mix of emotions, feeling somewhere in-between, “I’m not doing enough” and “There’s so much out there, I want to try everything now!” A suggestion that Mike Pelletier aptly calls, “TBC” (Tech Baby Steps) is always a good idea
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Alan November Comes to Town « Ed Tech Ideas - 0 views
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"As with most workshops, the overwhelming influx of ideas from Alan's workshop left teachers with a mix of emotions, feeling somewhere in-between, "I'm not doing enough" and "There's so much out there, I want to try everything now!" A suggestion that Mike Pelletier aptly calls, "TBC" (Tech Baby Steps) is always a good idea. Begin with just one thing that grabbed your attention and go with it - make it work for your classroom, not as an add-on, but as an integration."
How Teachers Use Technology: The Latest Research | Edutopia - 2 views
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Rather than trying to stay ahead of their students with the content they teach, they should be staying ahead of their students in guiding them through the process of navigating and accessing content. If teachers are still trying to deliver content to their students the way teachers have historically, then they will easily burn out and feel overwhelmed. This is not to say that teachers should no longer teach, but it's not humanly possible for us to always know more than our students when information is just a click away.
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Technology does not make teaching (or life) easier as much as it raises standards and extends one's capabilities.
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in Plain English | paulgillin.com - 0 views
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Twitter’s forced brevity actually encourages people to share information they wouldn’t communicate through long-form media like blogs or even e-mail.
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While the volume of messages on Twitter may seem overwhelming and unmanageable, there are a variety of useful ways for people to organize and discover interesting topics.
5 Ways to Conquer the Culture of Reaction : Managing :: American Express OPEN Forum - 0 views
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Create windows of non-stimulation.
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Keep two lists.
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Schedule intense periods of processing at a consistent time every day.
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Zen and the Art of Twitter: 4 Tips for Productive Tweeting - 0 views
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When we let the horse, or social media, direct us, we get overwhelmed and unfocused, and our time is not spent well.Twitter and Facebook are incredible tools, but making the most of our time on them requires paying attention to the mental approach we take. When we engage them with a beginner’s mind, a desire to give, a focus on adding useful content, and a positive state of mind, we will likely have more days guiding the horse than the opposite.
Learning in the age of Social Networks - The Learner's Way - 0 views
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We have access to so much information that our capacity to filter, process and respond is overwhelmed. We live in bubbles and rely on others to filter our world view by means we little understand.
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