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Ten years ago Michael Wesch created this video with and about his students at Kansas State University and the intersection of their digital lives with their academic ones. Five years ago, Wesch followed his original examination by asking students to record, with whatever devices they chose, their daily activities. This is the result.

Wesch’s extensive work with technology and society, (documented at Digital Ethnography) helps us embrace the ways in which technology affects and can support the learning of our students and our learning.  Today’s students are differently skilled than students of a decade ago. Our challenge is to harness those skills for their learning!

For more insight and inspiration from Wesch, check out his TEDxNYED talk. Here are highlights:

“Sometimes when we try to use media, the media uses us.”

“There’s no opting out of new media. A new media comes into a society and it changes the society as a whole, and we all are a part of those changes…”

Media are not just tools, not just means of communication. Media mediate relationships.

Knowledgeable is different than knowledge-able.

For further reading:

Office of Educational Technology on Measuring for Learning

Transformative Learning Experiences Powered by Technology

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Everyone post “big takeaway” in the chat; start post with BT

Questions for Reflection (Rubric):

I used to think... and now I think...

If I had been in the fishbowl I might have said...

One thing I wanted to say but didn't was...

The most important understanding I am taking away from this discussion is... and it is important because..

The most insightful comment I heard today was... and it was insightful because...

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The TodaysMeet chat will be archived HERE so we can review it and discuss opportunities for student reflection.

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Small Group Discussion

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Let's have a new group in the fishbowl....

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What does it mean to describe an assessment or classroom experience as "authentic"?

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“What is a growth mindset, and why do I need one? How can my students develop one?”

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Only people in the middle can talk

Everyone can type in the TodaysMeet Chat

Questions for discussion will be posted there.

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Fishbowl with backchannel

We need FOUR people in the fishbowl and everyone else around the perimeter.

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Watch this Nike ad featuring Michael Jordan.

After watching, take two minutes to collect your thoughts, reactions, and questions.

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Michael Jordan "Failure" Nike Commercial