Jen Ben

EdTech geek in training

[Jen Ben @JeniferBen6]

@SeerZayed Sending good vibes your way!

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@hickstro Great read! Made me reflect on my own interracial interactions and how I could have done better. Now, more than ever, is the time to talk about race and actually do better each day.

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@hickstro @ericarhamilton @hickstro and @ericshamilton Thanks for including questions for each stakeholder. So often we ask questions of teachers and administrators, but neglect other major players, such as students and business communities.

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The trend of learner-centric education has started to gain traction. here's why it won't stop any time soon: https://t.co/f55DltRwzw

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@Ms_EHoward Great idea for other teachers moving into 2020-2021 school year! Thanks.

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@sacarles Love it!

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#edu800spring20 #Mills
An important element of digital literacy is the emoji 😀. This small graphic conveys multiple meanings within the discourse of it's use.

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@sacarles When it comes to kids improving their writing skills, does it really matter what the subject is? Even as adults we all have different interests.

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#edu800spring20 #Mills
Want to get your students involved in the writing process? Look no further than fanfiction, an engaging combination of academic efficacy and digital literacy.

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#edu800spring20 Coiro & Dobler (2007) consider online reading comprehension for students. I wonder how text-to-speech applications might affect their research. #DigitalLiteracies

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#edu800spring20 Coiro & Dobler (2007) detail the complexity of online #ReadingComprehension for k-12 students. I wonder how students thrown into online learning because of #covid-19 are faring? Do they have the necessary skills?

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#edu800spring20 Coiro & Dobler (2007) say online #ReadingComprehension for students requires prior knowledge of topic, printed text and website structures, and search engines. Imagine the struggle of ESL students with additional language requirements.

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@pre14cious Or create a YouTube video with academic guidelines.

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@pre14cious One way would be asking students to do polls through social media and then analyze the data.

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@SManacek Great point, Sarah.

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@SManacek @JoshikSchool @elaroom101 I think not, especially now when teachers are overwhelmed with the new teaching environment. With that being said, due diligence is important.

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#edu800spring20
Schools tend to teach new literacies abstractly #Knobel, but students in the 21 century need practical, hands on skills #Gretter&Yadav. #21CenturySkills

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"...It is increasingly imperative for teachers themselves to experience and understand what it means to be fully engaged in new literacies practices " #Knoble. Teachers need to #KeepItReal in the classroom.

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@elaroom101 I think there's a place for both. For example, reading an e-birthday/get well card is one thing, but reading the same message in a hand written card is more heartfelt. The medium matters.
#edu800spring20 #literacy

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Research in #NewLiteracies shows that outcomes are richer when learners with different knowledge and experiences work together and new works based on cultural items extend cultural development. #Knoble

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#NewLiteracies are innately more collaborative than conventional print literacies. This could be why social media & email have gained such popularity, and letter writing has achieved "endanged" status. #Knoble

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@colbysharp Great post! I am teaching English in higher education, and we're moving online in 2 days. I'd like to think it's a learning experience for all. With that in mind, teachers, like myself, need to be ready to change gears when strategies don't work the way we planned.