This article is an attempt to objectively define the phrase “creepy treehouse” as coined by Chris Lott, and in current usage by ed tech folks such as Scott Leslie, Marc Hugentobler, John Krutsch, and others
In the field of educational technology a creepy treehouse is an institutionally controlled technology/tool that emulates or mimics pre-existing technologies or tools that may already be in use by the learners, or by learners’ peer groups.
nstructors push down hot Web 2.0 technologies, while students push back with vocal objections or passive resistance.
One of the latest tools from Google. You select the topics - very broad ones I might add. Random posts appear on the screen. You can star, share and "like" the posts. Reminds me a bit of StumbleUpon, but in a different format.
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