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John Evans

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

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shared by John Evans on 09 Apr 10 - No Cached
  • 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

Civility Please - 2 views

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civility please

shared by John Evans on 09 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • But we can still be civil. It’s easy. We can trade ideas instead of insults. We can vow to not say things online we wouldn’t say to someone’s face. We can put away our phones and pay attention. We can think before we speak or hit send. Join us and spread the word.
anonymous

Voki : a fun and free animated avatar tool for educators - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 24 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 24 Sep 11
     
    Voki is an animation website . It is “ a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profiles and in email messages”. This web2.0 tool is very important in education as It enables teachers and students to express themselves on the web in their own voice , using a talking character.
Phil Taylor

Where's the Innovation? | always learning - 0 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 05 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Generally speaking, schools are excruciatingly slow to change. Even when schools are making a concerned effort to be innovative and re-think traditional modes of learning, it often ends up being a variation of what’s already in place.
  • has to be driven by a focus on authentic learning and learner competency. What can our students do? What should they be able to do? How do we help them become capable of doing the things that really matter?
John Evans

Jessica Gross: Embracing the Twitter Classroom - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 21 May 09 - Cached
  • Rheingold points to five reasons for teaching students social media: Developing students' literacy in our new online environment is as crucial as developing their abilities to read and write. Communication is moving toward social media. We can either help students thrive in this environment or leave them flailing. Many students bring their computers to class. Why not work with this trend instead of fighting or ignoring it? Social media is just that: social. Students who use Twitter for class are "learning collaborative skills that are particularly important today." There is only so much class time. Rheingold makes mini-lectures on video that students comment on between classes, allowing more time to engage the issues through in-class discussion. Shy students who hold back in class often speak up online. "If you can extend the discussion to an online message board, you enable students who may not jump into the discussion," he said, to "make a thoughtful contribution."
John Evans

Digitally Speaking / Blogging - 8 views

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shared by John Evans on 19 Oct 09 - Cached
  • John Evans on 19 Oct 09
     
    Checklist to use before embarking on a blogging project with students
John Evans

apophenia: spectacle at Web2.0 Expo... from my perspective - 0 views

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shared by John Evans on 26 Nov 09 - Cached
  • John Evans on 26 Nov 09
     
    Danah Boyd's refelction on her recent presentation at Web 2.0 Conference. Video of presentation can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW3_JhQksv4
Phil Taylor

More powerful pencils: 1:1 Laptop Programs and 21st century learning « 21k12 - 6 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 18 Oct 11 - Cached
  • it is not because they had a 1-1 program in itself that made them so, but because they had a classroom culture of student inquiry, of research, collaboration, and on-line publishing, all of which were well supported by the laptops in students’ hands.
  •   “Laptop computers [would not be] technological tools; rather, [they would be] cognitive tools that are holistically integrated into the teaching and learning processes of their school.”
  • One of the best sections of this article speaks right to this, as it advocates schools to bring the students to the table: But it’s not just teachers who experts say must be involved in the 1-to-1 planning process—students should be, too.
Phil Taylor

Stagnant Future, Stagnant Tests: Pointed Response to NY Times "Grading the Digital Scho... - 3 views

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shared by Phil Taylor on 30 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • they are understanding a complex text and making sense of it within the context of their own lives.   No parent wants more, no teacher does, than for kids to be able to not just "read" Shakespeare but to understand why his work still speaks urgently to the present, why it is worth taking the time to read all that odd English from another time
  • We are not responsible as educators unless we are teaching not just with technology but through it, about it, because of it.   We need to make kids understand its power, its potential, its dangers, its use.  That isn't just an investment worth making but one that it would be irresponsible to avoid.
John Evans

Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement | Edutopia - 3 views

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shared by John Evans on 01 May 12 - No Cached
  • responses I received from all 220 of them seemed to fall under 10 categories, representing reoccurring themes that appeared again and again.
  • "learning by doing" it helps them focus more. Technology helps them to do that
  • but rather relations between the text and the outside world.
  • John Evans on 28 Aug 14
     
    "A while back, I was asked, "What engages students?" Sure, I could respond, sharing anecdotes about what I believed to be engaging, but I thought it would be so much better to lob that question to my own eighth graders. The responses I received from all 220 of them seemed to fall under 10 categories, representing reoccurring themes that appeared again and again. So, from the mouths of babes, here are my students' answers to the question: "What engages students?""
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