Tech Teens: Creating Classroom Community, Collaboration, and Citizenship

Tech Teens: Creating Classroom Community, Collaboration, and Citizenship

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  Tech Teens: Creating ClassroomCommunity, Collaboration, and Citizenship Alexander Davidson @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Technology Natives?  Ourstudents may not be as well-versed in technology as we assume  “How do I insert an image into my Word document?”  “How do I save my Pages file as a .doc or .pdf?”  “What does it mean to CC on an email?”  “What should I do if I don’t remember my password?”  While our students may have different skills than us, that does not mean they are skilled in everything we need them to do  We must still explicitly teach them these technology skills  Do not assume they already know how to do what you are asking @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Online Discussions –My Experience  The Odyssey: Take personality tests online about which Greek god you are most like, post it online, reply to others  FAIL!  “Cool”  “Me, too”  “Nice”  Not an online discussion  What did you expect?  Did you plan for what types of topics they could talk about with this activity? @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Online Discussions –My Experience  The Great Debaters: After watching the film, write a paragraph on Moodle about which character you believe to be the strongest; reply to three other students’ posts  MEH.  “Good example, Collin. I completely agree with you on this one.”  Still not an online discussion  Not actually going deeper and relating  Staying on the surface @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Online Discussions -Intervention  Lesson and discussion  What are some characteristics of an online discussion response that needs improvement?  Too broad/vague; not specific; no detail  Too short; no explanation  Disrespectful; forces opinion on others  Responding to writer and not to writing  No reference to the original post; off-topic  Text speech  Grammar mistakes  Go back; find replies to improve/edit  What are some characteristics of an acceptable online discussion response?  Respectful  Gives an opinion; personal reactions  In-depth; explains with details  If disagreeing, gives constructive criticism  Goes back to the original response to reference what the writer wrote down  Address the writer by name  Offer further questions, examples, or explanation @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Online Discussions –My Experience  Independent Book Clubs, Choice Novels: Conduct an online book club; each student is responsible for providing a summary and 2-3 deeper level discussion questions; other students reply to the original post and one other student reply; leader responds to all replies; each student has a turn leading  Success!  Explicit instructions  Clear expectations  Calendar for posts and replies  Modelled responses for better answers @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Online Discussions -Recommendations  Important Questions  How do the ideas and information to be discussed fit into the course as a whole?  What skills, knowledge, perspectives, or sensibilities do you want students to walk away from the discussion with?  How will you make sure your students meet those objectives? (Carnegie Mellon: design & teach a course: Discussions @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Online Discussions -Recommendations  Give students clear expectations about online discussion requirements, deadlines, and grading procedures.  Assess the quality as well as the quantity of the students' online posts. Using rubrics will allow students to have a clear guideline of your expectations for quality of their posts.  Provide a schedule for students of upcoming discussion board deadlines. Give as much notice as possible.  Provide structure for students to post to threads. A good structure lessens the frustration of what to write.  Make yourself visible in the discussion. Students will be more likely to engage in the discussion if they see you as being a part of it.  Do not allow domination of the discussion. If students are dominating the discussion, privately ask them to slow down a little (TeacherStream, 2009, “Mastering Online Discussion Board Facilitation”) @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Online Discussion Resources Haynie, D. (2015, April 3). 5 Ways to Ace Discussion Board Assignments in an Online Class. Retrieved from https://www.usnews.com/education/online- education/articles/2015/04/03/5-ways-to-ace-discussion- board-assignments-in-an-online-class  Morrison, D. (2014, September 29). How to Get Students to Participate in Online Discussions. Retrieved March 10, 2017, from https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/h ow-to-get-students-to-participate-in-online-discussions/  TeacherStream, LLC. (2009). Mastering Online Discussion Board Facilitation . Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-onlinelearning- mastering-online-discussion-board-facilitation.pdf @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Other Technology Resources Modeling  Use a projector or interactive white board to show students step-by-step  Create a video of your recorded screen  https://screencast-o-matic.com/  https://www.screencastify.com/  Interactive Lesson Plans  NearPod: https://nearpod.com/  Kahoot: https://getkahoot.com/  Quizlet Live: https://quizlet.com/live @_AlexanderJohn #TechTeens
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  Contact Information  AlexanderDavidsonBooks.com Email available  Twitter:  @_AlexanderJohn  #TechTeens  Facebook  /AlexanderDavidsonTeacherAuthor  This Presentation and Others  http://www.slideshare.net/ADave411/presentations