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By limiting the amount of words used and their thoughts being posted I believe it adds equity to the conversation.

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Gives more students a voice in the conversation and a chance to focus on an area they are invested in.

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From the South Central Gardner - If kids grow kale they eat Kale. I feel that phrase goes along with Susan's post

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It is published and they must think before they type because it can be reread over and over

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I can see valuable learning happening in a tablet socratic seminar.  Those that would usually remain quiet can share their thoughts.  Those that dominate a conversation would just be one of the many.

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The padlet forum or chat forum allows all students to voice their opinion. Sometimes talking is the part that is intimidating. This allows for them to share in a safer format, plus they can use spell check ;)

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A padlet allows every student access to respond without feeling embarrassed that everyone is looking.  It also allows students to respond quickly to questions or concerns, without needing to wait for others to talk.  Students can also be given more time to provide the evidence needed to back up their responses.

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Noelle ROCKS!

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Amanda, that is a great example.  I have found that even some of my 2nd graders who struggle with writing are able to type in google docs.

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Padlet gives students who are afraid to speak in front of a group to have a semi-anonymous voice, and give them the confidence to think about the content of what they say, not how they want to say it.

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Susan Hughes for President!

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Got my vote.

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It gives kids the freedom to participate without the fear of talking in front of others.

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Rudin, I agree to some extent.  I read a lot, but they are smaller articles I find online.  I  do less book reading than I used to.  Of course, I was never an avid reader before.

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Yes, and we need to teach them to question their sources and recognize what a valuable, reputable source might be?

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I agree Julie.

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I do find that technology is beneficial to many people in society that may not be able to communicate verbally, or struggle with interpersonal interactions.

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Julie, we need to teach them positive ways to pursue those interests?

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Just look at how many times social media posts a story to find that it is fictitious and in the meantime, it solicits emotion and gets everyone "fired up" just to find out there was nothing to support the story

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Good points Rudin and Spangle!  I found myself fitting into the statistic that claims reading is down.  I used to read all the time.  It helped me relax.  Now I cruise the net and play games while my novel sits bedside collecting dust.

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Noelle, I totally agree.  Even I struggle with not having my phone by me every instant on the weekends.  People think I am ignoring them if I do not respond to a text quickly.  We are very into immediate gratification in our society.  I love what my own children do when they have time to use their own brains.

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Kate- I believe the big picture is lost because students want to here the 2 sentence answer from Siri rather than reading and forming their own opinion. They are taking things at face value.

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I believe that we need to model what we want our children to do... if we are on devices, then so will they.  If we want them to read, then read with them, listen to an audio book with them, research with them.  They will pick up your habits.

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Kate and Susan, I am the same.  I feel like we deal with enough negative that it's hard to watch more when we don't even know if we are being given the full picture.  I want a way to find a solution.

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Kate- I also am one to forgo the news. I appreciate the positive perspective.

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Amy... what happens if we turned off technology for a day?  I think people would be awkwardly uncomfortable with others for a bit... and then feel their "personal warmth" and start having human contact again...

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I do feel thought that I am not as informed a voter, or community member sometimes though. I also question the validity of the news media. How can we fix that? How can we maintain an educated level of understanding of current events with such busy lives?

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Kate - not necessarily the correct "placement" of interest.

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Susan,  ditto,  I'd love to hear the kids discuss the Kentucky high school boy who was villified in the press for smirking at an Indian man.

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Amy- seeing the whole picture of technology use, I dont know if it is possible, the use is infinite and it is intimidating. I think committing to try one thing at a time and learning from the curve is how we can see the whole picture.

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Why yes! I can explain! What are the sources on this article? In the article in says that reading has decreased in adults from 57% to 43%. However the article mentions nothing of audio books that are used by thousands. Technology is not limiting the number of people reading, but increasing it!

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Keith- I agree with kids wanting to see the big picture. I guess trying to find some portion that is relevant to them? An interest. I know when the taking a knee issue in NFL, the kids were fired up and very interested it the big picture.

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Julie, I agree, students can get the big picture as long as the bits of info are put together at some point.

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What do we need to do to see the whole picture in a technology driven world?

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I have had this discussion with students. Many say that news or current events are depressing. They would rather look at the cute "cat video" as stated in paragraph eight because it induces positive feelings rather than anxiety, anger or fear. How do we get students to see the value in current events?

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Diana, please explain what you meant by "Really?"

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Why Julie? Don't the little bits spark interest?

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Students can access information...how can we help them USE it?

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How do we get students to WANT TO UNDERSTAND the big picture?

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Keith, sometimes opinion articles go against our own opinions.  I believe that we need to be teaching students how to evolve and adapt to a world they can also improve rather than going back to ¨the good old days.¨  Diana and I are frustrated (and our opinions may differ also) that this article is pointing fingers and uses a lot of hyperbole and generalizations to elicit emotion (which he seems to be against) rather than give facts or realistic solutions.

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Is the big picture really lost when the bits of information are so easily accessible?

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What would happen if we turned off all technology for a day?

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How can we use the raw emotion of a one-liner to encourage in-depth research to form an actual opinion?

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Kate - I do think the big pic is lost with just bits of info.

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I love the background!

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Ahh, audio books - reading without the words.

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This is so cool! Thank you :)

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Really?

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Kate, I am also that person that does not watch the news, because I don't care for the negative release... I'd much rather get a positive or pro-active newscast.

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How do we get our kids to learn the "big picture?"

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Where the heck is the AVID Weekly Article??  (:

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Please add Open-Ended Questions about the AVID Weekly Article below -->

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Cornell Notes with Essential Question included.  Feel free to utilize for your notes (you'll have to download to your device)

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Here you will find the Handouts for the module: AVID Weekly Article and 4 A's Framework