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Marlene Johnshoy

IA Strategy: Addressing the Signatures of Information Overload :: UXmatters - 1 views

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UX IA information overload

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  • Koltay—and likely most of you who are reading this column—have observed how Web 2.0 and the use of folksonomies have created conditions that result in information overload. When we provide applications that let users manage information, and those users have limited to no awareness of knowledge organization for the Web, the information architectures that evolve for users and the entire system may be less than optimal. Since most users are not equipped to produce sound classification schemes or efficient top-down taxonomies on their own, their impact on any system creates what I call a literacy gap, depicted in Figure 6. Depending on the other signatures of information overload that play out in users’ interaction with a system, the consequences of their literacy gap can lead to information overload. Koltay’s article makes this claim, and I agree.
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      I am experimenting with "sticky notes" as I ponder info overload and juggle all the new web2.0 I can handle! :-)
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      The above excerpt reminds me of a collaborative review project that we did in my class at the end of the last school year. We broke down each unit and lesson that we had covered into chunks and each student was supposed to make virtual flashcards (on quizlet.com) with their chunk of the material. Some students did great while others were absolutely lost while using the computers. It had a deleterious effect on the overall project. As I try to imagine implementing more web resources with the goal of productive communication and interaction in L2, I am troubled by the disparity of web/computer literacy among students. I don't mean to sound negative, but it is something I really struggle with. What about the students who lack the necessary skills?
    • Marlene Johnshoy
      Marlene Johnshoy on 30 Jul 12
       
      Even when working with teachers, we find this in workshops.  We tend to pair/group teachers, so they can help each other out - have you tried that with students?
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 31 Jul 12
       
      Yes, I did assign pairs. Some students are smartphone literate and seem to have little to no interest in anything desktop. Hmmm...perhaps I should try focusing on the ipads.
  • Yes, while Twitter is most engaging when tweets are firing away, it is also a poster child for propagating information overload.
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      Another good point! I love all the new technologies at our fingertips, but at some point it becomes a bit overwhelming.
Marlene Johnshoy

Building Digital Literacy Bridges: Connecting Cultures and Promoting Global Citizenship... - 0 views

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multiliteracies digitalliteracy virtualfieldtrips Delacruz globalcitizenship

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 06 Aug 19
     
    Abstract: "Students deepen their content knowledge and collaborative skills as they interact with others across the globe. In order to deepen early childhood students' awareness and understanding of the world, teachers worked with their classes to develop and share school-based virtual field trips. The researcher sought to (a) identify the steps to create a school-based virtual field trip, and (b) understand how virtual field trips can promote global and/or content understandings. Qualitative results reveal that the steps taken to create a trip varied by grade. Students were motivated to teach other students about their school and were able to learn about different cultures. A variety of literacy skills were also utilized in the virtual field trips."
Marlene Johnshoy

Free Virtual Classroom Premium Membership for Academicians on WizIQ - 1 views

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 17 Aug 12
     
    Sign-up for the 30-day, but a year - free! Here's info I got in an email notification: We are glad to announce a free WizIQ individual membership for K-12 and College teachers. To be eligible for this offer, teachers need email addresses associated with their educational institutes (e.g., aprofessor@college.edu or ateacher@adistrict.k12.ma.us.) If you are a teacher from K12 or a College, apply and claim your free membership by following the steps below: Steps to get free WizIQ membership: 1.Sign up for a 30-day trial by clicking on the 'Apply now' button below 2. Verify your email address from your email inbox 3. You'll receive a confirmation email from us once your free membership is approved Apply now  WizIQ's free teacher accounts give educators at accredited institutions access to a range of teaching tools. To many educators, the virtual classroom for which WizIQ is best known only means live classes, which they might not need considering they see their students in person every day. But with the WizIQ Virtual Classroom teachers can also: Offer online courses for their school Run virtual office hours and homework help Run summer school online to address transportation and facilities issues Give AP students a jumpstart with virtual summer class sessions Let athletes or homebound students work with their classes, live, even if they can't be there Easily set up classes - without IT help Bring subject matter experts into their classrooms virtually Support group and project-based learning Engage hard-to-reach parents with: Virtual parents' nights Virtual conferences Adult education and community outreach Virtual math and literacy nights Broadcast live school committee meetings on the web Record lectures or flip their classrooms Conduct virtual field trips Run professional development when and where staff are available Share teaching resources among schools Teachers can take full advantage of every WizIQ feature, including screen-sharing, polling, video-confe
Jessica Rojas

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  • As the image above shows, language, literacy, thinking, and content are highly interconnected.
    • Jessica Rojas
      Jessica Rojas on 24 Jul 13
       
      Jeff Swiers' page
  • Jessica Rojas on 24 Jul 13
     
    The title of the page is "Academy Language and Literacy"
Jessica Rojas

teach, prompt, reinforce - 1 views

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carlatech13 GroupA language literacy guide

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  • If participantshave not learned how to code and score reading records, you may want to use your first session to teach theseskills
    • Jessica Rojas
      Jessica Rojas on 05 Aug 13
       
      Literacy: errors, self-correction
Marlene Johnshoy

Classroom-Tested Tech Tools Used to Boost Literacy - 1 views

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 10 Feb 11
     
    perfectly applicable to language learning
Marlene Johnshoy

The Right Way to Show Movies in Class | Creating Lifelong Learners - 6 views

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  •  Ask students to evaluate the movie.
    • msdianehahn
      msdianehahn on 26 Jul 16
       
      I think this is an important metacognitive moment that gets students to think about themselves as learners. It also goes along with teaching media literacy.
  •  Show curricular movies at the beginning of units and not at the end.  This gives students background information that they need to understand a unit before teaching that unit.
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    • msdianehahn
      msdianehahn on 26 Jul 16
       
      Interestingly, I haven't shown really any movies in my class. I think I could definitely start to use them effectively by incorporating them into a preview activity as we begin a unit.  This provides context for all the vocabulary words my ESL students are going to be learning.
    • buskokov
      buskokov on 26 Jul 16
       
      I like using movies with my students, but I don't have enough time for that.
  • msdianehahn on 26 Jul 16
     
    How to use movies to teach media literacy in the classrom.
jenniferacarr

Why Teachers And Students Should Blog: 18 Benefits of Educational Blogging - 3 views

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  • let’s explore why blogging has lasted while other tools have come and gone.The simple reason is, a blog is more than a tool. It’s anything you want it to be. A blog is a blank canvas and a virtual home for you to set up however you like.Blogs are simply websites. The only real difference between a blog and a traditional website is that it is generally updated more frequently and usually offers interaction in the form of comments.
    • jenniferacarr
      jenniferacarr on 22 Jul 19
       
      Morris highlights an interesting tech tradeoff: the simpler a tool is, the more versatile it can be. As she points out, blogs are just frequently-updated websites, and yet they've managed to outlast other online tools because of their relative flexibility.
  • jenniferacarr on 22 Jul 19
     
    A blog post about blogs. Kathleen Morris lists no fewer than 18 educational benefits of using sites like WordPress and Blogger in the classroom. These include allowing students to develop new literacies and exercise their creativity.
ebosley

Technology as a Learning Tool for ASL Literacy on JSTOR - 2 views

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  • ebosley on 20 Jul 20
     
    I just tried to view this article it looks like you need to sign in with your university to view it. Sorry!
Marlene Johnshoy

New Media Literacies and Language Learning - American Council on the Teaching of Foreig... - 4 views

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 03 Dec 12
     
    ACTFL 2012 presentation
Beth Kautz

91% of Teachers Have Computer Access [INFOGRAPHIC] - 1 views

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  • Beth Kautz on 17 Oct 12
     
    blog post and nice large infographic with stats about how teachers and students use technology in the classroom
saragraham

Storybird for Educators - YouTube - 0 views

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#carlatech16 #group1 #storybird #picturebook #storytelling #educators

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  • Students build literacy skills while creating beautiful books that they can share and save
    • saragraham
      saragraham on 05 Aug 16
       
      You can also collaborate on stories!
Jessica Rojas

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visual prompts critical thinking language independent

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  • Using visual prompts to teach children how to learn new words as a critical thinking tool for independent word learning
Jessica Rojas

Small group reading instruction - 0 views

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carlatech13 GroupA reading groups language education strategies

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  • Small group reading instruction provides meaningful literacy experiences. It be-gins where the learners are, by addressing individual needs.
    • Jessica Rojas
      Jessica Rojas on 05 Aug 13
       
      Reading in groups. I agree is one way to have students engaged because everybody participates.
japaxico

Learning Technology News | Scoop.it - 1 views

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  • japaxico on 17 Jul 14
     
    Very interesting postings, many of them with appealing pictures or other visuals. The topics seem to span a broad area within the area of learning with technology. This is Garett, by the way.
  • klmcguinness on 21 Jul 14
     
    Hi Garrett, I was following his blog, too: Niks' Learning Technology Blog (via Feedly). He reviews and demos a lot of great tools. One thing I had a problem with is that nothing seems to be dated. One of is blogs had a bunch of great tools on it and I found links that were useful. Then, other links in the same blog were broken or, even for me, seemed way out of date (hasn't everyone already heard of Firefox?).
  • Marlene Johnshoy on 21 Jul 14
     
    One of my friends started up one of these Scoop.it "newsletters" and I get messages weekly from it - automated. I wonder if she even knows it's still running...?
danielhkarvonen

The perils of electronic translation - 3 views

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  • I made sure that they understood why I felt using a translator for work that the students were supposed to do is plagiarism. This has to be the first step.
    • Ferrel Rose
      Ferrel Rose on 27 Jul 13
       
      Teaching students how (not) to use technology for effective learning is part of our job as language educators.
    • danielhkarvonen
      danielhkarvonen on 27 Jul 15
       
      We have had some rather unpleasant situations recently with students using Google translate to write essays outside class. I agree that the policy has to be clear and that the implications have to be as well. Several instructors have moved to doing all essay writing in class.
  • On one of the very first days, I take the lyrics of a popular song that most students would know and paste it into a translator.
    • Ferrel Rose
      Ferrel Rose on 27 Jul 13
       
      An easier way to do this is to show this short video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMkJuDVJdTw
ncsargo

Tip of the Week: Tumblr in your classroom? Maybe. Just maybe. | History Tech - 2 views

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  • The truth is, every platform has its strengths and weaknesses. My argument here is pretty simple–there is no perfect platform for student blogging because everything that does exactly what a teacher wants sucks for students, and anything that is exactly what a student wants will probably get a teacher fired.
    • ncsargo
      ncsargo on 01 Aug 15
       
      Tumblr was a bit hard to navigate for me but it allowed for a lot for creativity, I can see why students would like it.
  • seven quick reasons why Tumblr may be perfect for the writing / blogging / posting / literacy piece in your room: Students can post by email. There’s an “ask” system. It’s social-by-design. Hashtags, sharing, reblogging, tweeting–it operates both as social media and a blogging system. It’s flexible. It can be visual or textual; video or gifs; audio or links; conversational or one-sided. It’s already on their phones. Well, most of them. Though they may delete it when they found out that you know. It’s dead simple to use. Reblogging is an interesting way to share thinking–and simple too. Maybe too simple to be considered cognitive heavy lifting, but that’s all in how you use it. Liking posts, using hashtags, posting new blogs–all simple to do from a tablet, phone, laptop, or desktop. It’s platform-agnostic. It works (almost) equally well across operating systems, much like Evernote. In fact, it can be thought of as the Evernote of blogging platforms.
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    • ncsargo
      ncsargo on 01 Aug 15
       
      All of these functions are pretty impressive, I feel like tumblr is a little more flexible than other blogs in what content you can add to the blog such as gifs, audio, video, links etc. 
  • Tumblr is microblogging and social networking website that many of your students are using. As of last week, there were over 200 million Tumblr blogs out there. Think of a cross between Twitter and Facebook and you start to get a sense of what it looks like. It’s not really a tweet. It’s not really a blog. It’s not really a website
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