tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364023.post2711350964543076583..comments2021-02-24T05:44:58.646-07:00Comments on Painless Technology: Compact Nomadic FurnitureAl Gunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06147832028584159376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19364023.post-59526511682497315042008-02-26T12:09:00.000-07:002008-02-26T12:09:00.000-07:00I very much agree! Students often create complet...I very much agree! Students often create completely arbitrary barriers about what they can and cannot do based on what they perceive the "rules" to be. Size is often a limitation based on perceptions of non-existent limits. I used 11X17 inch paper for a quiz ("Next week, we're going to have a really big quiz--make sure you study!") for my two college biology labs and just altering the size of the paper and the font had them giggling and chatting for the entire lab afterward. Playing with size really affects students.<BR/>This past summer Ben and I were area directors at a Boy Scout Camp. The way Ben ran pioneering projects was to start out small and make scale models and worked up to building very large project like a full size draw bridge, look-out tower, or catapult. There's a really great sense of empowerment when kids don't limit their imaginations to the size of a medium cardboard box!<BR/>But with space often at a premium and competition among adults for how that space should be used creative students may get their ambitions quashed. Especially if there's risk they'll damage the vinyl backed carpet squares or the low-powered generic computer work station!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497510087332471690noreply@blogger.com