Comments on: the reluctant tweetist http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/04/the-reluctant-tweetist/ teaching and learning languages Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: darren http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/04/the-reluctant-tweetist/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 darren Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:16:56 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=79#comment-2315 Thanks for reminding me of this one Vicki... I think I have found a balance now, after going through <a href="http://www.livesofteachers.com/2010/01/20/death-by-pln-does-the-internet-matter/" rel="nofollow">a bit of pain</a> and coming out the other side. I am definitely using more and more technology with students, but smarter, and at home, but more efficiently. Everything goes through phases, cycles, peaks and troughs.... right now, I'm in a good place with twitter and it's accoutrements. Thanks for reminding me of this one Vicki… I think I have found a balance now, after going through a bit of pain and coming out the other side. I am definitely using more and more technology with students, but smarter, and at home, but more efficiently. Everything goes through phases, cycles, peaks and troughs…. right now, I’m in a good place with twitter and it’s accoutrements.

]]> By: Vicki Hollett http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/04/the-reluctant-tweetist/comment-page-1/#comment-2312 Vicki Hollett Thu, 03 Jun 2010 08:28:27 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=79#comment-2312 Ha! Oh Darren, here we are in 2010, and I can't imagine you being anything but a digital native or firmly entrenched immigrant now. But there still seems to be a lot of sense in what you're saying here. What do you think? Ha! Oh Darren, here we are in 2010, and I can’t imagine you being anything but a digital native or firmly entrenched immigrant now. But there still seems to be a lot of sense in what you’re saying here. What do you think?

]]> By: Anne http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/04/the-reluctant-tweetist/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Anne Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:30:30 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=79#comment-13 Our habits of mind are deteriorating as our ability to multitask and "parallel-process" improves. I notice translation work, which requires being very focussed and keeping the contents of a long passage in mind before going into the details, has become more of a challenge for me since I've living online. I recently restarted doing more translating after having focussed on making language exercises, which turned into a bit of a read-write online job, so I really notice the difference. Focussing exclusively on one piece of writing is great practice. Our habits of mind are deteriorating as our ability to multitask and “parallel-process” improves. I notice translation work, which requires being very focussed and keeping the contents of a long passage in mind before going into the details, has become more of a challenge for me since I’ve living online. I recently restarted doing more translating after having focussed on making language exercises, which turned into a bit of a read-write online job, so I really notice the difference. Focussing exclusively on one piece of writing is great practice.

]]> By: darren http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/04/the-reluctant-tweetist/comment-page-1/#comment-12 darren Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:42:26 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=79#comment-12 I've already seen fifty great things on twitter today.... but my wife is sitting on the sofa flicking through a magazine and really deserves some attention. Love the technology, but you can't spread yourself too thin.... I’ve already seen fifty great things on twitter today…. but my wife is sitting on the sofa flicking through a magazine and really deserves some attention. Love the technology, but you can’t spread yourself too thin….

]]> By: EdTechSandyK http://www.livesofteachers.com/2009/10/04/the-reluctant-tweetist/comment-page-1/#comment-11 EdTechSandyK Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:55:24 +0000 http://www.livesofteachers.com/?p=79#comment-11 Appreciated your post and related very much to it! I also question how plugged in I am sometimes, and wonder if a brilliant idea I've just been exposed to will stick with me long enough to find application somewhere - because I'm now exposed to so many ideas! And I KNOW my attention span has gotten much shorter. I also find setting a timer when I'm surfing for information helps; otherwise I lose track of how much time I've been on the 'net. Your advice to unplug some and not do "all things electronic" is well taken. My turntable is dusty, but my CD player is not. (Fortunately twitchy finger has never been much of an issue for me.):-D Appreciated your post and related very much to it! I also question how plugged in I am sometimes, and wonder if a brilliant idea I’ve just been exposed to will stick with me long enough to find application somewhere – because I’m now exposed to so many ideas! And I KNOW my attention span has gotten much shorter. I also find setting a timer when I’m surfing for information helps; otherwise I lose track of how much time I’ve been on the ‘net.

Your advice to unplug some and not do “all things electronic” is well taken. My turntable is dusty, but my CD player is not. (Fortunately twitchy finger has never been much of an issue for me.):-D

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