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Re: “Mommy, where do websites come from?”

Sumeet Jain — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:51:58 -0000

This is why it's so important for us to create as well as consume. When we skew our lives towards consumption, we put more of ourselves into the main stream. Creation is not just about sharing with others - it's often also how we learn what about us is "uniquely human".

Re: Little Wisdom #20

Sumeet Jain — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:42:16 -0000

Yes I do. To be clear, this Little Wisdom was a reminder to myself - not to others.

Re: Private: Homework Blogging

Sumeet Jain — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:41:08 -0000

I'm glad you like the idea, Vibhu. Why don't you try it for yourself and see how it goes?

Re: Little Wisdom #20

Sumeet Jain — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:38:51 -0000

Yes I do.

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Re: Little Wisdom #20

Vibhu — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:36:51 -0000

Do you write these yourself?

Re: “Mommy, where do websites come from?”

Vibhu — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:26:23 -0000

It's a good point. I think the flip side of information becoming less and less human is more people having access to a much wider range of thoughts and opinions that we can conveniently reach, and learn from with millions of perspectives-your blog is a good example of easy, impersonal knowledge through the internet, used to circulate thoughts that are uniquely human.

Re: Private: Homework Blogging

Vibhu — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:13:42 -0000

It sounds like a great idea..it would work particularly well in response to an active discussion or debate that really gets students thinking and forming opinions.

Re: Avatar

Vibhu — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:47:39 -0000

The 3-D and the effects were groundbreaking, but I thought the characters fell into a predictable plot, so there was no room for development there..

Re: Private: Homework Blogging

Ankur Jain — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:42:17 -0000

I would love to see kid's learning from each other by blog posts. I think something like idea would allow students minds to be less constrained and encourage creativity rather than stamp it out after going through a school system.

Re: Private: Homework Blogging

Sumeet Jain — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:29:31 -0000

Thanks for your comment!

As I write the followup to this brief post, more and more benefits are becoming clear to me.

One of my favorites is the new level of transparency that students will gain into other students' work. "As a composer draws inspiration from the music of her contemporaries, so too will students learn from their peers. Observation does not have to foster competition or encourage comparison. There is no way to guess the impact that healthy awareness of others' art might have on one's own, but it doesn't take much imagination to realize that the current practice of students working in silos does them more harm than good."

Re: Private: Homework Blogging

Sarah Gupta — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:09:51 -0000

That's actually a really cool idea--kids and tweens these days already live such public social lives it would be cool if they felt their schoolwork had some impact on the big, wide world as well.

At the very least, all their grandparents would read them.

Re: Private: Homework Blogging

Sumeet Jain — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:53 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Matt. I've been thinking about this subject a lot since writing this, and I'm preparing a longer essay on the matter. After more research and thought, I'll be approaching an actual classroom with the intention of convincing a teach to participate in a pilot program.

Re: Private: Homework Blogging

Matthew — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:01:16 -0000

I have known Sumeet to say some pretty wise things, but this really impressed me. I agree that there are certain characteristics about the classroom environment that don't really encourage kids to do much more than the minimum. Giving students an opportunity to share their thoughts with a much large audience seems like it would introduce interesting, if not significantly positive, changes to how the student relates to the project. Getting a comment on an essay you wrote about Shakespeare or some crap could really inspire you. I like the reach of the web. It seems like its always making smart people, like Sumeet, figure out cool ways of using it.

Re: Some Holiday Randomness

Sumeet Jain — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:33:20 -0000

I make lunch at home from time to time. I'll try your sandwich - it sounds tasty :-)

Sachin is now the Policy Analyst for Madison Nguyen (San Jose City Council)! I'll pass along your congrats.

Re: Real quick, my thoughts on Apple’s iPad

Sumeet Jain — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:23:00 -0000

Thanks Beily. Yea, I don't see many young professionals buying an iPad (expect those who just want one for the sake of owning cool toys). I think Apple is going to get far more new customers with the iPad than it will experience lateral movement from an existing product to the iPad.

Re: Real quick, my thoughts on Apple’s iPad

Sumeet Jain — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:20:57 -0000

Multi-tasking would be awesome, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was included for the next iteration of the iPad; but I'm not as concerned as you are about it. Of the demographics I can think of (students, moms, the elderly, healthcare professionals), only students would really miss the multi-tasking.

The current iPhone user experience (no multi-tasking) isn't bad at all. On traditional computers, we depend on multi-tasking because we're working dedicatedly in a complex environment on tasks that necessarily require multiple applications. But the use cases for the iPad seem to be more singular: Watch a movie, read a book, video chat, send an email, browse some photos.

The real feature-hole I feel with the iPad is the camera. It's a central component to a major use case. I'm inclined to think Apple will find a way to stick it in even before the launch in two months.

I don't know about plans for iBooks to let individuals publish, but I would expect it eventually.

Re: Some Holiday Randomness

takeeverything — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:10:01 -0000

congrats to sachin!! i didn't know those things about him.

you eat out everyday for lunch?? you're crazy. try making my favorite sandwich for yourself one day and sit out on marina with it: any kind of bread with tuna fish mixed with mayonnaise (or egg salad in your case), honey mustard, hummus, peppercinis, chedder cheese. and a bag of salt and vinegar chips. and cornichons (french gherkins). mmmm soooo good. god i haven't had a sandwich in forever.

Re: Avatar

takeeverything — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:03:48 -0000

all good points. i liked the movie but didn't love it for the overplayed storyline.

Re: Real quick, my thoughts on Apple’s iPad

takeeverything — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:38:38 -0000

those are good/interesting points. and you're right, i don't think most of us will be getting one.

Re: Real quick, my thoughts on Apple’s iPad

AustinHinkle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:26:26 -0000

I think that makes alot of sense Sumeet. My concern is really about the multitasking... I understand that the iPad in its present form doesn't preclude apple from updating their OS to allow for this, but its the fact that they havn't yet. Its no surprise this is a desired, neh, mandatory feature for alot of potential customers and there decision not to indicates an underlying problem... maybe they cant get enough processor speed or hard drive packed into it, maybe the OS reworking takes alot more then we expect, but whatever prevented them from doing that concerns me...

Also on a side note, do you know their plans with iBook, will individuals have the ability to publish on it or will it be run exclusivly through publishers?

Re: Avatar

Matthew Burnett — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:12:39 -0000

This is a very well-rounded review. Great point about the soundtrack, that actually could have been much better.

I feel like I can see two "camps" starting to form when I hear people talk about the movie: the "Star Wars is better" camp and the "what are you talking about, Avatar is TOTALLY better" camp.

Re: Private: Good Forms

shafaqat — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:31:52 -0000

life is a important of every human life.life means struggle,determination and pure work

Re: Dhauladhars

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Re: Learning By Heart

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Re: Dhauladhars

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