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Last blog post for #ed109: The Nature of Technology & Decision Making for elementary teachers https://t.co/vB4U66u0Zo #NOT #NatureofTechnology

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Thinking of #ed109 classmates as I read this blog post — The Attention Diet https://t.co/qXCjYirvAl

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@MrsJessMoore I love your point about helping students understand values first and linking them to classroom readings, characters, etc. Such a great point before we even dive into values in regards to technology. Great thinking to take a step back like that!

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@Saarruuuh The things you talk about (passion, overcoming fears) are true life skills. To me, more important that any other thing we can teach in the classroom.

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@Saarruuuh Love your idea, "...students will know that the technology can not test things such as heart or passion, it doesn’t show someone who has overcome their fears, or achieved their goal. They will know...they did the work with the support of the technology not because of the tech. "

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@MarvAddams Yes! We’re at a cabin this weekend and I’m making every effort to disconnect (aside from Twitter for class, go figure). :) set your feet free!

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How tech changes our relationship w/nature - https://t.co/Rnf7rVfHBr Tech & virtual reality can’t replace the real thing, & we are losing out on benefits of being outdoors: self-sufficiency, enjoying the unpredictability and impossibility, quiet time to just be & explore. #ed109

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@sarvoss1 @srtawebster I read this book, too & the same quote came to mind! In my own life, I see so many peers in two camps, either invested in mindfulness or comepletely not, and absorbed by their technology use. There seems to be little happy medium. Hope this can change! #ed109

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@TomRuden2 @Forbes The part about tech implants in humans, perhaps as soon as 50 years from now, was interesting. I agree with the author as framing it as an ethical question.

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@ChelseaReece7 Sounds silly, but I relate to the coffee shop example in this article. I used to work from home and would purposefully go INTO Starbucks to get my daily face-to-face people interaction! No app ordering for me! #ed109

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According to the author, “One of the overarching problems of the world today is that we see ourselves living in domination over rather than in relation with other people and with the natural world.” #ed109

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@MadiBuckley1 Haha!

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@sarvoss1 SO true! Also, I now have appox. one ZILLION photos saved on my phone/computer/the cloud...yet I very rarely go back and look at them. I'd probably get more enjoyment flipping through a few crummy old school photo albums. :/

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@DottieIva @Saarruuuh Agreed. I've read that even the mere presence of a cell phone in a room can impede connect, even if you're not near it or looking at it. #NOT #ed109

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@BridgetHegedus @MrsJessMoore @jerridkruse 2/2 "...It's like telling very small lies over time You forget the truth because it is so close to the lies." Yikes. #ed109

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@BridgetHegedus @MrsJessMoore @jerridkruse 1/2 That reminds me of another line in #ReclaimingConversation: "In theory, you know the difference between yourself and your Facebook self. But lines blur and it can be hard to keep them straight..."

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@SusanWees Agreed! I feel like you can find mostly useful ideas or projects on there, which can be inspiring. The problem for me is actually going back and executing the things I have pinned!

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@Sophie_Gray27 Very cool, I hadn’t hear of this one!

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Here we go now! New blog post on Social Learning Theory and Assessment. #ed109 https://t.co/vvuYAT91rU