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Twitter in the classroom

Learning with 'e's

Today I had an interesting exchange of views on Twitter. about Twitter. I mentioned that I strongly encourage the use of Twitter in my classes. Well, firstly, this sounds as though I am deliberately trying to hide behind technology, which is patently untrue.

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How not to write about HyFlex or online learning

Bryan Alexander

I’ve seen this for decades in the ed tech space, commentators speaking or writing as if they’ve been the first to come across or reflect on a given technology or problem. At one point the professor refers to “the vague ontology of remote learning.” For them of them I was on campus in a well-equipped classroom.

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It is Not a Project to Get Students Talking: Two Tools

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

A la Twitter with it''s 140 characters per message, the teacher creates the name of the room and provides the students with the URL address. In structured Socratic Seminars , students in the outer circle communicate via TodaysMeet, while those in the inner circle speak aloud. Oh, what I want to learn to do! Why do they work?

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Learning for the Always-On Generation (Part 3)

EdNews Daily

– Using Socratic Seminars to create and answer thought-provoking questions. Educators can align their instructional strategies to tap into this learning attribute by: – Allowing students to use their preferred tools to perform research such as Wikipedia, YouTube, or non-digital reference materials.

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Digital Book Clubs for ELA

EdTechTeam

Also, I tend to gravitate towards reading when it’s fun, engaging, and involves technology. I may read with them one-on-one, suggest strategies, and prompt questions, but for the most part , they are discussing their reader’s notebook responses, post-its, and having a mini Socratic Seminar. (FYI, FYI, you MUST try Socratic Seminars!

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Lori Cahill - User Experience Lead, Titlewave Team Training Copy Cataloguers in RDA - Donna Frederick, Metadata Librarian Using Gimlet to Impact Reference Communication in Your Library - Tina Chan, Assistant Coordinator of Reference Information literacy skills of university students - Dr. .

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7 Steps to Stronger Student Collaborators in Your Classroom

EdTechTeam

Step 4 Socratic Seminar with Sentence Starters: Move to an on-the-spot, think-fast, response system that requires accountable talk or sentence starters. Socratic seminars are just the activity for this. Great Book, Junior Great Book Shared Inquiry discussions , and Fishbowl discussions are similar to a Socratic seminar.