Comments on: Questioning Flat Classroom Projects - as We Gear Up for the 2d 1001 Flat World Tales

By: Learning Aloud - Flat World Blogging

Learning Aloud - Flat World Blogging — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:57:44 +0000

[...] months ago I read an analysis of “Flat Classroom” blogging in Beyond Schools. The analysis was an attempt to consider lessons learned and to [...]

By: Ann F

Ann F — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:51:25 +0000

You mentioned that you’d be interested in some “natural” collaboration between your students and mine.

I’ve got 2 Post FCE groups – about level B2 between the ages of 16 –20 – a total of 20 students in all. The 2 groups each have their class blog (see and )

If you have a group of students with a similar age group and a class blog, we could come up with a joint theme for our students to post about and get them to comment on each others posts to get the ball rolling and see where it gets us.

A possible theme could be Nightlife in Bilbao/ Seoul: they could take and add photos or even videos and add them to their postings.

Or you could come up with a more inspiring idea.

Ann F’s last blog post..Bubbleshare

By: Clay Burell

Clay Burell — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:03:56 +0000

@PAT: Strangely enough, this project succeeded more than other more self-directed projects (like free blogging) that I believe are more educationally valuable for students. Lesson for me? Students insist on being students: as long as the topic is assigned for them, they’ll play. Tell them to find their own ideas, and they’d rather go back to traditional schooliness. Depressing to me, but that’s how it feels right now.

@ANN: A 1:1 Laptop school is one in which each student is required to own and bring to school daily a laptop. Since we bought Apple - or more accurately, required students to (at a considerable discount we negotiated with Apple) - Apple provided staff training and ongoing support. They don’t “contribute” hardware or software, but they do work with us on pricing and so forth.

By: Ann F

Ann F — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:06:53 +0000

I’d love to get my students colloborating with yours but don’t think the Flat World Tales would be the best way - the level is to high for them. Theirs is about B2 see their blogs http://weseeandenjoy.blogspot.com/ and http://lovingbilbao.blogspot.com/.

Watched + enjoyed your ADE presentation. A couple of questions: what does the 1:1 siginify in this context and what is your school’s relationship to Apple, have they contributed hardware to your school? (I too am a Mac user but the British Council, who I work for, is worldwide PC/Windows)

Ann F’s last blog post..Bubbleshare

By: Lessons Learned from the 1001 Flat World Tales last year - The Global Education Collaborative

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:33:00 +0000

[...] the 1001 Flat World Tales last year Sorry folks, but I’m just not much of a Ning-er. But my Beyond School post on lessons learned from last year’s 10o1 Flat World Tales global wiki-writing workshop may be of [...]

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:21:42 +0000

Wow! Awesome project! I wish I was teaching a class right now that could take part in this because it sounds like a lot of fun! Unfortunately, I don’t have one that would be able to do this but I’m interested in seeing the results!

Pat’s last blog post..Useful Information for In and Out of the Classroom 02/01/08