol) for lack of the correct term.<BR/><BR/>You should check out the site I posted for PBS videos from the show Frontline. There are tons of great videos on everything from tech. in China to teens openess on line and the reasons behind it as explained by the teens, researchers, parents etc.<BR/><BR/>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/<BR/><BR/>I admire your ability to share the personal connections you post on line. <BR/><BR/>At first , it struck me as odd that I would write such personal stuff also for strangers to read but now I see it as a venue to see my thoughts 'aired' to even perhaps get a reaction from someone else without me having to verbalize, especially when I am in a rush at school but at home when I have more time, more meaningful ideas have the freedom to 'flow'.<BR/><BR/>Your comments on values struck a chord with me. I have always thought that everything old was new again. Despite the massive changes in our lives and society, nothing can make life better than that feeling of connection, whether it be face to face or on-line with someone who 'gets what you mean.'<BR/><BR/>Sharing,understanding, concern, compassion or any other values that comes to mind are present in the digital and virtual world. THey can be accessed as fast as one can text or keyboard. I watched the video I mentioned above about on-line safety for teens and many of the reasons they gave for their focused attention to online connectivity was that 'somone was always there to listen, to be available, to offer advice, to acknowledge the speaker'. The double lives that children and others lead on line and in real life occur because they only find a 'real audience' who is non judgemental online. Of course the opposite holds true as well. And they get to be 'participants' and <BR/>'creators' rather than bystanders and invisible as they seem to think they are in real life.<BR/><BR/>Your class seem exciting and busy. I can tell by your blog that you are experimenting and participating in your learning... Way to go...!! I am learning alot from it. Thanks for taking the time to share all of the great blog sites, etc.<BR/>Cheryl M.<BR/><BR/>Send Walter your skype name. He is compiling an address book of sorts...Cheryl Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262979940605882798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127634108513616171.post-13821526039101322682009-02-04T23:29:00.000-06:002009-02-04T23:29:00.000-06:00Stephen,Those are wonderful connections you've mad...Stephen,<BR/><BR/>Those are wonderful connections you've made with your wife's culture,sharing and technology. In fact, part of my role is First Nations and Metis initiatives. I see many cultural norms that fit nicely with the social media of today. Making those types of connections really help to ease people into using them. It takes the mystique or geekiness out of the technology and puts it in terms they can relate to.<BR/><BR/>I'd encourage you to continue to make and "share" your connections and metaphors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com