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Let's Stop Making Students Power Down at School - 3 views

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shared by John Evans on 16 Dec 09 - No Cached
  • As an educator of innovative educators, I urge you to remember these students, their voices, their passions and don’t force students to power down when they come to school. Encourage and embrace their excitement, their passions, their enthusiasm, their need for socializing and authenticity. Help make school a place your students want to be, discover, grow, learn and share.
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How to retool yourself--a roadmap of at least 15 ways by Joyce Valenza - 2 views

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shared by John Evans on 16 Dec 09 - Cached
  • How to retool yourself--a roadmap of at least 15 ways for school librarians (and their classroom teacher colleagues) to develop professionally
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Walking Away From The Use Of Tech (by Jennifer Wagner) - 6 views

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shared by John Evans on 09 Apr 10 - No Cached
  • Take the time to look at some upcoming conferences and read the descriptions of many sessions. You will notice that they talk more about TECH than they do TEACHING. You will notice that the emphasis is on the tool rather than the outcome. We talk so much about the wonder OF tech that we make people wonder ABOUT tech.
  • John Evans on 09 Apr 10
     
    Is technology its own barrier or is it the way we are presenting technology in schools, talking about the tech rather than about the teaching?
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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
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Administrators Texting for Success: Six Ideas - 1 views

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shared by John Evans on 24 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • John Evans on 24 Jan 11
     
    "Administrators Texting for Success: Six Ideas "
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