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Kim Fynboh

How Schools Can Use Facebook to Build an Online Community - 1 views

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  • But “being safe” shouldn’t mean missing out on a key opportunity to engage the community.
  • Facebook is an excellent opportunity for a school to connect with families and share information rapidly. If a school is consistent in keeping the information updated and accurate, students and families will likely come to rely on the Facebook Page as a resource to find information about what’s going on at the school.
    • Kim Fynboh
      Kim Fynboh on 15 Jul 11
       
      so true!
  • Kim Fynboh on 12 Jul 11
     
    For those that are interested in knowing a step-by-step process in setting up a facebook account for your school district. Article talks about all of the different things that one must think about when setting up a site.
Martha Borden

12 Expert Twitter Tips for the Classroom: Social Networking Classroom Activities That E... - 1 views

www.suite101.com/...tips-for-the-classroom-a139534

Twitter socialnetworking GroupA Week4

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  • Martha Borden on 17 Jul 11
     
    More ideas for using Twitter in the classroom.
Roxana Sandu

College 2.0: Academics and Colleges Split Their Personalities for Social Media - Techno... - 1 views

chronicle.com/...127936

GroupD socialmedia academia

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  • Many professors and higher-education leaders are struggling to strike a balance between their personal and professional lives when using online social media, a realm that encourages widespread sharing of thoughts and opinions. Often that means creating multiple accounts, one for each of the hats they wear. Some professors use Facebook with friends and family, reserving Twitter for professional observations, or vice versa.
  • There may be a benefit to that kind of sharing. Ms. Johnson recently conducted a survey of 120 students at the college about what they thought of a series of Twitter feeds run by professors. The majority of students found the professors who mixed in personal details with their down-to-business tweets more credible—rating them higher on measures of competence, trustworthiness, and caring. Her theory: Students want to end the semester with a connection to their professors, not just a head full of facts.
  • Roxana Sandu on 18 Jul 11
     
    An article about how some of the academics manage both personal and professional accounts on Twitter, FB etc.
  • Martha Borden on 19 Jul 11
     
    Ms. Johnson's survey findings has made me think on my own personal rule of keeping school and personal separate in cyberspace. Question still remains is: at what age is it appropriate for teachers to mix school and personal...middle school, high school, college?
senora heebsh

50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom - 4 views

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  • Margaret Bolar Boly on 24 Jul 11
     
    I liked how the teacher videotaped the skype conversation with a flipcam in order to replay it for her students. Then, they could focus on parts of the conversation in more detail.
  • Daniel Castaneda on 24 Jul 11
     
    I like the idea of the flipcam as well. I also like how she manages to have those kids skype, which is a difficult tasks to do. This is a very good example on how a whole group can skype with another located in another part of the world.
  • Leslie Phillips on 26 Jul 11
     
    At our school there is a phenomenal social studies teacher who uses Skype to talk to students in the Middle East. I would love to chat with students from Mexico or another Spanish speaking country, but am unsure about how to get started. Does anyone have any tips about how to find a partner school and set up interaction? I think this is essentially part of 'ePals'. Does anyone use this? Share your experiences, please, if you have!
Alyssa Rutherford

The New York Times Upfront | The news magazine for high school - 1 views

teacher.scholastic.com/...index.asp

nytimes mediadebate debate ESL cellphones mobile Week4 GroupA

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    • Alyssa Rutherford
      Alyssa Rutherford on 09 Jul 11
       
      Is a brain that's wired differently a bad thing?
    • Jon Perkins
      Jon Perkins on 10 Jul 11
       
      It seems at times that "wired differently" is being used as an excuse for a growing inability to stay on task. When the need for immediate gratification leads you to think that 6 minutes of YouTube is a substitute for reading Vonnegut, I get a little worried. The social world of the teenagers may center around multitasking, but that seems to suggest that we need to have them work on focused concentration in the classroom ... rather than reinforcing skills that they are mastering on their own.
    • Alyssa Rutherford
      Alyssa Rutherford on 09 Jul 11
       
      get them a phone that only calls you or only receives calls from you!
  • Alyssa Rutherford on 27 Jul 11
     
    Jon- I totally agree that we should still make them read Vonnegut and can't use new culture/brain learning styles as excuses- how to reconcile the new ways students are and our teaching styles is where we need to research more so we can implement instructional practices that meet them where they are at and get them to the place we need them to be.
Lorraine Effler

100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom | Online College Tips - Online ... - 2 views

www.onlinecollege.org/...ing-facebook-in-your-classroom

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  • Facilitate Communication
    • Lorraine Effler
      Lorraine Effler on 15 Jul 11
       
      This is probably the first area we think of using.
  • Lorraine Effler on 11 Jul 11
     
    Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.
Martha Borden

Twitter backchannels in the classroom - Lets talk after « Mr. P. Tucker's edu... - 2 views

tuckerteacher.wordpress.com/...-the-classroom-lets-talk-after

backchannel Twitter socialnetworking GroupA Week4

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  • Martha Borden on 17 Jul 11
     
    The cons of using Twitter as a backchannel discussion. The article debates the benefits of a backchannel discussion and negative effects it may have to the overall understanding of the presentation when the listener's attention is split between two activities.
  • anonymous on 17 Jul 11
     
    Interesting article. I think I would lose a fair amount of what speaker was saying if I were tweeting as well.
Constantinos Tsouris

article on fb in education - 3 views

ijcscl.org/?go=contents&article=88

GroupE week4 facebook web2.0

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  • Constantinos Tsouris on 17 Jul 11
     
    i hope the link works and that i've done this correctly
  • Constantinos Tsouris on 17 Jul 11
     
    and in my 4th attempt, I think i've nailed it :)
etsukosnyder

Gamified by Gamification - 2 views

www.teachingquality.org/...my-beef-gamification-education

carlatech14 education language

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  • etsukosnyder on 24 Jul 14
     
    I am creating an online course. There are many ways to make that happen, but I think providing a learning platform through online should be my priority and not necessary forcing students to use technology to learn.
amykrowland

3 Strategies to Rock your ESL Class | eduCanon's blog - 0 views

blog.educanon.com/...effectiveesl

#CARLAtech14 week4 #educanon esl

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  • #2 Bring in American/English TV Shows
    • amykrowland
      amykrowland on 28 Jul 14
       
      I think this is a great way to bring popular culture into the classroom.  TV shows provide a more authentic representation of language than educational videos. 
Marlene Johnshoy

CAPL: Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon - 7 views

capl.washjeff.edu/index.php

authentic pictures CC

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 11 Aug 11
     
    Welcome to the Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon, CAPL, the source for authentic images for language learning
  • kjjsk8 on 21 Jul 14
     
    I like the concept of organizing photos like this. I went into the Spanish(Mexico) sections and some are good pictures and others are not, but it is worth going through them if you are in a pinch to find an authentic picture. I think I might have to start organizing my pictures this way for my classroom. Just this last trip I took about 40 in the market (at least 8 photos of different types of avocados) and this would make it easier to use/find them for class.
  • klmcguinness on 22 Jul 14
     
    Love this site, too! Pix address many questions kids have about things in the target countries that we don't necessarily get to see first hand. But, caution, too. Times they are rapidly changing and some of the pix are outdated. But, as you say, in a pinch they are nice to know about.
japaxico

Nik's Learning Technology Blog: Managing behaviour in the digital age - 4 views

nikpeachey.blogspot.com/...-behaviour-in-digital-age.html

education technology resources

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    • japaxico
      japaxico on 27 Jul 14
       
      I was expecting something totally different when I clicked on this article. Teaching at a community college, I thought it might be about online behavior on a discussion board assignment or something online and collaborative. Even though it was about something else, I found this tool to be fascinating and thought if I taught in the K-12 system, this would be a great tool. 
    • japaxico
      japaxico on 27 Jul 14
       
      I like the flexibility in how the room can look here
    • japaxico
      japaxico on 27 Jul 14
       
      Ability to add photos? Cool! Would this be allowed?
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  • ClassCharts uses html 5 so should run in any modern browser whether it’s a laptop, iPad or Android tablet, so the teacher can use an tablet during the class to instantly update behaviours.
  • This is quite a complex tool and creates a lot of data, so I think it’s going to take a bit of getting used to for teachers and perhaps a bit of training too.
    • japaxico
      japaxico on 27 Jul 14
       
      For sure! How easy is this?
    • japaxico
      japaxico on 27 Jul 14
       
      In my class, this might be a good tool to use for the Participation portion of the class grade, may create an easier way to assess the class in this area.
  • Managing behaviour in the digital age
    • japaxico
      japaxico on 27 Jul 14
       
      I envision the teacher walking around with a tablet and making notes in this program instead of taking notes in a notebook. How far we have come!
Marlene Johnshoy

Google for Teachers: 100+ Tricks | TeachHUB - 7 views

www.teachhub.com/google-teachers-100-tricks

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  • 25. Create online surveys for research projects. Quickly and easily create online surveys for any research project that requires feedback from others. The answers are saved to your Google Docs account.
    • Amy Pierce
      Amy Pierce on 29 Jul 14
       
      Who else still calls it Google Docs?
    • Marlene Johnshoy
      Marlene Johnshoy on 29 Jul 14
       
      Looks like it was published a year ago (from the comment dates - it would be nice if they dated the article...)  When did they switch to call "Drive"?   =)
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 31 Jul 14
       
      From what I understand, Google Docs exist within one's Google Drive in the same manner as your files and applications exist within your hard drive. I think Google is trying to make a distinction between a larger body and the parts within it. For example, I have an icon on my laptop's menu bar that takes me to my Google Drive. In my Google Drive are "My Drive" which contains my files and folders. I can also access my email, files that are shared with me which I have no ownership of and cannot move to "My Drive" folders, I can also access any Google Groups from my Google Drive, but they are not part of my Google Docs. That's my take on it.
    • brittasparksbr
      brittasparksbr on 31 Jul 14
       
      Thanks for that analogy. That helps a bit, but my head still swims with the amount of vocabulary bounced around in this tech world. I am trying to understand my OneDrive, SharePoint and things like that, with work having switched to Office 365. I am not liking it so far, because of the learning curve.
    • yflanders
      yflanders on 04 Aug 14
       
      Great site for practicing in google search.
klmcguinness

The Educator's Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons - The Edublogger - 3 views

www.theedublogger.com/...-fair-use-and-creative-commons

copyright fair use technology resources

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  • This may seem obvious, but judging by the notices we have received, many teachers (and especially students) are under the impression that if it is on the web, then it is up for grabs.
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 29 Jul 14
       
      This is protocol in my classroom-they may as well learn it right the first time rather than the hard way later. When using Google images: go all the way to the cog wheel pull down on the right side of the toolbar; 2) go down to Advance Search; 3) inside Advanced Image Search, all the way at the bottom is a pulldown for usage rights, select "free to use or share" or, if you need to alter the image in anyway "fee to use share or modify." 
  • That is, in some cases, if an image, text, video, etc. is being used for educational purposes, there might be more flexible copyright rules.
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 29 Jul 14
       
      Well, that's a relief, huh?!
    • brittasparksbr
      brittasparksbr on 31 Jul 14
       
      Just yesterday I was watching a webinar from a national organization, and on one of the PowerPoint pages I saw a picture of one of my district's students with his PE teacher. I was shocked and wondered how it came to be in this webinar. I can only guess that there was a newpaper article with this picture in the local paper, and that put it out there on the web, and it was found and inserted into this PowerPoint. I also thought it was pretty cool - one of ours in something like that. It was crazy just happening upon it like I did though.
  • But make sure to check specific copyright restrictions before uploading anything you’ve scanned to the web!
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 29 Jul 14
       
      This is a biggie! I know of some teachers who upload all their homework handouts in .pdf format. I can think of only one who might have asked permission to do so. But, why bother buying that textbook's workbook if I can download it from another district for free. I can certainly see publishers having issue with that.
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  • TeachingCopyright.org.
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 29 Jul 14
       
      Keeping this one bookmarked for future reference.
  • If only that were true.
  • copyright holders to give you (and the host of your site, such as Edublogs, WordPress, etc.) an official notification.
  • CreativeCommons.org website
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 29 Jul 14
       
      Another important website to keep handy!
  • You are free to embed any video from YouTube, Vimeo, WatchKnowLearn, etc. on your blog or website as long as it gives you the embed option.
    • klmcguinness
      klmcguinness on 29 Jul 14
       
      This answers my earlier question about using a video in eduCanon. Seemed really wrong to do that, but guess it is understood when you upload if you allow others to borrow, they will.
    • srafuller
      srafuller on 03 Aug 14
       
      I guess that's why on some music videos, there is a statement that there is no ownership in the content? I don't know. I also bookmarked this article as I know I will need it as time goes on.
  • suegriff on 06 Aug 14
     
    This is a great explanation. Thank you for posting it. Any idea about the legality of editing YouTube videos with eduCanon?
mauritzenj

Why Diigo Rocks for Educators! | TeachHUB - 7 views

www.teachhub.com/why-diigo-rocks-educators

diigolet

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  • Once the group is created, you can create student accounts. No email addresses needed. You create the username and password.
  • There are groups for all these where members can share their saves to not only their inventory but to the group as well. Diigo will email you once a week with all the new content. Pretty neat, huh? 
  • There are loads of other features as well, like highlighting on a webpage, adding sticky notes to pages, saving pages to read later without actually adding them to your collection and so much more.
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  • When you save to Diigo your saves go anywhere because they are saved to the cloud. Sounds mystical doesn't it?
    • mauritzenj
      mauritzenj on 28 Jul 18
       
      I am so mad I never used this earlier! It is really fantastic.
  • One of the most powerful features is the tagging. Basically, if I save Google.com and don't tag it, I will have to remember the name of the site or something in the address
  • your saves don't travel with you from computer to computer and device to device.
  • So if students are working on a group project they can share their saves together, automatically. Or as a class, if you are working on something everyone can contribute information they find.
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 27 Jul 18
       
      I love this concept--in level 3 I sometimes have the students do peer-editing of papers or projects, and I think Diigo could pair well with a pre-editing phase where they could collaborate on research as well as composition!
    • tkozhanova
      tkozhanova on 28 Jul 18
       
      I agree. i like this idea too!
  • hen visit the Educator Area and apply for the Educator upgrade.
  • claire_mitchell on 29 Jul 18
     
    I love that you can use this with students! I had no clue. Thanks for sharing.
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    As I am still trying to understand the full benefits of using Diigo, I found this article of tremendous help. Thank you for sharing!
  • barichetti on 29 Jul 18
     
    This seems really useful. I'm excited about Diigo for my own use, hadn't thought about using it with students yet.
cwelton

​​Storybird in the Foreign Language Classroom - Storybird Blog - 3 views

storybird.com/...ird-foreign-language-classroom

technology carlatech18 resources education language

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  • jameshousworth on 27 Jul 18
     
    Did you get to try it out at all? What do you think? I haven't seen this used in the FL setting before.
  • claire_mitchell on 29 Jul 18
     
    Maybe I missed it, but did it say how much it was to print the books?
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    A great way to provide students with the opportunity to be creative.
tkozhanova

Le Droit à l'Education: A Unit for Intermediate Mid/High (IB) French Students... - 2 views

madameshepard.com/?p=1450

carlatech18 FLE Droit  à l'éducation

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  • a video from UNICEF to the class
  • The students then read an infographic
  • nother UNICEF video, for wh
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  • another
  • UNICEF
  • ompleted a comprehension guide.
  • Six Thinking Hats technique
  • “Give One, Get One”
  • a letter to the benefactor of their choice in which they asked for a donation to help children in Mali go to school.
  • Highlighter
  • Highlight
  • Highlighter
  • e students took an interpretive assessment
  • iscussing a video and an infographic as a class
  • comprehension guide
  • comprehension
  • omprehension guide
  • reading one of two articles and sharing the information with a partner who had read the other article.
  • presentational writing assessments
  • n interpersonal speaking
  • Google Slides
  • discussion post on Schoology,
  • They would then have commented on each other’s posts.
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    Finally a unit fro French teacher. Merci Beaucoup!
  • vaguevara on 29 Jul 18
     
    Great activity ideas! Loved seeing the appreciative comments and shares from the French teachers in the comment loop-- Aren't we lucky to live in an age where we can share great ideas from near and far-- Encouragement for us all to add to the web of resources and share out what we are doing as well (note to self).
vivianfranco

Computer-Mediated Communication | Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Writing - 4 views

coerll.utexas.edu/...cmc.php

Computer Mediated Communication. GroupA carlatech17 language education

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  • Research has shown that CMC: can help increase students' motivation to learn the foreign language, lower their anxiety, increase their fluency in the target language, lead to improved intercultural competence and democratize classroom communication.
    • vivianfranco
      vivianfranco on 12 Aug 17
       
      I agree with this author's idea. In my teaching experience using CMC to teach language, I can notice my students' progress i the target language. They express their motivation and even introvert students are more open to share their ideas.
  • Keep in mind that students who study languages with different orthographies may encounter specific difficulties during CMC sessions. Be prepared with creative solutions, such as suggesting computers and keyboards that accommodate the characters your students need.
  • Ergan Xu on 14 Aug 17
     
    This is a really good suggestion Vivian! It is always nice to have plan B especially when using technology!
  • lars3969 on 14 Aug 17
     
    The author says that CMC helps in all of these areas, but doesn't provide any information about his sources. I think this shows the value of including links to other websites in blog posts about education!
atsukofrederick

Facilitating a Class Twitter Chat | Edutopia - 3 views

www.edutopia.org/...acilitating-class-twitter-chat

carlatech18 technology twitter socialnetworking

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  • Communicate the public nature of Twitter to parents. Consider an opt-out alternative for students or parents who are uncomfortable with participating in the classroom chat.
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 26 Jul 18
       
      I've also used my school's platform "discussion board" as if it were a twitter chat feed--some students got really into it, and I think I could implement some of these suggestions to make it more universally engaging
  • assist students in moving back and forth between their own words and technical or course-specific terms. And help highlight particular content with the use of sentence starters.
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 26 Jul 18
       
      perhaps for a language class this would look like a vocab list, or a list of social media abbreviations that are language-specific.
  • Do you feel the chat’s objective was reached? What was the most useful part of the chat? How might we improve the chat?
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 26 Jul 18
       
      i've do this, at some level, for almost every new project or activity I do in my classroom--the students feel so empowered when I ask them to share their opinions and reactions to the structures of the course.
  • vaguevara on 26 Jul 18
     
    Thanks for sharing, Carmen-- I am also considering students who do not have Twitter, or parent concerns, and I wonder if small group work might be a solution- Using the twitter account of one student, another student or group of students help to compose responses, stay hidden from their online contributions.
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  • cwelton on 27 Jul 18
     
    Hi Veronica--you could also consider making a class handle. I did that with an Adv. class once, and simply gave all the students the info to log in. They could all post from that handle, and sign tweets with their initials.
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    This is a helpful article. I like how it gives us step-by-step of how to host a twitter chat.
  • vaguevara on 29 Jul 18
     
    Thanks for this suggestions, Carmen-- will use it!
  • atsukofrederick on 29 Jul 18
     
    Especially middle/high school parents/students may feel more comfortable using a platform provided by the district. I am also planning to use the discussion board in the district's platform. I can definitely use the tips in this article.
claire_mitchell

Virtual reality narratives in foreign language pedagogy | Harvard Initiative for Learn... - 0 views

hilt.harvard.edu/VRnarratives

carlatech18

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  • The video project allowed students to engage in four brief VR tours of Parisian quarters.
    • claire_mitchell
      claire_mitchell on 13 Aug 18
       
      I think this is a great idea for using virtual reality in the classroom and can be adapted for any language.
  • The team will expand upon the initial pilot by hiring five Parisians from different neighborhoods to document and share their lives with a VR camera over the course of one to two months.
    • claire_mitchell
      claire_mitchell on 13 Aug 18
       
      I'm trying to figure out how to do this for my own classroom; I wonder if one day we could develop an exchange where we work with partners in other countries to gather video for each other for these types of projects.
  • Awardees hypothesize that virtual reality will allow language learners to have perceptual, empathetic, and culturally immersive experiences in multiple sensory modalities (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.) that will enhance their vision, perceived value of language and culture learning, and willingness to communicate.
    • claire_mitchell
      claire_mitchell on 13 Aug 18
       
      This is really exciting to me as a way to use VR!
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