tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post3741741443561330898..comments2016-01-12T07:39:22.666-08:00Comments on Invitational Summer and Fall Institute -- 2015: Brigid Smith-Franeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200680801415273128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281047785769730592.post-61134129483138481022015-07-01T14:55:47.086-07:002015-07-01T14:55:47.086-07:00I took a lot away from Tim's presentation and ...I took a lot away from Tim's presentation and loved delving into some hands on ways to incorporate digital writing into our classrooms, but two things really stuck with me. The first was the quote that went along with the swimming pool analogy: "Teaching and learning with technology always happens in this pool. You have to be comfortable wading in the shallow end (substitution and augmentation) before you pass the safety rope and venture into the deep end (modification and redefinition)." Some teachers, including myself, are so afraid of falling in the deep end before we are ready, we stay out of the pool altogether! Tim reminded me that it's ok to stay in the shallow end until you get used to the tools and then swim out to the deep end. <br /><br />The second take away I got was to start a lesson with a quiet reflection instead of brainstorming as a group. This gives the more quiet students time to get their thoughts out instead of thinking in the direction the more boisterous students may be heading.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020365239135463590noreply@blogger.com