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Kellie Demmler

How Educators Use Pinterest for Curation | MindShift - 0 views

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shared by Kellie Demmler on 26 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • drawn red-hot excitement for its unique visual, topic-based curation approach
  • create a densely packed visual scrapbook of public and street art to identify themes that would have easily been missed had they gathered individual photos in a folder
  • to show good design work to her media design classes
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  • share visual material for collaborations and peer critique
  • one of the main applications for Pinterest
  • social curation journalism is
  • students use Pinterest as part of a “social photography” assignment
  • assigned students in a “writing for the web” class to produce stories for their Doing It Downtown blog to use Pinterest as a curation tool for visuals, while using Storify for social media and Spotify or LastFM for music.
  • “I teach Pinterest as a visual ‘SPACE,’”
  • S is for sourcing story ideas and trending topics; P is for promotion and publishing students’ work. A is for aggregation of pictures (with suitable copyright); C is for curating top news, and E is for engaging with others.”
  • Pinterest is not without its drawbacks. Not all students, especially males, find it equally intriguing
  • But the big issue some are warning about with Pinterest has to do with its copyright policy regarding the images users pin.
  • Lawyer and amateur photographer Kirsten Kowalski likened it to Napster due to the liability its terms of service and copyright policies create for users of the site
  • Pinterest issued a statement on March 15 suggesting that, like YouTube and other social media sharing sites, it is “protected under the safe harbor of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (PDF),” and also tries to respond promptly to any copyright violation concerns.
  • Kellie Demmler on 26 Apr 12
     
    Looking to add visual interest to your lesson? Pinterest may be your solution! The article suggests ways in which this visual social media site can be used in the classroom and promotes SPACE - an acronym that helps students to remember the "best" uses for the site. This is interesting in terms of reaching students with varied learning styles and intelligences, developing creativity and higher order thinking, and more. However, like most tools the site does have its downfalls. It tends to be more engaging for females than males, which brings about an interesting gender debate. Its use also falls into fuzzy copyright issues - none of which are different from other social media sites. Check out the article & let me know what you think!
  • anonymous on 16 May 12
     
    Until Pinterest addresses the nudity and pornography that can pop up on the "everything" catergory, I can't recommend this site for class projects. I've banned my own children from it (both of my daughters have a board on my own account) and wish desperately that I could unsee some of the images I've seen. It seems like copyright might be the least of their worries if lewd content continues to surface. It's really too bad - I have to agree that it could be great for group or individual projects.
Kellie Demmler

Should Teachers and Students Be Facebook Friends? - ABC News - 0 views

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shared by Kellie Demmler on 06 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Kellie Demmler on 06 Oct 10
     
    The debate over teacher/student friendships on facebook continues.  What do you think?
Kelsey Short

How Does Technology Facilitate Learning? | Education.com - 0 views

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shared by Kelsey Short on 26 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • With every other technology, including computers, educators recognized its importance and debated how to apply each nascent commercial technology for educational purposes
  • Unfortunately, educators have almost always tried to use technologies to teach students in the same ways that teachers had always taught.
  • computers as productivity tools
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  • students should teach the computer or use the technology to represent what they know rather than memorizing what teachers and textbooks tell them.
    • Kelsey Short
      Kelsey Short on 26 Sep 13
       
      I would like this to fit into my education model. I think this statement reflects constructiveness.
Kelsey Short

Some Ohio Schools Say Computers Don't Belong in Classrooms | StateImpact Ohio - 0 views

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shared by Kelsey Short on 26 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • There are “no TV’s, no computers.”
    • Kelsey Short
      Kelsey Short on 26 Sep 13
       
      What school would think that no technology is a good idea?
  • There are no computers, no tablets, no smart boards.
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  • It’s not allowed in the school, and even discouraged at home.
  • echnology will never replace a committed teacher
  • Immediate access to the information that’s of utmost importance
  • “If you walk onto a college campus, a new job, or anywhere else, if you don’t have those skills you are left behind,” says Harkin.
    • Kelsey Short
      Kelsey Short on 02 Oct 13
       
      I love that quote because it is so realistic and really puts a perspective on what we are proving for these children.
  • Kelsey Short on 02 Oct 13
     
    I do not understanding what school thinks that absolutely no technology is a good idea. Being on the extreme end of any opinion is usually not a good idea. I completely disagree with the approach these schools are taking.
karen johnson

There Are No Technology Shortcuts to Good Education « Educational Technology... - 0 views

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  • karen johnson on 01 Oct 11
     
    This article is written in opposition to using technology in education as a shortcut. Essentially, the author is arguing that technology is what you make of it; there is no replacement for good teachers, and that technology should not be used as a stand-in for teachers. He offers rebuttals for the reasons to use technology in the classroom
karen johnson

Social Networking In Schools: Educators Debate The Merits Of Technology In Classrooms - 2 views

This article discusses some of the pros and cons of using social networking for assignments. It includes studies that show positive and negative effects of things such as twitter.

started by karen johnson on 30 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
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