This week as I interacted on Twitter, I found several connections and continued to follow threads to investigate and learn more about various technology tools, practices, and resources. I was able to find several articles and accounts about software I wanted to research. This led to finding additional information about how the tools are being utilized in education and across disciplines.
Twitter allowed me to follow my interests and broad my understanding of how tech tools are implemented. I was also able to connect with experts in the field. For example, I had been following SHEG’s civic online reasoning content and the lead researcher, Sam Wineburg, and one of their posts led me to follow Justin Reich’s account. I had taken the Civic Online Reasoning: Sorting Truth From Fiction course in the fall of 2020, and Reich had been the co-educator with Wineburg on the project. By following, Reich’s account I came across his most recent publication Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education. By staying connected through Twitter, I was able to discover new resources to expand my understanding of technology use in education.
During week 3, I followed the conversation about #ISTELive. While I did not attend in person, I was able to see updates about various edtech tools shared at the event. There were conversations about AI in education, updates to flipgridlive, and media literacies strategies. I saved some of the resources as ideas for future use. I also explored some other resources, such as Sutori, to see what new interactive tools I could find to implement into the curriculum.
In addition to following threads on twitter, I have been reading various magazine and journal articles about multiliteracies, AI in education, and library technology integration. It was also interesting to explore technology trends in libraries by exploring more about the resources available at the IDEAlab at Grainger Library. I can see how libraries can provide support for research by integrating technology tools in the library space.
For week 2, I looked through some of the PEW research articles. One of the articles was titled “Many Americans are unsure whether sources of news do their own reporting.” I thought this was interesting, because it is not just teens, adults are also unsure of how to evaluate online information. It also makes the reader question where the news comes from. It is not just tv and newspapers, but also sponsored through social media with algorithms set up to promote certain topics to users. This led me to the article, “Experts Predict More Digital Innovation by 2030 Aimed at Enhancing Democracy” which discuss the influence of technology on democracy and evaluates the pros/cons for the future.
I also continued to read through the discussions from PD sessions, await updates about the learning which will happen at ISTElive, and read through some information about upcoming publications. Additionally, I looked through websites for interactive, digital tools. I found several interesting articles about augmented reality as well as VR to use in the classroom. I have also had several posts in my feed lately about AI, and in researching the topic, came across this link: https://research.google/teams/brain/pair/ in regards to Google’s research into AI systems.
For week 1, I was able to spend time revisiting topics I have been interested in this spring. I was able to set up a pattern for what hashtags I was going to follow this week and set up a way of saving some of my finds. I had set up a TweetDeck several years ago but had never really used it. However, this week I was finding it very useful to look through and save the discussions and conversations I wanted to peruse.
I have the #digcit and #edtech tags saved, so I can check to see what recent conversations about the topics are. I also noticed several of the conversations I followed this week had links to professional development opportunities this summer. Though I might not be attending all the conferences, it has been a great way to see what others are learning and network with my PLN about the new ideas shared.
Week 4 Summary:
This week as I interacted on Twitter, I found several connections and continued to follow threads to investigate and learn more about various technology tools, practices, and resources. I was able to find several articles and accounts about software I wanted to research. This led to finding additional information about how the tools are being utilized in education and across disciplines.
Twitter allowed me to follow my interests and broad my understanding of how tech tools are implemented. I was also able to connect with experts in the field. For example, I had been following SHEG’s civic online reasoning content and the lead researcher, Sam Wineburg, and one of their posts led me to follow Justin Reich’s account. I had taken the Civic Online Reasoning: Sorting Truth From Fiction course in the fall of 2020, and Reich had been the co-educator with Wineburg on the project. By following, Reich’s account I came across his most recent publication Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education. By staying connected through Twitter, I was able to discover new resources to expand my understanding of technology use in education.
Also, for fun, I came across a post from @ClassTechTips with a silly quiz about “What EdTech tool are you?” where I just happened to end up with the BookCreator app! 😊
Week 3 Summary:
During week 3, I followed the conversation about #ISTELive. While I did not attend in person, I was able to see updates about various edtech tools shared at the event. There were conversations about AI in education, updates to flipgridlive, and media literacies strategies. I saved some of the resources as ideas for future use. I also explored some other resources, such as Sutori, to see what new interactive tools I could find to implement into the curriculum.
In addition to following threads on twitter, I have been reading various magazine and journal articles about multiliteracies, AI in education, and library technology integration. It was also interesting to explore technology trends in libraries by exploring more about the resources available at the IDEAlab at Grainger Library. I can see how libraries can provide support for research by integrating technology tools in the library space.
Week 2 Summary:
For week 2, I looked through some of the PEW research articles. One of the articles was titled “Many Americans are unsure whether sources of news do their own reporting.” I thought this was interesting, because it is not just teens, adults are also unsure of how to evaluate online information. It also makes the reader question where the news comes from. It is not just tv and newspapers, but also sponsored through social media with algorithms set up to promote certain topics to users. This led me to the article, “Experts Predict More Digital Innovation by 2030 Aimed at Enhancing Democracy” which discuss the influence of technology on democracy and evaluates the pros/cons for the future.
I also continued to read through the discussions from PD sessions, await updates about the learning which will happen at ISTElive, and read through some information about upcoming publications. Additionally, I looked through websites for interactive, digital tools. I found several interesting articles about augmented reality as well as VR to use in the classroom. I have also had several posts in my feed lately about AI, and in researching the topic, came across this link: https://research.google/teams/brain/pair/ in regards to Google’s research into AI systems.
Week 1 Summary:
For week 1, I was able to spend time revisiting topics I have been interested in this spring. I was able to set up a pattern for what hashtags I was going to follow this week and set up a way of saving some of my finds. I had set up a TweetDeck several years ago but had never really used it. However, this week I was finding it very useful to look through and save the discussions and conversations I wanted to peruse.
I have the #digcit and #edtech tags saved, so I can check to see what recent conversations about the topics are. I also noticed several of the conversations I followed this week had links to professional development opportunities this summer. Though I might not be attending all the conferences, it has been a great way to see what others are learning and network with my PLN about the new ideas shared.