This looks fabulous. Bad timing for me personally, but maybe not for you? Four sessions, all online. This is what good MOOCing looks like!
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10 Social Media Skills for The 21st Century Teachers | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Well said. A 21st century teacher ignores social media at their peril.
See on Scoop.it – teaching with technology
The potential of social networking sites in education is huge and we need to capitalize on it to enhance our professional development and consequently improve the quality of our instruction. Searching for articles on this topic , I came across Doug Johnson’s post on the 10 social media competencies for teachers [http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2010/7/31/top-ten-social-media-competencies-for-teachers.html ]. I like the competencies Doug included and decided to make an infographic featuring all of these skills. Have a look and share with your colleagues.
Louise Robinson-Lay‘s insight:
An infographic looking at social media usage and skills.
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Digital literacies – year 10 orientation
Some really fantastic ideas here. Excellent!
I can’t believe how long it’s been in between posts. Anyone out there still? So, I am finally back in the blog with something to share. We’ve just been taking an intensive stream of orientation classes for year 9 and 10 students. I thought I’d share what I’ve been covering with the 10s. The topic is digital citizenship and the possibilities are many. The time is limited, and the fact that I don’t know the students by name (or personality) makes it tricky to have a really rich discussion – which would have been really nice.
I took a risk. I wanted to provide a more interactive experience for the students so I opened up a chat room on TodaysMeet. I knew what would happen – silly comments – but I hoped for more. There was a small but encouraging number of sensible comments. Who can blame students when…
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Talks Cancelled for YA Authors Meg Medina and Rainbow Rowell
Free speech? Not. Bullying? Yes. But these rights were not violated by the authors. The lily-livered administrators of these ‘educational’ districts should have a good, hard look at what lessons they are actually teaching here.
For whatever reason, it sometimes seems that censorship battles crop up in pairs or groups of three. In May 2012, for example, the Kids’ Right to Read Project began battling the removal of Todd Parr’s The Family Book and other GLSEN materials in Erie, PA because they “advocated” for “non-traditional” families and lifestyles. Just days later, we learned that Davis County schools in Utah had ordered another book about same-sex parents, In Our Mothers House, be kept behind the counter at school libraries.
Now, we’re fighting two instances of censorship where young adult authors have had their respective speeches cancelled because of complaints about and fear of what they might say.
Meg Medina was anticipating her visit to Cumberland Middle school in rural Virginia to speak at a bullying awareness event. The invitation had come six months earlier, after a librarian there had heard her speak and was greatly…
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10 Practical Ideas For Better Project-Based Learning In Your Classroom
10 Practical Ideas For Better Project-Based Learning In Your Classroom
This terrific post comes from the wonderful TeachThought blog, and was posted by Jennifer Rita Nichols.
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