Comments on: The Best About Me Page You’ll Ever See http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/ Standing on the verge of a technologically educational revolution. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:13:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Fix Boring Schools, Not Kids Who Are Bored | Koykee.com http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-8440 Fix Boring Schools, Not Kids Who Are Bored | Koykee.com Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:23:09 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-8440 [...] I came across The Best About Me Page You’ll Ever See on my Twitterfeed I expected to see some funky ideas I could use for my own rather dull [...] [...] I came across The Best About Me Page You’ll Ever See on my Twitterfeed I expected to see some funky ideas I could use for my own rather dull [...]

]]> By: Fix Boring Schools, Not Kids Who Are Bored | Buzera http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-7740 Fix Boring Schools, Not Kids Who Are Bored | Buzera Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:46:02 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-7740 [...] I came across The Best About Me Page You’ll Ever See on my Twitterfeed I expected to see some funky ideas I could use for my own rather dull [...] [...] I came across The Best About Me Page You’ll Ever See on my Twitterfeed I expected to see some funky ideas I could use for my own rather dull [...]

]]> By: Fix Boring Schools, Not Kids Who Are Bored | 888 News http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-7736 Fix Boring Schools, Not Kids Who Are Bored | 888 News Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:08:13 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-7736 [...] I came across The Best About Me Page You’ll Ever See on my Twitterfeed I expected to see some funky ideas I could use for my own rather dull [...] [...] I came across The Best About Me Page You’ll Ever See on my Twitterfeed I expected to see some funky ideas I could use for my own rather dull [...]

]]> By: LotW for 12_7_09 | 528 Digital Learning http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-6405 LotW for 12_7_09 | 528 Digital Learning Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:22:07 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-6405 [...] For background information, go to this site: http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/ [...] [...] For background information, go to this site: http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/ [...]

]]> By: Educational Insanity » Blog Archive » The Logic of “Our” Arguments http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-6134 Educational Insanity » Blog Archive » The Logic of “Our” Arguments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:10:50 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-6134 [...] to the story of Aaron Iba, the now former CEO of AppJet, the company that created EtherPad.  Ben wrote about Aaron’s story here.  Lisa Nielsen wrote about it here and here.  Aaron’s story is not a new one.  And, I know [...] [...] to the story of Aaron Iba, the now former CEO of AppJet, the company that created EtherPad.  Ben wrote about Aaron’s story here.  Lisa Nielsen wrote about it here and here.  Aaron’s story is not a new one.  And, I know [...]

]]> By: Lisa Nielsen http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-5845 Lisa Nielsen Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:21:58 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-5845 Thank you for sharing this Ben Grey! I had planned to use Etherpad in a keynote I was giving and was upset when it was bought by Google because they were initially ceasing to provide service. I didn't think of the guy behind the purchase until I saw your Tweet. You were right! What a great "About Me" page. The story hit close to home because I shared the same sort of experience in school as a student and I watch my boyfriend's two children struggling similarly now. As a result of your Tweet and post I friended Iba on Facebook, wrote to him, and spoke to him on the phone to learn even more about his story. We used Etherpad to collaborate on a blogpost and then we both drafted posts for our blog. Thank you for the inspiration and motivation to uncover a little more of a very important story. You can read them here: http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/01/when-success-means-escaping-boring.html Thank you for sharing this Ben Grey! I had planned to use Etherpad in a keynote I was giving and was upset when it was bought by Google because they were initially ceasing to provide service. I didn’t think of the guy behind the purchase until I saw your Tweet. You were right! What a great “About Me” page. The story hit close to home because I shared the same sort of experience in school as a student and I watch my boyfriend’s two children struggling similarly now.

As a result of your Tweet and post I friended Iba on Facebook, wrote to him, and spoke to him on the phone to learn even more about his story. We used Etherpad to collaborate on a blogpost and then we both drafted posts for our blog.

Thank you for the inspiration and motivation to uncover a little more of a very important story.

You can read them here:
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/01/when-success-means-escaping-boring.html

]]> By: Geoff Allemand http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-5623 Geoff Allemand Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:38:53 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-5623 Fantastic. I think Ken Robinson's work is fantastic and agree with him wholeheartedly. Not sure if you have come across the work of Big Picture - www.bigpicture.org Fantastic. I think Ken Robinson’s work is fantastic and agree with him wholeheartedly. Not sure if you have come across the work of Big Picture – http://www.bigpicture.org

]]> By: Cary Harrod http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-4989 Cary Harrod Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:31:40 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-4989 What a powerful post, Ben. One of my messages to the world is that we lose kids all the time and they come in all different shapes and sizes. While I certainly was not gifted, nor considered a behavior issue, my school system lost me when I was in eighth grade. Yes, I managed to complete high school and finally, after 8 years earned my degree in education but I can assure you it was not without struggle. At 48, I am just now becoming aware of the enormous gaps in my knowledge because I simply did not care about school. I was the disengaged student we see every single day when we walk through the halls of high schools all over the U.S. They will probably...well, maybe...find success; but are we willing to accept "probably" or "maybe"? Or can we re-imagine learning for all the kids like Aaron and Gillian...and yes, even Cary? Thanks again for this post. What a powerful post, Ben. One of my messages to the world is that we lose kids all the time and they come in all different shapes and sizes. While I certainly was not gifted, nor considered a behavior issue, my school system lost me when I was in eighth grade. Yes, I managed to complete high school and finally, after 8 years earned my degree in education but I can assure you it was not without struggle. At 48, I am just now becoming aware of the enormous gaps in my knowledge because I simply did not care about school. I was the disengaged student we see every single day when we walk through the halls of high schools all over the U.S. They will probably…well, maybe…find success; but are we willing to accept “probably” or “maybe”? Or can we re-imagine learning for all the kids like Aaron and Gillian…and yes, even Cary? Thanks again for this post.

]]> By: Robinson http://bengrey.com/blog/2009/12/the-best-about-me-page-youll-ever-see/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 Robinson Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:31:48 +0000 http://bengrey.com/blog/?p=277#comment-4986 I wonder how many will never "become" at all. I wonder how many will never “become” at all.

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