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John Evans

Blogs and Twitter for English Language Educators New to Social Media - 4 views

weconnect.pbworks.com/ELT

elt commercial weconnect blogs twitter wiki

shared by John Evans on 20 Mar 10 - Cached
  • John Evans on 20 Mar 10
     
    Much much more on this wiki!
John Evans

Why Social Media Curriculum is Critical in Schools - 140 Character Conference by Lisa N... - 5 views

www.techlearning.com/28630

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  • It is unfortunate that in the 21st century many schools have deemed adolescent socialization among each other or with their teachers as inappropriate. This is the pervasive outlook despite the fact that educators are fully aware that 1) A healthy part of adolescent development includes socialization and 2) Research from those like the National School Board Association indicate that most students use social media to discuss educational topics and other studies (like this one from the CCSE) indicate students who are using social media to discuss schoolwork perform better.
  • Across the nation, most schools have banned students from accessing authentic communication hardware or software, positioning school as a place where socialization is kept to a minimum, learning is teacher directed, and conversations are teacher, rather than student, driven and/or maintained. This of course does little to prepare students from effectively navigating the online environments they have access to and should be prepared to navigate outside of school.
  • Schools that have taken the "don't ask, don't tell" approach to the social media curriculum are neglectfully choosing to look the other way as students communicate, collaborate, and connect in worlds devoid of adults. The result can be that just as in the real world, without any adult supervision, students could be at risk and are existing without models for appropriate behavior.
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  • Additionally if educators refuse or are prevented from becoming a part of these online places they are not speaking the language or joining in the real-world environments of their 21st century students. That said, I don't believe there should be an actual "social media curriculum" but rather social media must be integrated into the curriculum. Additionally, we need another name for these environments. Yes they can be social, but they are often more than primarily social environments.
  • The other important piece to this equation is educating parents, guardians, families
John Evans

Kodu | Projects | Fuse Labs - 7 views

fuse.microsoft.com/kodu.html

projects kodu fuse programming gamingineducation

shared by John Evans on 19 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Kodu is a visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone.
John Evans

Spotlight - 5 views

spotlightradio.net

spotlight podcast English language education

shared by John Evans on 19 May 10 - Cached
  • John Evans on 19 May 10
     
    What is Spotlight? Spotlight is a daily 15 minute radio program. It uses a special English method of broadcasting. This makes Spotlight easier for many people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. We use: * fewer words (a vocabulary of 1500 words) * slower speed (about 90 words per minute, or half the normal speaking speed) * shorter sentences * read more People use Spotlight to help with English. But Spotlight is a real radio program, not just a lesson.
John Evans

Readicide - Stenhouse Publishers - 6 views

www.stenhouse.com/...viewprd.asp

readicide publishers stenhouse

shared by John Evans on 21 May 10 - Cached
  • Read-i-cide n: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools. Reading is dying in our schools. Educators are familiar with many of the factors that have contributed to the decline — poverty, second-language issues, and the ever-expanding choices of electronic entertainment. In this provocative new book, Kelly Gallagher suggests, however, that it is time to recognize a new and significant contributor to the death of reading: our schools.
Nik Peachey

Development - ELT and the Crisis in Education: Technology in the Classroom | Delta Publ... - 2 views

www.deltapublishing.co.uk/...on-technology-in-the-classroom

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  • Nik Peachey on 11 Jan 11
     
    "One of the most common criticisms leveled at teachers who do attempt to integrate technology into their classroom environment, is that this often results in a lot of 'faffing around' or time wasted while struggling to get the technology to work properly. To some extent I feel that this criticism is fair, but I don't think it's a criticism that should be leveled at teachers, but would be better directed at the people who control the way technology is layered onto the classroom environment, so lets look at that."
  • Nik Peachey on 11 Jan 11
     
    ne of the most common criticisms leveled at teachers who do attempt to integrate technology into their classroom environment, is that this often results in a lot of 'faffing around' or time wasted while struggling to get the technology to work properly. To some extent I feel that this criticism is fair, but I don't think it's a criticism that should be leveled at teachers, but would be better directed at the people who control the way technology is layered onto the classroom environment, so lets look at that.
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