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- 1. Shiny Objects, Classroom Practice and Professional Growth Eric Brunsell [email_address] @brunsell Elizabeth Alderton [email_address] Future Technology Conference <> 5.10.10
- 2. Citation: Brunsell, E., Alderton, E., & Bariexca, D. (2010, May) Shiny Objects, Classroom Practice, and Professional Growth. Presented at the WiscNet Future Technologies Conference, Madison, WI. May 10, 2010 “ Twitter Bird” is from Matt Hamm's Flickr photostream
- 3. How many bloggers does it take to change a light bulb? JayRazz’s Flickr photostream
- 4. 1 …and 99 to comment on how they would have done it. Via: http://www.bloodhoundrealty.com/BloodhoundBlog/?p=2027 JayRazz’s Flickr photostream
- 5. Flickr: jepoirrier's photostream Brunsell, E. and Cimino, C. (2009) Investigating the impact of a weekly weblog assignment on the learning environment in a secondary biology course. In Education, 15(2) Flickr: jepoirrier's photostream
- 6. Flickr: jepoirrier's photostream Flickr: jepoirrier's photostream
- 8. “ Mr_Stein's photostream 94% of students used resources NOT provided by the teacher as they participated in blog assignments
- 9. Week 1 17% Week 8 72% Face-to-Face Participation Whiskeygonebad’s Flickr photostream
- 10. “ After getting used to talking to everyone on the blog it didn’t seem like such a big deal to give an answer in class.” Week 1 17% Week 8 72% Face-to-Face Participation “ In the beginning of the class I was afraid to raise my hand and look stupid. The blog assignments made me feel more confident each week so I was no longer afraid to look stupid.” Whiskeygonebad’s Flickr photostream
- 11. More than a Shiny Object? JayRazz’s Flickr photostream
- 12. In the initial survey, only 33% of students had a positive outlook on classroom blogging. By the fifth week of completing blog assignments, all but one student ( 97% ) had positive perceptions of the project and that one was indifferent. More than a Shiny Object? JayRazz’s Flickr photostream
- 14. 46% Multiple perspectives “ I liked hearing from different people in my major, and hearing their points of view without them actually saying them aloud. I think a lot of people don’t speak up very often and this is a great way to see what those people think about different topics.” Flickr: eekim’s photostream
- 15. 22% Time to process / think deeply about content and ideas. Flickr: Loveinchero’s photostream “ I think that having to write something in front of my peers is good motivation to thoroughly understand a topic so that I don't end up looking like a total fool.” “ I like the opportunity to compile my thoughts and express them when I'm ready and at my own pace.”
- 16. What Works? (N=113) Flickr: Eleaf’s Photostream “ When we had to pose a question at the end of our discussion it made me think a bit deeper about what I was writing on the discussion board.” “ Many people had written questions in their reflections, so when responding I was really forced to think more deeper and critically.”
- 17. 20% Mandatory participation Flickr: Amboo Who?’s Photstream “ I liked that we had to post twice because without that I wouldn't have tried to understand other people's perspectives or read what they wrote.” “ for on-line discussion it is mandatory for everyone to engage in discussion. In class its easy to not participate. So being engaged was the benefit.”
- 20. Hey, this is Nancy. Twitter is down right now…when you get this message, give me a call. I’m dying to hear what you had for breakfast. Via danhollings.posterous.com Raptortheangel’ Flickr photostream
- 22. Who are they? George Eastman House’s Flickr photostream
- 23. Who are they? George Eastman House’s Flickr photostream
- 24. Who do they follow? Brajeshwar’s Flickr photostream
- 25. Educators: 67% Content: 17% Other: 16% Brajeshwar’s Flickr photostream
- 26. What are they Tweeting? nicholasjon's Flickr photostream
- 27. What are they Tweeting? Educational Practice Asking Questions Sharing Resources Social Unknown nicholasjon's Flickr photostream 40% 4% 10% 43% 3%
- 28. What are they Tweeting? Educational Practice Asking Questions Sharing Resources Social Unknown nicholasjon's Flickr photostream 40% 4% 10% 43% 3% 54%
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- 30. What are they Tweeting? nicholasjon's Flickr photostream Wow! Thanks @[teacher]. What a cool history idea! http://twhistory.org/reenactments/ 3:56 AM Mar 11th via web
- 31. What are they Tweeting? nicholasjon's Flickr photostream What sites, similar to CoverItLive, do you use for creating a chat room for your students? 5:49 AM Feb 28th via web
- 32. What are they Tweeting? nicholasjon's Flickr photostream @[teacher] He shot at me (us?) from some bushes & then jumped out waving his gun. I think he was going to rob us till he saw his daughter 7:05 PM Apr 15th via… @[teacher] He didn't know me yet. That's how I met him. I was walking w/ his daughter, who he hadn't seen in 2 yrs, 7:04 PM Apr 15th via TweetDeck in reply to teacher
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- 34. Collaboration Brunsell‘s Flickr photostream
- 35. Collaboration Brunsell‘s Flickr photostream “ I've shared several examples of classroom activities related to cell respiration with @[state science education consultant] and @[teacher] - we have emailed the projects back and forth and provided each other with constructive criticism.”
- 36. Collaboration Brunsell‘s Flickr photostream “ I've communicated with a lot of Twitter people in regards to things like finding appropriate research articles, using different classroom resources & activities, and conference attendance.”
- 37. Benefits Brunsell‘s Flickr photostream
- 38. Benefits Brunsell‘s Flickr photostream “ My practice benefits from my involvement on Twitter because I am more confident in my ability, have many more resources, have a PLN [personal learning network] I can turn to for instant response to a problem or encouragement when I’m in need of it.”
- 39. Benefits Brunsell‘s Flickr photostream “ I have people to offer advice and keep me motivated on days teaching is hard.”
- 40. Benefits Brunsell‘s Flickr photostream “ I’m exposed to so many new ideas and tools that I take into my classroom. It shapes how I see my practice and how I see what is possible in my classroom.”
- 41. Impact Idiolector’s Flickr photostream
- 42. “ Thanks to my Twitter Network, I now routinely use Text-to-Speech software with students during the editing phase of the writing process.” Idiolector’s Flickr photostream
- 43. “ I will be participating in the National Writing Project because my Twitter Network has convinced me that I need to participate to improve my teaching practice.” Idiolector’s Flickr photostream
- 44. “ [Teacher] and I have worked together on several projects between our classrooms. Specifically, we worked on a project designed to raise attention around the genocide occurring in Darfur. Our students developed blog entries, videos, Animoto presentations, and VoiceThreads around the issue.” Idiolector’s Flickr photostream
- 45. ` I Tweet, I learn So What? James Sarmient’s Flickr photostream
- 46. Now What? Eric Brunsell [email_address] @brunsell Elizabeth Alderton [email_address]
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