Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Creative Writing Process Stuff 9.9.14
I'm noticing as I'm doing research for my Western Wall piece, all of the direct address in a number of prayers. I'm reading lots of "O Father," "Father in Heaven," etc...I'm wondering if there is a history to that. I'm not sure I want to use it.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Draft for Twitter pedagogy
Today, I'm requiring my students to sign up for twitter. In doing so, I'm hoping to teach digital citizenship in real time with real rewards and consequences.
I know the kids need time to play and construct their own digital identities. I'm pulling from the work of danah boyd and her work with youth and technology. Additionally, I'm pulling from Brazilian educator Paulo Friere and other critical pedagogy writers in an effort to collapse the distance between home codes of learning and school codes of learning.
Additionally, I want to create an environment where students can navigate the storm of data and maked informed decisions through critical analysis of the source and the information.
Therefore, in class today, I'm giving them the basic instructions for setting up a twitter account and letting them go. There are a ton of selfies being taken, people are trying different identities via their bios, they are sharing both in analog and digital form, their connections, and followers. The pitch was to create their own digital identity that was "school appropriate." With that, I know they need to experiment with identities and boundaries. This is a social act. They are showing each other phones, taking pictures, listening to podcasts, and just experimenting with their digital identity in a public space.
One thing I need to keep in mind is to keep using this platform. It can't be just novelty. I need to build lessons that are twitter specific. That will be the challenge. What lessons can I create that can only take place on twitter?
I know the kids need time to play and construct their own digital identities. I'm pulling from the work of danah boyd and her work with youth and technology. Additionally, I'm pulling from Brazilian educator Paulo Friere and other critical pedagogy writers in an effort to collapse the distance between home codes of learning and school codes of learning.
Additionally, I want to create an environment where students can navigate the storm of data and maked informed decisions through critical analysis of the source and the information.
Therefore, in class today, I'm giving them the basic instructions for setting up a twitter account and letting them go. There are a ton of selfies being taken, people are trying different identities via their bios, they are sharing both in analog and digital form, their connections, and followers. The pitch was to create their own digital identity that was "school appropriate." With that, I know they need to experiment with identities and boundaries. This is a social act. They are showing each other phones, taking pictures, listening to podcasts, and just experimenting with their digital identity in a public space.
One thing I need to keep in mind is to keep using this platform. It can't be just novelty. I need to build lessons that are twitter specific. That will be the challenge. What lessons can I create that can only take place on twitter?
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Getting close to completion
The students are nearing completion on their podcasts. Some are finished and looking to post. Watch this space.
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