Siphoning the Fumes of Teen Culture: How to Co-opt Students’ Favorite Social Media Tools In 1763, a royal decree was issued from Great Britain to the North American colonists: Do not?do not!?expand west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists resented the proclamation, inferring that the British were trying to contain them along the Atlantic Seaboard where control and taxation could be more easily imposed. The King believed his proclamation to be motivated by good intentions, protecting colonists from instigating any more costly wars with Native Americans, for one. But nothing could stop the westward expansion fever. In 2011, social media is the new frontier. What is Social Media? Social media refers to the online tools that promote easy transmission of ideas and conversations. "This means that I don't define YouTube videos as social media. Social media can contain conversations long and short, critical or casual, studied or whimsical. Doing the "Social" Part of Social Media Requires Intellectual Dexterity Comparing Old Media and New Media 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
The Definitive Guide to Cell Phone No-No's I went to New York City last weekend, and noticed all the people on cell phones while waiting for their planes in the airport. OK, there’s not much to do in these waiting lounges so why not call people up? But it got worse when we were loading onto the plane and someone stood right in the middle of everyone else and spoke loudly into their cell phone. Everyone around looked annoyed but it make no impact on the person in conversation. Annoying cell phone usage is becoming a scourge of our society, and it’s not just for arrogant executives anymore. Before we get to the guide and all your helpful suggestions, let’s take a step back and think about the dire consequences of using your cell phone at inappropriate times. My wife was sitting at a red light when a jerk talking on his hands-free cell phone going at 50 MPH rear-ended my wife because he was not paying attention to the road. So now let’s get to that list of no-no’s for talking on cell phones. Rules for Cell Phone Usage Your Rants
Day 2 futures education course – Trends @ Dave’s Educational Blo Would love your feedback on the list of trends created by my students. I have had a strictly advisory role in the creation of them… in the “i fight but don’t win” kinda way. A pretty solid first day from my perspective. I started the day by creating a powerpoint of their responses from day one showing them (if they didn’t know) that with all their ideas combined, we could teach a course. community. as. curriculum. Trends These trends are the meat of the whole exercise. Intro to trends… what are we looking for in the first place? Brainstorm no. 1. Insert-able exercise Future of Singapore in 2015. What is actually different and what is superficially different? Brainstorm no. 2 Is the list relevant? Interlude and brainstorm 3. a walk on the wild side. We watched the apple video from 1987. Reviewed list with the group We added numbers to the trends… a painful process that forced us to demarcate between explanations, thoughts, reasonings and trends.
The 11 Rules of Social Media Etiquette Since social media is, well, a social medium, it’s important that users understand the proper ways to behave online. No, just because you’re behind a computer monitor in your mom’s basement doesn’t mean all social etiquette goes out the window. It’s quite the opposite—following proper social media etiquette is a key to being successful online (and to making sure you don’t make a complete idiot out of yourself.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Why Social Media Curriculum is Critical in Schools - 140 Charact I am presenting at The 140 Characters Conference in New York City on April 20th. This event is the largest worldwide gathering of people interested in the effects of the real-time Internet on business, education, and “we” the people. Some of the other speakers include Ann Curry, NBC News (@AnnCurry), Chris Lehmann, Principal of the Science Leadership Academy, (@chrislehmann), Donny Deustch (@Donny_Deutsch), Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump), and MC Hammer (@MCHammer). I will be a part of the Twitter and Education panel and joined by @mbteach, @kjarret, @shellterrell with @parentella moderating. 1) Teaching Kids how to manage their Digital Footprint2) Why social media curriculum is critical in schools3) Technology usage to enhance collaboration and development In anticipation of the conference I'm writing about each topic. Why Social Media Curriculum is Critical in Schools The other important piece to this equation is educating parents, guardians, families.
Social Networking Nightmares Cyberspeak No Evil By Mike Simpson Story suggested by Tami Zeitler (Student member 2009), Central Washington University Want to get fired from your first teaching job? Don’t read this article. The photo that got Stacey Snyder into trouble, because of its caption: “Drunken pirate.” First, let’s debunk the free speech myth: Many teachers believe they have the absolute First Amendment right to post anything they want on social networking sites, including party pix and diatribes about the boss. Sadly, the courts say otherwise. Thanks to Facebook and MySpace, what used to be private is now very public. The exploding popularity of these sites has engendered a prurient interest in teachers’ “private” lives by both school administrators and the media. The Charlotte Observer reported that an afterschool staffer from Charlotte was fired for his Facebook comment that he likes “chillin’ wit my niggas” and a “suggestive exchange” with a female friend. Really? First Amendment 101 Pickering in Cyberspace
Faux Friendship - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher William Deresiewicz discusses the shaky future of friendship on New Hampshire Public Radio's Word of Mouth Wednesday, December 16 at 12:40 p.m. Listen to the episode here. "…[a] numberless multitude of people, of whom no one was close, no one was distant. …"—War and Peace "Families are gone, and friends are going the same way." We live at a time when friendship has become both all and nothing at all. Yet what, in our brave new mediated world, is friendship becoming? How did we come to this pass? The rise of Christianity put the classical ideal in eclipse. The classical notion of friendship was revived, along with other ancient modes of feeling, by the Renaissance. Classical friendship, now called romantic friendship, persisted through the 18th and 19th centuries, giving us the great friendships of Goethe and Schiller, Byron and Shelley, Emerson and Thoreau. Add to this the growth of democracy, an ideology of universal equality and inter-involvement. And so we return to Facebook.
Teens with more screen time have lower-quality relationships Teens who spend more time watching television or using computers appear to have poorer relationships with their parents and peers, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Over the past 20 years, teens have used an ever-expanding array of screen-based tools for communication and entertainment, according to background information in the article. "The availability and attractiveness of screen time activities has provoked excitement about the opportunities afforded by these options, as well as concern about whether these displace other activities that are important for health and development," the authors write. "One area of interest is how screen time may affect the quality of relationships with family and friends." Rosalina Richards, Ph.D., of the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, and colleagues studied 3,043 adolescents age 14 to 15 in 2004.
digiteen - Digital Etiquette 1 . Overview Digital etiquette, or netiquette as its sometimes called, is a basic set of rules you should follow in order to make the internet better for others, and better for you. It’s just as important to treat people with courtesy and respect online as it is in real life. When you instant message, chat, or email someone over the Internet, they can’t see your face to tell if you’re teasing them or saying something in jest. How do you practice good Netiquette? 2. The internet can be a powerful tool when it comes to circulating opinion or information. 3. Techdirt did a study that showed that many people purposely responded to emails late at work, because replying to quickly implies that they do not have enough work to do. IM and SMS messages are most subject to misinterpretation, but other communications are less obscure. This are the results from a serve been asked to 10 teenagers. 4. Netiquette The following information came from tech.blorge.com. 1.