2. Do your takeaways from class on your google doc.
3. Read "Breaking the Ban" post about texting and cellphones in school and respond.
4. Read this post, 10 steps for Educators New to Twitter then create a twitter account here. You can use your real name or a pseudonym.Fill out your profile, a simple sentence about who you are and what you do. (you don't have to DO anything with Twitter yet, we'll work on finding and adding people in class as well as learning about how the Twittersphere works.
Don't forget to register with CMU!! Call 800-950-1144 ext. 3718 Mon-Fri. during hours of 8am-12 pm and 1-5 pm. Make sure you have the blue card from the registration packet handy.
2 comments:
How and why texts speak originated. Text speaking originated so people could communicate quickly and efficiently. It is technology driven, 180 characters limited key boards and limited/too much to do time on our hands. The speed in which people work/play/communicate is always increasing, text speak is a magnification of short concise communications at the speed required of our modern age people. Text communication will not go away but will continue to adapt with time “learn the new game or don’t play” Text speaking has no harm as long as it is used in a social situational context, when it fits the context of what is required/needed to communicate efficiently. The job of instructors is to teach when and where to use it. Text speaking should not replace all forms of communication. Students must be taught to anticipate what style of communication is needed for the intended application, not used in academic/professional writing.
Text and future adaptation of communicating will continue. Language is a living entity that is expanding and changing as technology changes. Short hand, CB radio talk, traffic controller to pilot language are all forms of changing communication styles, get with it THE WAY WE SPEAK AND WRITE WILL CHANGE.
Twitter. Twitter started as a social network but has expanded into a learning network. A great tool for expanding my PLN. Getting started is the problem we are all busy enough but need to take advantage of the learning opportunities out there it sounds like it’s free professional development with many resorceses. Like anything else you will get out of it what you put into it finding the correct people to follow is important. Looking for people who us it might be the key in getting started LEARN HOW AND JUMP IN.
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