Elena Wickersham

M.Ed Candidate at Vanderbilt Peabody College #VandyREADs

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

@lauren_sully_ and I upgraded our library cards today! #bannedbooks

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

I feel like seeing fans take creative liberty to their favorite (or least favorite) characters is exciting from the authors perspective and might influence how they choose to write characters in the future #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

"fanfiction may afford an exploration of gender, sexuality,or race that is often underrepresented or underserved" So many times fanfics narrow in on a supporting character who's purpose is to make books more diverse and is finally given a story in the way they deserve #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

It is so cool how fan fictions can move onto the big screen (like the Netflix series After which was originally a Harry Styles fan fiction on Wattpad!!) #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

Not only do fan fiction sites include reading and writing, but they're communities based on shared interests and genre as seen in comment sections and when fan fiction reactions shift over to other platforms (tiktok/goodreads/twitter etc) #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

@MissAlexiSmith An option could be that students create a group snap story where they can all contribute uploading posts and this can be a way for students to write a joint story via snapchat (never seen it done but🤷‍♀️) #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

@hartman_bekah When I read the part about snaps being limited to 10 seconds I had to find out when the article was written because so much has changed since 2017, just as a lot has changed when it first came out in 2011. The ever evolving nature of media is wild #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

If you are assigning a twitter or tiktok or other social media assignment, how do you approach students that have parental restrictions on social apps or no access to the needed technology? #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

I have seen so many school projects on tiktok that remind me of how students used to use youtube to post educational skits years ago. It's nice to see students have the option to make creative content for a class! #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

It's so interesting how social media apps evolve based on previous ones (vine-tiktok, myspace-facebook etc). It could be fun for students to design for a new app based on what draws people in and noticing what needs to be changed #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

@KatieWickes It was the bare minimum but honestly helpful! I remember (in third grade?) they talked about the creepy people that can catfish/steal your identity and that really stuck with me

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

@KatieWickes I think this partially depends on who is introducing digital tools first, but it should be brought up in both environments - especially because different digital tools are usually prioritized

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

"How do today’s young people and children deal with right and wrong, truth and falsehood, representation and misrepresentation in their everyday lives online?" How to be safe and appropriate online (and knowing that fake news is everywhere) #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

When students are forming their own critical judgements and feelings (not based off teachers or parents or peers), what is the best way to hold a neutral disposition while also showing the benefit of a strong opinion as a teacher? #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

As educators, it seems daunting to keep up with these changes, but this is one of the many (many) areas where learning is a two way street and our students - who are better acclimated with newer digital literacies - can help out #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

How to find/read books (for fun or school) has changed so much over the years — digital literacies is in constant evolution, it makes you wonder what is next or what else can be done? #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

Time is great to consider with the model of connected learning in terms of effort being put in by both educators/students, but I think it is something that isn’t considered when making time for student’s mental health or interests outside of school #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

Connected learning and digital literacies allow students to explore and share their own interests in the classroom with each other (Autonomy of action), not just the instructor making mass decisions of what they think students should hear #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

So important to change the concept of what "meaningful work" is! Totally should not solely be measured in assignments or grades, but rather dialogue and experience. #diglit6440

[Elena Wickersham @ewickersham17]

Responding to “what’s next” in digital literacy is asking the question: "How can we change what we have now to be better quality and more accessible to reach all students?" #diglit6440