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.
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Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach - Education Week - 5 views
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Discussion on how technology is being used and why we're still struggling to give more control of learning to students. A good read! - ...1 more comment...
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"A 2014 paper by researchers at Michigan State University, in East Lansing, provides a tangible example: Teachers and students in the small-scale study were found to be making extensive use of the online word-processing tool Google Docs. The application's power to support collaborative writing and in-depth feedback, however, was not being realized. Teachers were not encouraging group-writing assignments and their feedback focused overwhelmingly on issues such as spelling and grammar, rather than content and organization." This really gets to the heart of the idea of combining education and technology: the technology has to serve the goal and it doesn't sound like the teachers' goals were the same as the stated goals of the assignment. So obviously Google Docs is a fantastic tool, but it has to be utilized appropriately for it to be effective. -
I must say I have sat through many workshops in my tenure at my university that included the modification of some practices and even included, to my frustration, the basic structure of a lesson from stating outcomes to assessment. The problem with our particular situation is that usually it is directed to a "one-size-fits-all" use of a given technology that may not apply to many disciplines. I have found them somewhat useful for upper-level courses at times, but the language classes often pose the need for a kind of collaboration and interpersonal technology that isn't presented. Hence my desire to take this course. Another difficulty is the overwhelming number of technological applications presented--I can't tell you how many--and the students really become overwhelmed, since they often have to learn new technologies in almost many courses. Some work and some don't, and since they are the guinea pigs and there are no guarantees that everything will work as planned, and given the astounding changes in tech, the newness never seems to end, neither for the student nor the teacher. So focusing on just 1 or 2 to begin with seems like the only way to deal with it. Finally, I think that, at least in our university, the huge courses found often in the sciences reflect the slowness to adopt meaningful change. Many in these disciplines have simply used the tech to deliver more lectures on topics students must memorize, perhaps adding clickers for comprehension checks. There seems to be a great disconnect between what happens in the classroom and the amazing advances in tech they have made for their hands-on work--labs, collaborative work, etc.
The Creative Language Class | Shake things up! Make language learning more engaging! - 0 views
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So many ideas it is almost overwhelming:)
IA Strategy: Addressing the Signatures of Information Overload :: UXmatters - 1 views
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I am experimenting with "sticky notes" as I ponder info overload and juggle all the new web2.0 I can handle! :-) -
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?
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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?
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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.
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Yes, while Twitter is most engaging when tweets are firing away, it is also a poster child for propagating information overload.
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Another good point! I love all the new technologies at our fingertips, but at some point it becomes a bit overwhelming.
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Learning with 'e's: Just a minute - 0 views
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Just how much information goes on the web in one minute? Overwhelming and cool!
Social Media in the Classroom-For Kindergartners Through High Schoolers - 2 views
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Remember to give students guidelines on ways they can respond. For example, they should not just say that they agree with what a certain student said. They should be specific and say what they agree with and why. Use specific examples in class of good posts and not-so-good posts.
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good suggestion not just for grade school students but high school students as well
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talk to the other teachers in your school and try to agree on one or two social networking tools you will all use
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good idea if multiple teachers or departments want to use social media...not to overwhelm teachers or students
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however, for teachers to regularly monitor the networks, removing inappropriate posts and keeping a dialog open with students about appropriate use of the school social network.
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absolutely!
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interesting information about using social media at all grade levels
28 Creative Ways Teachers Are Using Twitter | Best Colleges Online - 1 views
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I almost feel overwhelmed with all this information of how to use Twitter for educational purposes. Some of the ideas are great and they look fun, definitely aiding to the traditional ways of teaching. What caught my attention at this list of creative ways teachers use Twitter is creating a TWIBE - have any of you heard of this before or used it? If yes, how did it work?
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______ of the day: No matter the class, a vocabulary word, book, song, quote or something else "of the day" might very well make an excellent supplement to the day’s lesson. When teaching younger kids, tell their parents about the Twitter feed and encourage them to talk about postings at home.
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Supplement foreign language lessons: Twitter’s unique spacing limitations make for an interesting way to nurture foreign language acquisition. Tweet a sentence in a foreign language at the beginning of the day or class and ask students to either translate or respond in kind as a quick, relatively painless supplement.
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Teaching a World Language | Sharing my own personal experiences and ideas on teaching t... - 12 views
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Experiences of a Spanish teacher.
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A lot of great ideas and resources all gathered in this one resource. I look forward to having an afternoon to read through this more carefully.
Teaching, Tech and Twitter: Ignite a Flipgrid Fire - 1 views
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5. GridPals! An incredible idea from Bonnie McClelland, GridPals connects classrooms across the globe creating virtual pen pals. You can take advantage of GridPals using Flipgrid One. However, if one of the GridPals teachers has Flipgrid classroom then you can become CoPilots on the same grid giving both teachers access to the educator dashboard.
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REally want to investigate this!!!
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The beginning of the year, at parent conferences, a send-off to the next grade are all ways to get families involved in encouraging and supporting their kids.
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I will use this as a bridge to communication about what is happening in the classroom- Have students teach introductions to their parents, and film them doing it!!!
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ONE of the PVLEGS expectations to focus on at a time
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Yes-- try not to assess everything at once-- overwhelming for student and teacher:)
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Overview of Flipgrid and all the ways it can be used in the classroom for interpretive, interpersonal and presentational modes.
Thinking About Synching? Technology resources for the World Language Classroom - 6 views
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A blog by Catherine Ousselin who shares many resources on integrating technology into the WL classroom.
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This is a very useful blog, thank you for the information, I am interested in storytelling a lot. May George, Group C. -
Wow! What an overwhelming amount of information on this website!
Sutori Analytics - YouTube - 1 views
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I love this tool for how it looks visually. But is it much different from using a Google Presentation?
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You know this video has inspired me to look further into using Sutori! Thank you for posting:) -
https://www.sutori.com/story/copy-of-la-hora-de-geni--9QrtBUS4ceciyrx9umENsiLj I created this one. Feedback from classmates is that it's a bit overwhelming. I figured out a way to chunk it though, if you're wondering.
Nik's Learning Technology Blog - 2 views
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We should think about a few of these for the CARLA Tech SI (F2F). Some of them seem overlapping, but on the other hand, they give teachers more tools to choose from.
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It looks very straightforward, and it's nice to have more tools... except for when it seems overwhelming. I think the only thing that makes it easier is to be able to eliminate tools due to cost or formatting that seems unsafe for K-12.
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