Miriam Webster defines the word "Luddite" as one who is opposed to especially technological change. I must admit that I was the last person I know to create an email account back in the day and just purchased my first smart phone 2 months ago. Shocking, right? I dig my heels in about technology unless I can see how it can improve my job and personal life. Especially in the past few years, I struggle with how so many people- not just teenagers- are constantly digitally connected and I feel that social media is largely responsible (see cartoon above!) It may seem ironic that I am seeking my Master's degree in Innovative Learning, but I think that my Luddite tendencies help me not to be attracted to the latest shiny tool and using tech with my students just for the sake of using technology with them because it's fun. I absolutely love Pinterest and You Tube for finding teaching resources, but never really thought of those sites as social media. My next challenge is to keep an open mind about how using Twitter might be useful to me in communicating and collaborating with other professionals. At first glance, the site is visually overwhelming to me (needs some help a la Baggio!) and makes me want to log off. Twitter didn't do itself any favors in my eyes when the first message I got from them was about Kanye West. I value my time so immensely that social media posts often leave me thinking, "Who cares?" My first Educhat is scheduled for an hour so my feelings may change about how this may be a useful collaborative tool for me.
2. If I saw an inappropriate post from a student, I believe that Patrick Larkin's idea was spot on about notifying the administration. I really like the idea of projecting a photo with a comment and making the students respond to the prompt "What would you think about me if this is all you knew?" The impact of posting "locker room" talk is absolutely a current event topic that many students can see has real life ramifications. Even though this may be a sensitive political topic, the impact of social media today is absolutely real and cannot be avoided- even to a quasi Luddite like me.
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Kristin Pruitt
11/21/2016 03:52:02 pm
I love your witty responses and your creative choice of pictures when it comes to your blogs!! Well done!
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Dana HandI teach Read 180 at Northwood Elementary School and I am passionate about reading (obviously!) In my "free time" I love hanging out with my 2 teenagers and taking our two dogs for long walks. Archives
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