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| SteveHayes_RB60 | How do you communicate with students? Join #BYOTchat at 9pm (EST) http://t.co/we4BxIXs #edtech #cpchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | I think we may even have a student or two joining us on tonight’s #BYOTchat! |
| BYOTNetwork | Communication is one of the 4 C’s of digital age learning. How do you communicate w students via BYOT? #byotchat starts now! #mlearning |
| MyTakeOnIt | Welcome to tonight’s #BYOTchat. The topic: How do we communicate with our students? |
| Edgefactor627 | was that my cue? #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | Glad to be back to another #BYOTchat! http://t.co/we4BxIXs #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 Any cue you like‚Ķ It would be great to start with a student’s perspective. #BYOTchat |
| mattshultz | #byotchat Glad to jump on board! |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 What do you find to be the best strategies teachers use to communciate with you? #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | Joining for my 2nd week #byotchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @MyTakeOnIt Sadly I don’t have too many great examples of teachers communication. The greatest extent is E-mail sadly #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SteveHayes_RB60 If a student doesn’t respond via email do you use another medium instead? #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 Or‚Ķ Are their tools that some teachers could, but don’t, use to better communicate with students? #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | It’s a struggle to get many of my students to check their email. – They look at email as something their parents do. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @algebrakamminga Good to have you back to #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | RT @nathan_stevens: @SteveHayes_RB60 emails is for parents, Facebook is for students #BYOTchat |
| nathan_stevens | @SteveHayes_RB60 our students always say Facebook me #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | Through our online grading program, I’ll send out mass emails to my parents and students. #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @edmodo is my communication solution. The app works perfectly in a #BYOT environment #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | @SteveHayes_RB60 are students all have a google account and they use them #byotchat |
| nathan_stevens | @SteveHayes_RB60 emails is for parents, Facebook is for students #BYOTchat |
| cybraryman1 | Most young people text each other #BYOTchat |
| CShoeITS3 | Students can use their devices to blog about their learning. Teachers can respond to the blogs. #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | @MyTakeOnIt thank you #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | We’re a Google school – and all of our students have gmail accounts. I just need to convince other teachers to force it w/ me #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | I communicate with my students via google docs, white boards and edmodo #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | @SteveHayes_RB60 our students like it but everyone expects them to check them #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @nathan_stevens @SteveHayes_RB60 I was chatting w/ another stu: @XueyangXi earlier tonight on #BYOTchat. He argued that FB would not be good |
| SrtaLisa | Sometimes students email questions to me, but they end up asking again in class because they don’t check for a response #BYOTchat |
| Edgefactor627 | Basically it seems most students need something to alert them. Text, Facebook notification, etc. #BYOTchat |
| nathan_stevens | @SteveHayes_RB60 google+ is for us snarky people #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | One of the science teachers will Skype with the kids, she has specific office hours #byotchat |
| mattshultz | @SteveHayes_RB60 Is google+ not a solution? #byotchat |
| KJHigginbottom | Hi folks. Psyched to be back for another #byotchat. Great topic. And celtics up 47-41 |
| nathan_stevens | @SteveHayes_RB60 we have google accounts too, but getting them to check them is the problem #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | I will post to Facebook and do mass texts – but that doesn’t get 100% of students #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | Have most BYOT schools settled on one LMS or do they allow teachers to choose? #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 I find that texting is a great way to reach students. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @algebrakamminga Definitely agree with you about @edmodo – great tool for communication with sts AND parents #byotchat |
| nathan_stevens | @MyTakeOnIt I didn’t say I was a fan of Facebook #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | There’s a lot of issues with having teachers communicate to students through Facebook. LMS’s are a better tool. #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | RT @Schmidjon: Have most BYOT schools settled on one LMS or do they allow teachers to choose? #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | @mattshultz I need to look into Google+ again. I tried it for a brief period. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @nathan_stevens That’s the thing: I think FB is a GREAT tool to use to communicate with Students. I wish more schools used it #BYOTchat |
| BYOTNetwork | Does anyone have any thoughts about Gaggle or ePals for student email? #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @CShoeITS3 Excellent idea to use blogs that way. With GDocs integration, @edmodo is turning into a great blog-like platform too #byotchat |
| jason_d_carr | RT @Schmidjon: There’s a lot of issues with having teachers communicate to students through Facebook. LMS’s are a better tool. #byotchat |
| nathan_stevens | The needs to be an app that covers most devices that sends out text email & something else #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | @nathan_stevens lol snarky?!?!?! #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @algebrakamminga @SteveHayes_RB60 As several people have noted, email is for us “old people” – sts’ parents & older. #byotchat |
| XueyangXi | @MyTakeOnIt @edgefactor627 but texting is quite limited comparing to google+, and google+ has a certain degree of privacy. #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | @Schmidjon we are going to edmodo next year. The guy who made it is an alumni of our school #byotchat |
| Schmidjon | Should email be taught or “forced” on students as it’s the standard for college and the workplace? #byotchat |
| mattshultz | @MyTakeOnIt I agree…Systems spend thousands if dollars on ways to communicate with parents when they are already on facebook! #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Schmidjon @xueyangxi But if students are already using Facebook, doesn’t it makes sense to meet them where they are? #BYOTchat |
| Edgefactor627 | I love the concept of @edmoto, but my issue is that it’s an extra step. In a students life, everything is on Facebook. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @SteveHayes_RB60 @mattshultz Key to success with Google+ is to meet and follow people you DON’T already know. Like Twitter, not FB #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | Welcome!  “@CShoeITS3: Students can use their devices to blog about their learning. Teachers can respond to the blogs. #byotchat” |
| XueyangXi | @MyTakeOnIt @schmidjon I think Facebook is the place where students fool around with each other, and it lacks privacy. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | RT @nathan_stevens: We need to look at what communication system studs use and focus on that #byotchat |
| nathan_stevens | We need to look at what communication system studs use and focus on that #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @algebrakamminga @Schmidjon I think you will love it. With the quiz functionality and API, @edmodo can just about replace a LMS #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Schmidjon @xueyangxi Yes, professional conduct needs to be modeled and taught… and FB is the perfect place to do it. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @Edgefactor627 When we started using @edmodo this yr, I expected that response from sts. But lots LIKE the sep of sch & pers life #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | There was a web tool that allowed for texting safely with students, doesn’t send out your number. I will see if I can find it #byotchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @Schmidjon I agree esp for districts skittish about social media. My teachers using @Schoology are having a lot of success #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | ‚Äú@algebrakamminga: @Schmidjon we are going to edmodo next year.” We are going to use Edmodo, too, as one of our tools. #byotchat‚Äù |
| Schmidjon | @MyTakeOnIt @xueyangxi I can see that, but it’s easy to slip into a non-professional relationship when you are friending kids. #byotchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @trescolumnae and you never have students respond with “oh i didn’t see the homework.” #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | @MyTakeOnIt @xueyangxi Hard to keep a professional relationship in the student’s hangout of facebook. #byotchat |
| SrtaLisa | @Edgefactor627 you can set the important info to be pushed through on Edmodo. So it shows up as a text, no extra steps required #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @KJHigginbottom @Schmidjon Haven’t used @Schoology but heard good things. It and @edmodo are indeed great for fearful dist/tchrs #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @Schmidjon I’ve read that some businesses are moving to wikis because email accounts are being used more as texting tools. #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | @MyTakeOnIt @xueyangxi Twitter and Google+ are more open, transparent. I have no issue with communicating there. #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @Edgefactor627 No – instead they “forgot their login info” … but that’s easy for tchrs to reset #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | Although my FB is a personal account, I only post as a teacher. I’m FB friends with a great deal of my parents also. #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | @KJHigginbottom Is @Schoology a mandated tool for teachers? #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @trescolumnae @cshoeits3 I also think that the library in @edmodo is somewhat similar to Pinterest. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @KJHigginbottom @Schmidjon @XueyangXi Yes, VERY big culture shift to start using FB with students! #BYOTchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @MyTakeOnIt @Schmidjon @XueyangXi Potentially But I need a transition step given my stdts undesirable FB habits #byotchat BIG CULTURE SHIFT |
| Schmidjon | @BYOTNetwork Very interesting! #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @SrtaLisa @Edgefactor627 Yes – @edmodo is great for parents and sts who don’t have reliable Internet access since it does text too #byotchat |
| Schmidjon | I love @edmodo, but quizes aren’t as full-featured as moodle, the legacy LMS. #byotchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @algebrakamminga @Juice211 I know a teacher who used this effectively #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | It’s easy to send text messages using email if you know the student’s cell carrier. I send out mass text messages that way. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @Schmidjon @MyTakeOnIt @xueyangxi Agree – for me, FB is not a professional communication tool. G+ and Twitter are. #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @KJHigginbottom @mytakeonit @schmidjon @xueyangxi Culture shift and responsibility are what’s great for BYOT for communication! #BYOTchat |
| CShoeITS3 | Have used an LMS to communicate with kids. Students had discussion boards to discuss books they were reading in lit. circles. #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | Do any teachers ASK your students how best to communicate w/ them? Do any stus tell your tchrs how best to connect? #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @BYOTNetwork @cshoeits3 @edmodo Yes, good point! The library is a GREAT feature … that and the GoogleDocs integration #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 @Schmidjon Was that a problem with Moodle or the school’s implimentation of Moodle? #BYOTchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @Schmidjon @KJHigginbottom No, we have teachers selecting there own LMS. Sci tchrs like Moodle Eng and SS like @Schoology #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | What is great is that every communication tool we are talking about can be done in a BYOT classroom! #BYOTchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @Schmidjon I remember moodle from my middle school, but it was a disaster. Haven’t been a fan since. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @BYOTNetwork @cshoeits3 @edmodo I also like the ease of forming small groups within a class #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | @Schmidjon Did you say you use Moodle? #BYOTchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @SteveHayes_RB60 @Celly http://t.co/LxSizgNB is a great communication tool for secondary classrooms! #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | @Schmidjon @edmodo http://t.co/WG264WOq is a great tool for assessments. #byotchat |
| SrtaLisa | @trescolumnae students communicate w/me outside school with @edmodo direct messages. Currently I have 6 in my inbox #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @Schmidjon @edmodo Agree – quizzes are currently the weak link. I think the upcoming API and app store will help with that #byotchat |
| Schmidjon | I can’t imagine teaching without an LMS. It was the foundation of my classes. #byotchat |
| XueyangXi | @Schmidjon @mytakeonit agreed. #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | @trescolumnae Exactly. @edmodo should try to get more powerful quizzes while keeping the simplicity. #byotchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @MyTakeOnIt I just remember it being clunky. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @Edgefactor627 It is a great tool. Funny thing: some of my sts have resisted it b/c they “like paper-based stuff.” #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | RT @algebrakamminga: @Schmidjon @edmodo http://t.co/VbLFt79N is a great tool for assessments. #byotchat I don’t think I know Juno. Thanks! |
| Schmidjon | @MyTakeOnIt @Edgefactor627 Moodle is so powerful, but is often labeled “clunky” and tough to learn, compared to new LMS’s #byotchat |
| CShoeITS3 | Excited to learn more about the features of edmodo! Getting it next school year! #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | I’d like to welcome two high school STUDENTS to #BYOTchat tonight: @xueyangxi & @Edgefactor627. Glad you could join us! |
| Edgefactor627 | @trescolumnae I know the exact students you’re talking about. It seems many of the students here have the same preference #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | @MyTakeOnIt @Schmidjon @edmodo you can do short answer, t/f, multiple choice and link to standards. Will self grade #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | @BYOTNetwork Celly is something I’m definitely looking into! #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | @MyTakeOnIt In a Google Apps school, email becomes the default method of comm. Keeps personal life and school boundaries clear. #byotchat |
| XueyangXi | @trescolumnae @schmidjon @mytakeonit we should try to have a class where all the communications are done on G+ #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @MyTakeOnIt I asked this year where they wanted critical info posted – they ignore the Google calendar, so I stopped updating. #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | RT @Schmidjon: @trescolumnae Exactly. @edmodo should try to get more powerful quizzes while keeping the simplicity. #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | RT @SteveHayes_RB60: @xueyangxi & @Edgefactor627 Thanks for joining us and giving us the student’s perspective. #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | I know my students just like to check one place #byotchat I started with a weebly and moved to edmodo. They like edmodos Facebook feel |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SrtaLisa So when they ignored Google Calendar updates, what was your next step? #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | @xueyangxi & @Edgefactor627 Thanks for joining us and giving us the student’s perspective. #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | @SteveHayes_RB60 Did use moodle. Actually did freelance theming for it. But now promoting Edmodo and Engrade for teachers. #byotchat |
| SrtaLisa | @CShoeITS3 during the summer, @edmodo hosts a series of webinars – I learned so much last yr. search for EdmodoCon for more info #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Schmidjon What do you do if email isn’t a good tool for some of your students? #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | I teach a summer band camp and use Edmodo with the band camp students – great success. #BYOTchat |
| BYOTNetwork | We are moving away from just one “LMS” tool toward providing more choices for teachers. We are calling it personalized teaching. #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | Comm change for next year: show how to customize notifications. Many sts figured out on own, but the texting feature is valuable #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @Schmidjon We are a Google Apps school, but students don’t email. Sometimes they email a GoogleDoc, but don’t check for response #BYOTchat |
| XueyangXi | Anyone familiar with the book The Dumbest Generation by Mark Bauerlein? It talks about bad influences of facebook/texting. #byotchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @BYOTNetwork excellent practice! I am a big fan of that kind of flexibility #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | Web Tools for Collaboration and Communication ~ http://t.co/LpdG4SbM #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | Does anyone offer parent access to the LMS? Pros/cons? #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @XueyangXi Don’t know it‚ÄîI’ll check it out. #BYOTchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @SrtaLisa Setting notifications is a great idea! #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | @KJHigginbottom @MyTakeOnIt G+ is still unavailable for K-12′s, right? #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SrtaLisa @Schmidjon That’s a problem I often have: Email just doesn’t work for some students‚Äîespecitall in a BYOT school #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @Schmidjon parents can have viewing rights for teacher content/calendar, but they can’t interact with the class as a whole #BYOTchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @Schmidjon @MyTakeOnIt My district refuses to enable G+ or any of the interesting tools in the Google Apps portal. #byotchat #FRUSTRATED |
| BYOTNetwork | @trescolumnae @edgefactor627 Should it be student choice to stay with paper when the world is going digital? Hmm… #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | RT @algebrakamminga: I’ve used google chat with students when I’ve offered night homework help #byotchat Like online office hours! |
| JanetLDee | @Schmidjon parent access provides valuable transparency, other option is to at least have another adult involved #byotchat |
| XueyangXi | @Schmidjon @kjhigginbottom @mytakeonit I just found out recently that they changed the age limit to 13. #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | I’ve used google chat with students when I’ve offered night homework help #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Schmidjon @KJHigginbottom Correct: Students have to use their personal Google account. #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | I think it’s important to have parent access to LMS. “Teaching should be the most public thing we do.” (forgot who said that) #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | Google+ is available only for currently existing higher education customers at this time. http://t.co/iQegZvTJ #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | Why?? “Email just doesn’t work for some students‚Äîespecitall in a BYOT school” #BYOTchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @Schmidjon @KJHigginbottom @MyTakeOnIt So why all the references to G+ in tonight’s #byotchat ? |
| Schmidjon | @KJHigginbottom @MyTakeOnIt G+ is an alternative to FB with student interaction. Blends public openness of twitter with FB. #byotchat |
| XueyangXi | @MyTakeOnIt @schmidjon @kjhigginbottom I think the “circles” and video chat features are enough for high school students. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @KJHigginbottom @Schmidjon @xueyangxi Becuase G+ is a great classroom communication tool. #BYOTchat |
| CShoeITS3 | This week, students used Voice Thread to reflect on school year. Make sure they have the app on iOS devices! #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SteveHayes_RB60 I don’t know, but many students are very adverse to email. #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @SteveHayes_RB60 sts might sleep with their devices in their hands, it is not to email, but to text/check social sites #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | @CShoeITS3 love voice thread #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @SrtaLisa @edmodo Yes, those direct messages are wonderful! Lots of my sts submit projects (files or links) that way, too #byotchat |
| Schmidjon | @XueyangXi Is that a google apps account or gmail account? #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | RT @Edgefactor627: students see E-mail as a passive tool, not in your face enough #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @JanetLDee Hi Janet! Welcome to #BYOTchat! How do students and teachers at your school communicate? |
| XueyangXi | @Schmidjon that is strange because I successfully activated G+ with my account, they changed the age limit down in January. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @Edgefactor627 Yes, definitely. For many sts, there’s a real desire to separate “real” life (w tech) from “school” life (w/o) #byotchat |
| Edgefactor627 | students see E-mail as a passive tool, not in your face enough #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @XueyangXi @Schmidjon You activated G+ with your school account? #BYOTchat |
| Schmidjon | Signing off for tonight, great #byotchat! |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SteveHayes_RB60 From the student’s mouth: RT @Edgefactor627: students see E-mail as a passive tool, not in your face enough #byotchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @mytakeonit did you see if we can activate G+ on our G-apps set up yet? #byotchat |
| christensen143 | Hoke County students encouraged to bring their own computers to class http://t.co/mwMmv6s4 #BYOTchat #ipaded |
| KJHigginbottom | @XueyangXi @MyTakeOnIt @Schmidjon @KJHigginbottom Thanks, good to know and I’ll check it out #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @Schmidjon That’s another great @edmodo feature – it auto-generates parent access codes #byotchat |
| XueyangXi | @MyTakeOnIt @schmidjon my personal account #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @Edgefactor627 I wish I felt email was more passive, I feel the need to respond quickly #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @BYOTNetwork @edgefactor627 That’s an excellent question! I gently move sts from paper over time. Some colleagues still stuck #byotchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @SrtaLisa Very true for most students, including myself though #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @XueyangXi @schmidjon That’s the thing: You can do it with your personal account if you’re 13+ but a HS GApps account wont let you #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | We have a computer apps class where the students learn the web 2.0 tools we expect them to use #byotchat we have 90 kids taking it summer |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | @Schmidjon Thanks for joining us! #BYOTchat |
| JanetLDee | @MyTakeOnIt email mostly. We have Edline district wide and some teachers also use Moodle and some Edmodo. #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | What are the preferred methods to do student blogging? #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 Still not an option—only higher ed. #BYOtchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Schmidjon Good night Jonathan! Thanks for joining #BYOTchat again! |
| trescolumnae | @XueyangXi @schmidjon @mytakeonit Yes! I think G+ and GDocs could easily replace a LMS if you were creative abt it #byotchat @onlinecrslady |
| SrtaLisa | @SteveHayes_RB60 the blogging method changes with our audience: school, family/friends, or world – Edmodo, Weebly, WordPress #BYOTchat |
| XueyangXi | @MyTakeOnIt @schmidjon that’s strange, there NEEDS to be a policy change. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @SrtaLisa @SteveHayes_RB60 Yes – as wedded as sts are to devices, it’s NOT about email. They really see email as yesterday’s tool #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SteveHayes_RB60 I usually use WordPress for my own blogs, but I encourage students to use Blogger because of GApps integration #BYOTchat |
| XueyangXi | @trescolumnae @schmidjon @mytakeonit @onlinecrslady G+ is great to be used as a LMS. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @trescolumnae @XueyangXi @schmidjon @onlinecrslady I agree: G+ and FB would both make excellent LMSes!! #BYOTchat |
| JanetLDee | @SteveHayes_RB60 students blog on various classroom sites set up by teachers, there is no std #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @trescolumnae @SrtaLisa @SteveHayes_RB60 I fear that email is oft overused. I am guilty too. #BYOTchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @trescolumnae @srtalisa @stevehayes_rb60 And who uses FB – all our students prefer Instagram – Oh yeah that’s FB too now! #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @MyTakeOnIt @stevehayes_rb60 is Blogger included with school GApps? #BYOTchat |
| XueyangXi | @MyTakeOnIt @trescolumnae @schmidjon @onlinecrslady I still think FB would be a bit weird for both students and teachers. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SrtaLisa @stevehayes_rb60 Yes #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @XueyangXi @trescolumnae @schmidjon @onlinecrslady You’re right: It’s a big leap to use FB productively in class. #BYOTchat |
| cybraryman1 | My Student Blogs page: http://t.co/wRTHKpVD #BYOTchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @MyTakeOnIt But for most teachers, that’s the furthest they know, and some they don’t even know that much #byotchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @mshorelik used TodaysMeet in class this week. Struggle for stdts to move from status updates to back channeling for learning #byotchat |
| SrtaLisa | @MyTakeOnIt then I need to add Blogger to my summer to investigate list, thanks for the idea #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | Did anyone’s school train them with web 2.0 tools? #byotchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @XueyangXi Personally, as a student, i truly dislike the idea of blogging, doesn’t seem productive to me. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @algebrakamminga Great question! And training teachers with web 2.0 models the use of the same tools we expect teachers to use! #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | RT @cybraryman1: My Student Blogs page: http://t.co/p3yB74hK #BYOTchat |
| XueyangXi | @JanetLDee @stevehayes_rb60 I think blogging is less preferable for the students, students don’t quite understand it. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SrtaLisa FYI: Blogger is not as powerful as WordPress, so if you’re used to WP you may be disappointed #BYOTchat |
| XueyangXi | @Edgefactor627 I said that because I had the same idea. #BYOTchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @SrtaLisa @stevehayes_rb60 We are moving to @Edublogs for teachers & students next year. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SrtaLisa I love it. I’ve used Blogger from 5th Grade through high school, and I’ve seen it used younger #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @algebrakamminga Yes, but most of the trainings are optional, so teachers have to choose to take them #BYOTchat |
| SrtaLisa | @Edgefactor627 what about if you were blogging about something you were passionate about and not for school. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 @XueyangXi What I like about blogging is that it gives you plenty of space to write, and allows 2way conversation #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | We are going 1:1 next year and have a week long tech camp #byotchat all freshmen are trained through computer apps |
| BYOTNetwork | @XueyangXi @janetldee @stevehayes_rb60 That is a great point to consider ~ a blog could be the online portfolio. #BYOTchat |
| MissMorrison123 | RT @cybraryman1: My Student Blogs page: http://t.co/wRTHKpVD #BYOTchat |
| KJHigginbottom | @BYOTNetwork @XueyangXi @JanetLDee @SteveHayes_RB60 how about Google site w/ blog and docs as student portfolio? #byotchat |
| SrtaLisa | @MyTakeOnIt I could not add the students as bloggers on WordPress, do everything was published as me. I want them to have a voice #BYOTchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @SrtaLisa If i were passionate about it, i’d be doing something more than write about it, i’d take action and do something with it #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | I get the best results with journals/blogs when I start with an incomplete frame for the students to fill in and slowly wean #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @XueyangXi @JanetLDee @stevehayes_rb60 I think blogging, like email, has a “last generation” feel to it for lots of sts. #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @Edgefactor627 @xueyangxi I think students need to become aware of their “brand” even in elem school and develop it in a blog #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @algebrakamminga How are we defining “train?” For a while, we tried to demo a new tool at each faculty mtg … #byotchat |
| SrtaLisa | @KJHigginbottom the wording of the Google user agreements makes me leery of putting all materials in one Google controlled basket #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @XueyangXi @JanetLDee @stevehayes_rb60 As @onlinecrslady and @harmonygritz and I often say, G+ is a great almost-blog platform #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 @SrtaLisa I like your point but don’t think it’s either/or. A blog can help you promote your actions #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | For our students guests… How much help/training does the average student need in learning to be productive users of tech? #BYOTchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @BYOTNetwork I like the idea of creating a “brand” as a student, but that shouldn’t just include writing. #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SrtaLisa @KJHigginbottom Why does the wording make you uneasy? I think it’s very clear and safe #BYOTchat |
| JanetLDee | @MyTakeOnIt @edgefactor627 @xueyangxi I like blogs for explaining things in whatever form I like. They don’t have to be “essays.” #BYOTchat |
| Edgefactor627 | @trescolumnae agreed #byotchat |
| trescolumnae | @MyTakeOnIt @XueyangXi @schmidjon @onlinecrslady Yes, I know @InnovativeEdu has done so, but not everyone can be Lisa! #byotchat |
| PrincpalNelson | RT @cybraryman1: My Student Blogs page: http://t.co/wRTHKpVD #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @BYOTNetwork @srtalisa @stevehayes_rb60 Good point – FB is losing favor b/c sts know their parents & grandparents use it #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | It’s timet to wrap up another #BYOTchat. Thank you to everyone who participated. |
| algebrakamminga | @trescolumnae we have a week long tech camp 8-3 with meg ormiston. We learned web tools and had time to create lessons with them. #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @Edgefactor627 You’re so right ~ the action piece you mentioned is vital! Also key to the “brand” #BYOTchat Then you blog about your action. |
| trescolumnae | @Edgefactor627 @MyTakeOnIt Yes – that and PowerPoint! WIth animations! And transitions! And lots of text and bullets!! #byotchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | All of ou faculty tech workshops now include practice time. #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | Thank you students for joining us. You are welcomed back!! #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | Don’t forget that the conversation can continue any time here on Twitter, and visit the http://t.co/ksJGAzdn web site & wiki #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | Thanks everyone #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | RT @SteveHayes_RB60: Please feel free to contribute to the BYOT wiki http://t.co/9C5NoKCF #BYOTchat |
| SteveHayes_RB60 | Please feel free to contribute to the BYOT wiki http://t.co/9C5NoKCF #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @algebrakamminga What a wonderful opportunity! I follow Meg on G+ and learn so much from her that way #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | RT @SteveHayes_RB60: Thank you students for joining us. You are welcomed back!! #BYOTchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @JanetLDee @mytakeonit @edgefactor627 @xueyangxi I’ve written so many essays that I’m just now learning how to blog & mean it! #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @JamesDiGioia Will be posting an archive of tonight’s #BYOTchat on http://t.co/ksJGAzdn as soon as possible‚Äîusually within a day or so. |
| trescolumnae | @MyTakeOnIt Yes – and thanks to moderators for keeping this great conversation going #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @trescolumnae @algebrakamminga Yeah, I need to get back into G+‚Ķ I’ve been absent. #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @Edgefactor627 Glad to hear that from you – I certainly hear it from my sts. That and “Mr S! You have a Twitter??” #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @xueyangxi @Edgefactor627 Thank you both for joining #BYOTchat tonight. So great to have student perspective!! |
| KJHigginbottom | Thanks for archiving @JamesDiGioia #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | @SteveHayes_RB60 This was an awesome #BYOTchat and the stdnts definitely made it interesting! |
| algebrakamminga | @trescolumnae yes, it was really great last year. She is coming this summer to work with everyone else #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @SrtaLisa That’s one reason I find Google products valuable #BYOTchat |
| algebrakamminga | RT @BYOTNetwork @SteveHayes_RB60 This was an awesome #BYOTchat and the stdnts definitely made it interesting! Agreed |
| JanetLDee | @BYOTNetwork @stevehayes_rb60 I agree. I love the different perspectives. Thanks for all the good ideas. #BYOTchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | RT @trescolumnae: @MyTakeOnIt Yes – and thanks to moderators for keeping this great conversation going #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | @MMEGrinder26 yes, do you have specific questions? #byotchat |
| XueyangXi | @BYOTNetwork @edgefactor627 that’s a great point! #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @MyTakeOnIt @algebrakamminga Yes, you do – there are some great edu-related conversations over there #byotchat |
| MyTakeOnIt | @Edgefactor627 I think that would be great. Maybe we can do “BYOT in a flipped classroom” to bridge @khanacademy with #BYOTchat |
| trescolumnae | @algebrakamminga Trying not to be jealous #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | RT @Edgefactor627: students see E-mail as a passive tool, not in your face enough #byotchat |
| BYOTNetwork | Good idea! ‚Äú@MyTakeOnIt: @Edgefactor627 Maybe we can do “BYOT in a flipped classroom” to bridge @khanacademy with #BYOTchat‚Äù |
| MzHumz | @WHS_Principal check out this hashing #byotchat |
| JamesDiGioia | @KJHigginbottom no prob happy to do it. Sorry I couldn’t participate tonight. My brother is graduating college. #byotchat |
| algebrakamminga | @trescolumnae it was great training #byotchat |