Comments on: Great Classrooms? http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/ Junior high at its very finest..... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:30:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: David Truss http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-105 David Truss Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:35:50 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-105 Here is a very different classroom to provoke some thought: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgpuSo-GSfw What happens when you take this kind of learning environment and add a digital/global perspective? Here is a very different classroom to provoke some thought:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgpuSo-GSfw
What happens when you take this kind of learning environment and add a digital/global perspective?

]]> By: Bob Cotter http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Bob Cotter Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:22:23 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-104 I am sitting with some grade 6 and 7 students. We used Kidspiration to brainstom and here are some of our ideas. More choices for hot lunch Lauren and Alex - draw on the chalkboard more Kayla - Nap time morning and afternoon Hour of PE every day with students choosing the activity Less time in the classroom and more time at home Hannah - More fieldtrips Ashley - Soundproof doors so you can dance freely in the classroom Cole - more class parties Free time for internet browsing Alex and Lauren - no more Social Studies Camile - choose the subjects we want to do Christian - free hot lunch Sara - more time for art Plasma tv in the classroom Get the government to give the schools more money to allow for more interesting activities Madeline - laptop for each student. One to take home and use at school. Hannah - Really nice and cool teachers like Ms. Gormley Sara - More bake sales I am sitting with some grade 6 and 7 students. We used Kidspiration to brainstom and here are some of our ideas.

More choices for hot lunch
Lauren and Alex – draw on the chalkboard more
Kayla – Nap time morning and afternoon
Hour of PE every day with students choosing the activity
Less time in the classroom and more time at home
Hannah – More fieldtrips
Ashley – Soundproof doors so you can dance freely in the classroom
Cole – more class parties
Free time for internet browsing
Alex and Lauren – no more Social Studies
Camile – choose the subjects we want to do
Christian – free hot lunch
Sara – more time for art
Plasma tv in the classroom
Get the government to give the schools more money to allow for more interesting activities
Madeline – laptop for each student. One to take home and use at school.
Hannah – Really nice and cool teachers like Ms. Gormley
Sara – More bake sales

]]> By: Devon http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Devon Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:59:52 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-103 I think a good classrom would be a room were we could play video games like world of warcraft and we can talk. When we do our work we can pair up with people. The teacher would like to show how things worked with video games and youtube videos. We would also go out of town to talk to people to figure out there jobs and what they did and stuff like that. I think a good classrom would be a room were we could play video games like world of warcraft and we can talk. When we do our work we can pair up with people. The teacher would like to show how things worked with video games and youtube videos. We would also go out of town to talk to people to figure out there jobs and what they did and stuff like that.

]]> By: Scott (is awesome) http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Scott (is awesome) Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:32:33 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-102 Hi Mr.Fisher to answer your question, a better classroom would have to be more athletic, say if you got a question wrong than you would have to do some kind of physical activity or we could have extended perids of gym class. Also the class would have to be fun, you could be learning lots by fun games and not even realise it, it would be open to everyone's ideas, and in homec we would not have to do book work, It's boring Hi Mr.Fisher to answer your question, a better classroom would have to be more athletic, say if you got a question wrong than you would have to do some kind of physical activity or we could have extended perids of gym class. Also the class would have to be fun, you could be learning lots by fun games and not even realise it, it would be open to everyone’s ideas, and in homec we would not have to do book work, It’s boring

]]> By: Diego http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Diego Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:33:54 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-101 I think the ideal classroom is where every student is having fun and learning, and in my opinion, interactivity is the keyword to accomplish this. In order to make the students feel interest in a specific area, it-s a good idea to develop projects that make them realize why is that important out there, and trying to relate the common interest in students with that area, it-s a hard work, but it should be worthy. In the classroom, is a good idea to promote academic discussions and encourage the students to take a critic attitude towards the world, studying how it changes and why, so that way, they will be able to make it better in the future. Practical examples, according with a pleasant environment, will keep the students interest in knowledge and will develop their personalities, to make them great people. I think the ideal classroom is where every student is having fun and learning, and in my opinion, interactivity is the keyword to accomplish this.
In order to make the students feel interest in a specific area, it-s a good idea to develop projects that make them realize why is that important out there, and trying to relate the common interest in students with that area, it-s a hard work, but it should be worthy.
In the classroom, is a good idea to promote academic discussions and encourage the students to take a critic attitude towards the world, studying how it changes and why, so that way, they will be able to make it better in the future.
Practical examples, according with a pleasant environment, will keep the students interest in knowledge and will develop their personalities, to make them great people.

]]> By: Nick http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Nick Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:24:52 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-100 To me a great classroom would have a nice relaxing decor, and a nice and patient teacher. We would have comfortable seats and we would have some classes outdoors, to see how things in nature works. We would have regular field trips to workplaces that people actually work at to see if we like that job. To me a great classroom would have a nice relaxing decor, and a nice and patient teacher. We would have comfortable seats and we would have some classes outdoors, to see how things in nature works. We would have regular field trips to workplaces that people actually work at to see if we like that job.

]]> By: Sara http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Sara Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:12:11 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-99 I think a good classroom would be one where everyone could talk and share their opinions. It should have fun activities that teach you what you need to learn but still in a fun, enjoyable way. The teacher should be nice and allow us to have fun. I think having outdoor classes would be cool in the summer/warmer months where we could just sit on the grass and learn. It would be cool if we could go on field trips and learn with real life experiences rather than reading about them. I think a good classroom would be one where everyone could talk and share their opinions. It should have fun activities that teach you what you need to learn but still in a fun, enjoyable way. The teacher should be nice and allow us to have fun. I think having outdoor classes would be cool in the summer/warmer months where we could just sit on the grass and learn. It would be cool if we could go on field trips and learn with real life experiences rather than reading about them.

]]> By: tubby03 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-98 tubby03 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:34:02 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-98 I think to make school a more better place to be would be that you get to do that get to is that the teachers are less striked about making homework every night because you go to school for about 5 1/2 hours and then you get around 6 hours of your own time, and people that go to curling, hockey volleyball and other kinds of sports kids don't really have that much time to just sit and watch TV or go on the computer or just hang out with some friends. In school you still need to learn, but school can't all be about sit down at your desk and the teachers explain something that give students work sheets. In school you still need to learn but to learn you can make it fun like doing partner work or work that involves actives to do to get you answer. I think to make school a more better place to be would be that you get to do that get to is that the teachers are less striked about making homework every night because you go to school for about 5 1/2 hours and then you get around 6 hours of your own time, and people that go to curling, hockey volleyball and other kinds of sports kids don’t really have that much time to just sit and watch TV or go on the computer or just hang out with some friends.
In school you still need to learn, but school can’t all be about sit down at your desk and the teachers explain something that give students work sheets. In school you still need to learn but to learn you can make it fun like doing partner work or work that involves actives to do to get you answer.

]]> By: tyler http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-97 tyler Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:07:13 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-97 i think we should go out sid of a ss class to look at nature and animals i think we should go out sid of a ss class to look at nature and animals

]]> By: Hannah http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/2008/11/04/great-classrooms/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Hannah Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:04:51 +0000 http://thinwalls.edublogs.org/?p=44#comment-96 Heyy. I think a great classroom is a place where everyone can interact and learn while not even noticing, It should be a place where you play games to learn and have fun with your friends. It should also be a place where we can go on trips and go places to discover and learn more about them with their own eyes. Heyy. I think a great classroom is a place where everyone can interact and learn while not even noticing, It should be a place where you play games to learn and have fun with your friends. It should also be a place where we can go on trips and go places to discover and learn more about them with their own eyes.

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