Stephanie Dana Ely

International Educator. Gnome collector. Singer. Reader. Life-long learner. Discovering the joys of life in Iowa.

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@MadiBuckley1 In SpEd we talked a lot about helping students identify distracting behavior and redirect that impulse to something else. I wonder if there's a similar exercise we could use with students using tech to help them develop more awareness of how often they shift attention?

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@KatyHandfelt I like how you recognized that the process of implementing the tech in your classroom is in stages for the teacher AND the students. Perhaps reflection on the process can be collaborative between you and the students so they are involved in evaluating the impact too.

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

The Nature of Technology in the language classroom. Blog post 4! #ed109

https://t.co/GOKvUSAGQH

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

Bess's essential question: What does it mean for a human being to flourish? He uses doomsday type scenarios, but useful for illustrating that if the moral line keeps shifting, where does tech stop. #ed109
https://t.co/i6ll6hfpr5 via @voxdotcom

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@jerridkruse Yes, exactly. My understanding is the algorithm is based on what sites get the most clicks, so basically if something is popular, yet false or biased, it will get bumped to the top. Not necessarily an equitable tool #ed109

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

In The Shallows, Nicholas Carr has an entire chapter dedicated to Google, something that I use daily. Our reliance on a powerful search engine has overwhelmed us with factual knowledge, limiting our ability to sit and think deeply, blocking out that noise. #NOT #ed109

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@TomRuden2 And @heidis1018 agreed! Not only information and websites, but even people are increasingly difficult to vet. I think about all the email phishing trainings I've had to do at work... #ed109 #NOT

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

Newest blog post on formative assessment and feedback tools that can be embedded into Google docs!
https://t.co/jnYbBcc3pQ

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[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@MrsJessMoore Yes! Thanks for suggesting that, Jess. I read your blog post too and had no idea that Skype had so many other educational opportunities. I'll have to check it out and see what type of international connections are possible.

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

Second blog post is alive and well! https://t.co/rcn1NDaggG #ed109

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@CJF57327273 The technology you shared seems really exciting for your math students! Do you see a way to use this tech with the method the teacher in the TED talk presented? I felt like he had a compelling method for math reasoning that might blend nicely with this.

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@KatyHandfelt I love the Google Earth idea, Katy! This is something I could also use for my German students to explore places in Germany or even in a diverse ELL classroom. It could be a tool for sharing where people come from and places that are important to them.

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

A very timely posting for @jerridkruse and #ed109. We were just reading, thinking about, and discussing this very topic...

[Daniel Willingham @DTWillingham]

How widespread is belief in learning styles? There have been surveys in many other countries, but not the US...until now. And this one is very tightly put together. (spoiler: belief is v high). https://t.co/sB0Ef96hy3

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

Here's the start to my mind map! Educational Technology:
EDUC 261 https://t.co/7WbLdd2mvw via @mindmeister #ed109

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

I liked the graphic of Kolb's learning cycle as a reminder that each stage is something to be revisited, even on the same topic. It can be easy to think, "One concrete experience is good enough" and not give a chance for deeper learning. #ed109 #CLT

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@MadiBuckley1 Liked your post, Madi. I'm curious what the Johnston teacher thought about the omnipresent iPads. Did they think that the benefits outweighed the distractions? I know my inclination is that students should learn to function without the tech, but maybe that's unrealistic.

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

Hot off the press it's my first blog post on Ed Tech! Thanks for reading :) https://t.co/pbnzDDmUh9

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[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@KatyHandfelt Thank you to admitting that you've avoided Twitter! I am in the same boat. Despite being a Millennial, I feel like a dinosaur when it comes to tech use. 😆

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

@jerridkruse Great question! Critically engaging would require someone to evaluate the added value and drawbacks of any new tech. But, for someone who generally avoids new technology, like me, they need to balance not becoming over-critical with remaining open-minded. #ed109

[Stephanie Dana Ely @stephdana12]

Technological literacy is the ability to critically use, question, and produce technology by understanding its benefits and drawbacks on an individual and societal level. Maintaining tech literacy requires a lifetime of adaptive, open-minded engagement. #ed109