Post-Pencil+Classrooms

=Post-Pencil Classrooms=

First mention of this phrase in a tweet
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/51689839/RD_normal.jpg caption="Rob De Lorenzo" link="http://twitter.com/rdelorenzo"]] || **[|rdelorenzo]** Here are the slides to my presentation: Mobile Learning: Embracing Handheld Devices for The Post-Pencil Classroom: http://tinyurl.com/6dchww [|07:39 PM May 05, 2008] from web ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/38855792/SLPortrait_normal.jpg caption="Konrad Glogowski" link="http://twitter.com/teachandlearn"]] || **[|teachandlearn]** @[|rdelorenzo] "Post-Pencil Classroom" - I love it! Sorry I missed the conference - too much going on right now. [|07:40 PM May 05, 2008] from web [|in reply to rdelorenzo] ||  ||

Educators reflect on the implications of avoiding pen and pencil completely.

Assessment Implications
(entries appear in reverse chronological order)
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/23226002/doug_south_park_normal.jpg caption="Doug Belshaw" link="http://twitter.com/dajbelshaw"]] || **[|dajbelshaw]** @[|theokk] @[|josepicardo] @[|tombarrett]: Good point! I avoid writing in my diary these days as it hurts my hand. I 'write' 5 sentences max. now... [|01:31 PM June 15, 2008] from web [|in reply to theokk] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|josepicardo] @[|theokk] The very fact that SATs are paper based means that the physical act of writing for an extended period needs practice [|01:34 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to josepicardo] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|josepicardo] @[|theokk] @[|dajbelshaw] After all I have been a (mildly) successful teacher before the use of tech-I know the tools that best fit [|01:45 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to josepicardo] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|dajbelshaw] @[|theokk] @[|josepicardo] It leads me to think any type of tech intergration should be tempered with a balance with other methods [|01:44 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to dajbelshaw] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** The children are voting with their feet in my year group-56 out of 60 chose to write using G Docs-I need to ensure we focus this preference [|12:52 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|theokk] It was a simple choice between that and writing in their literacy books with pen or paper. [|12:58 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to theokk] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|theokk] After 6 weeks of use the children are revealing their preference and that is clearly that they would happily work in the cloud [|01:12 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to theokk] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|theokk] I've thought about exploring a period in my Y5 class during yr that is truly paperless. An extreme I know but would learn so much [|01:11 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to theokk] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/54625692/favicon_normal.jpg caption="José Picardo" link="http://twitter.com/josepicardo"]] || **[|josepicardo]** @[|tombarrett] @[|theokk] we have to be careful as long as pupils continue to be assessed by means of hand written exams [|01:12 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twitterrific] [|in reply to tombarrett] ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/44270502/polario_normal.jpg caption="theo kuechel" link="http://twitter.com/theokk"]] || **[|theokk]** @[|josepicardo] @[|tombarrett] sitting here speculating when this will actually change - how many adults write (pen& paper) for 40mins nowadays? [|01:25 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to josepicardo] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|josepicardo] @[|theokk] And that Jose is very important - they still need, at my age grp, to be able to write for 40 odd mins [|01:16 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to josepicardo] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/55189287/IMG000002_normal.jpg caption="tombarrett" link="http://twitter.com/tombarrett"]] || **[|tombarrett]** @[|theokk] @[|josepicardo] I think the last time that I wrote for 40 mins or so was when I didn't have access to a computer!!! [|01:32 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to theokk] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/44270502/polario_normal.jpg caption="theo kuechel" link="http://twitter.com/theokk"]] || **[|theokk]** @[|tombarrett] nakes one think about the lifespan/permanence and role of work on paper, using a WP saving locally and say Google Docs [|01:04 PM June 15, 2008] from [|twhirl] [|in reply to tombarrett] ||