What is the Backchannel? What is TodaysMeet? TodaysMeet is the premier backchannel chat platform for classroom teachers and learners. Designed for teachers, TodaysMeet takes great care to respect the needs and privacy of students while giving educators the tools for success. Students join fast, easy to start rooms with no registration, and can immediately start powerful conversations that augment the traditional classroom. What is the Backchannel? The backchannel is the conversation that goes on alongside the primary activity, presentation, or discussion. TodaysMeet helps harness the backchannel and turn it into a platform that can enable new activities and discussions, extend conversations beyond the classroom, and give all students a voice. Embracing the backchannel can turn it from distraction to engagement.
The Digital Lives of Teens: The Internet Never Takes a Rest Image credit: iStockphoto In the introduction to her new book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy, author Emily Bazelon shares the story of when her friends "fired" her in middle school. She was devastated and went home from school disconsolate and in despair. But, she explains, at least she could go home to find solace and separation from the incident at school. That is not the case for kids today, who are unable to gain respite from social pain that occurs at school due to the ubiquitous and relentless nature of social media. Sadly, this is is not an exclusive incident. Digiphrenia: The 21st Century Identity Crisis Douglas Rushkoff, in his new book Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, discusses the concept of "digiphrenia." For teenagers, this can be overwhelming. Opportunities and Responsibilities What can parents do?
Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds Jan 20, 2010 A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that with technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth. Today, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes (7:38) to using entertainment media across a typical day (more than 53 hours a week). And because they spend so much of that time ‘media multitasking’ (using more than one medium at a time), they actually manage to pack a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes (10:45) worth of media content into those 7 Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds is the third in a series of large-scale, nationally representative surveys by the Foundation about young people’s media use. News Release Report: Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds Webcast of the Event Podcast of the Event Agenda (.pdf) Speaker Biographies (.pdf)
The Busy Person's Guide To Social Media How To Use Mood Boards For Visual Learning 4.64K Views 0 Likes Mood boards are used for photography, game design, interior design, marketing, fashion, music, advertising and even architecture; but who’s to say they shouldn’t be used in the classroom? (You might be doing this already!)
Consumer Tips | Global Intellectual Property Center 2012 August 10 Top 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Dangerous Fakes 1. For online shopping, beware of sites that have poor quality photos, spelling mistakes, lack terms and conditions of sale, force you to use unsecure mail, and are not secure. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Counterfeit music CDs tend to have shoddy inserts and shoddy shrink-wrap, lack bar codes, hail from unknown record labels, and are printed Compact Disc Recordables (CDRs) that have a bluish-green underside and numeric code on its clear ring rather than being factory pressed with a silver underside. Luxury goods may have incorrect names or badly attached labels – some genuine manufacturers offer specific information for consumers to use to spot fakes. You can also verify authenticity by comparing the manufacturer’s contact information with another product’s packaging, as addresses and phone numbers provided with counterfeit goods could be misleading. 9. 10. Warn friends and family of illegitimate product sources.
Social Media Guidelines For Students And Job Seekers How To Use Mood Boards For Visual Learning 4.64K Views 0 Likes Mood boards are used for photography, game design, interior design, marketing, fashion, music, advertising and even architecture; but who’s to say they shouldn’t be used in the classroom? Material — Adobe Youth Voices — Essentials What is Adobe Youth Voices Essentials? Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) Essentials is an online community of educators that provides free access to the entire collection of AYV curriculum and professional development tools. It is also a space for educators to network with peers around the globe to share ideas and discover best practices. Essentials participants can upload media for feedback, request support with technical issues, and participate in all of the Adobe Youth Voices program features. Testimonials “It doesn’t matter if you only have one old camera and a laptop, or a whole lab with new equipment. Jeff Larson, AYV Lead Educator Balboa High School/CAST Academy, San Francisco, California, USA “My reaction when I first looked at Essentials curriculum – Where has this been all my life?” Oneisha Freeman, AYV Lead Educator Clubhouse Coordinator, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Become an Essentials Member Today!
A Visual Guide To Twitter For Beginners You may have a Twitter account that you don’t use very often. You may tweet once in blue moon. You may just use it to ‘lurk’ during hashtag chats you enjoy. ( Check out our list of Twitter hashtags for to get started with that!) This dense and highly visual approach to understanding Twitter is just great. The below infographic is basically a beginner’s guide to Twitter except it’s one easy-to-read format: infographics! Click the image below to enlarge it a bit – that’ll help view some of the smaller text. A Whirlwind Celebration of the Art of Animation - Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg This episode of PBS' Off Book series talks to animators and motion graphics creators about the past and present of this magical medium. New York University Professor and filmmaker John Canemaker presents a very brief history of animation and Jesse Thomas, founder of the creative agency JESS3, talks about how motion graphics have thrived on the Internet. Julia Pott, a Brooklyn-based animator, describes her intensely personal creative process and how she brings her experiences to life through "awkward" animal protagonists. Check out some of the animated works referenced in the documentary below. The short was produced by Kornhaber Brown for PBS. Winsor McKay's Gertie brought a dinosaur to life in 1914. JESS3 uses motion graphics to explain complex topics for a web audience in shorts like this guide to cloud computing. Julia Pott's latest short Belly features her signature pencil-drawn animals in a fabulously weird and wonderful story.
The Teacher's Guide To Twitter Twitter has proven itself to be an indispensable tool for educators around the globe. Whatever skill level you may be, Twitter is downright fun and worth your time. So here’s a useful guide that we curated from Edudemic’s archives in an effort to put something together that was a bit easier to read than random blog posts. We hope you enjoy and will be regularly adding to this guide so feel free to leave your ideas down in the comments or by, what else, tweeting us @edudemic anytime! Our Biggest Twitter Tips For Teachers For many teachers making a foray into the edtech world, Twitter is an excellent tool for consuming and learning. Many are also harnessing Twitter as a part of their PLN (personal learning network) to connect, share, and network. Check out our biggest Twitter tips for teachers below! Create, Don’t Just Consume The best way to get the most out of Twitter is to use it. Connect and Network Share Your Resources Keep At It Guide To Education-Oriented Twitter Hashtags Search Rule #1
Dr. Seuss: Before He Drew Great Children’s Illustrations, He Drew Great Ads Before we knew him as Dr. Seuss, he was Theodore Seuss Geisel, adman. As early as 1927 he was illustrating ads for Ford, GE and NBC campaigns. His illustrative style was the same, even then. After graduating from Oxford, he worked as a cartoonist (not surprisingly) until his cartoons were picked up by an advertising agency. Recent conversations surrounding the new Lorax movie have been interesting as well. The Lorax has a lot of people talking about the relationship of entertainment and advertising. That’s a surprising amount of partnerships for any movie, but what makes it controversial is that The Lorax is a children’s book by Dr. Media and audience alike have reacted negatively towards not only the immense amount of Lorax-themed ad placements, but especially to the greenwashing brands like Mazda put out. “The more tie-in’s, the more good something is.” – Stephen Colbert See part two of this post HERE. Tags: ads, advertising, Dr Seuss, featured, illustration, lorax