We started off the night talking about Twitter. Which I love! I would love to start using Twitter in my classroom. It would be fun to have students connect with me and each others. I am planning on doing this next year. Assigning my students a hashtag to follow, and post questions to me on Twitter. I love the list that was provided on canvas, great list to follow. I am following Bill Nye, who has yet to tweet something. I still have some research to do on people who actually post.
Camille talked about a conference that she went to, when they did a reenactment of the sinking of the Titanic. What a fun thing to do. I would love to do something like this with my class, or the teachers at my school. This would get anyone hooked on Twitter! Camille talked about having the time, to do a simulation. Yes, things to take time, but it is worth it! I personally think that time is a state of mind.
In class we simulated the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This was a pretty neat experience. I can't wait until Sunday for it to come out. Doing this assignment was a very engaging experience. It would be fun to do with my class. It would get them excited, they could get into character, and really delve into their role. I now see how Twitter can be appropriate in the classroom, what a great idea!
We also talked about Fakebook. I really like this. There is no connection or way to trace who made the Fakebook page. For those parents who have students who do not want their students on some odd social media site out there. This is great, you do not have an account, it does not link them up anywhere socially. When creating a page, you can add the person's friends. This would be fun to use when teaching Utah history. I could have my students make a Fakebook page about a Utah pioneer, or mountain men that we talk about in the unit.
We also talked about Wikipedia in class tonight. I use Wikipedia, and I know many educators who do as well. I know that my students use Wikipedia too. The difference between my students and myself is that I can identify what is a creditable source and what is not. Wikipedia also has a talk button, that we found out in class is blocked. So if you have a student who feels like they are an expert on a subject they can add their two cents. This function is nice. You can see who has edited the sight, and who has contributed to it from the past. Great feature for those know it all students.
Camille talked about a conference that she went to, when they did a reenactment of the sinking of the Titanic. What a fun thing to do. I would love to do something like this with my class, or the teachers at my school. This would get anyone hooked on Twitter! Camille talked about having the time, to do a simulation. Yes, things to take time, but it is worth it! I personally think that time is a state of mind.
In class we simulated the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This was a pretty neat experience. I can't wait until Sunday for it to come out. Doing this assignment was a very engaging experience. It would be fun to do with my class. It would get them excited, they could get into character, and really delve into their role. I now see how Twitter can be appropriate in the classroom, what a great idea!
We also talked about Fakebook. I really like this. There is no connection or way to trace who made the Fakebook page. For those parents who have students who do not want their students on some odd social media site out there. This is great, you do not have an account, it does not link them up anywhere socially. When creating a page, you can add the person's friends. This would be fun to use when teaching Utah history. I could have my students make a Fakebook page about a Utah pioneer, or mountain men that we talk about in the unit.
We also talked about Wikipedia in class tonight. I use Wikipedia, and I know many educators who do as well. I know that my students use Wikipedia too. The difference between my students and myself is that I can identify what is a creditable source and what is not. Wikipedia also has a talk button, that we found out in class is blocked. So if you have a student who feels like they are an expert on a subject they can add their two cents. This function is nice. You can see who has edited the sight, and who has contributed to it from the past. Great feature for those know it all students.