https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x Post from The Tech Savvy Teacher en-us 2019-01-25 00:39:09 UTC 2026-03-01 19:14:38 UTC hello@padlet.com mcsniff01 https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324198877 In this post the author, Ben Rimes, discusses how a trend has been forming that focuses on student centered learning. He also points out how teachers are trying to incorporate this into such a rigid curriculum schedule. and the worry of testing later on. However, he provides an idea that he simply came up with himself. Students can have conversations with "in-the-moment", as he calls it, resources on social media. We can pick the image or subject and students are able to run with it and find questions they have. Students gather the information from this image and it can be applied to conversations students can have as well. ]]> 2019-01-25 01:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324198877 mcsniff01 https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324202811 In wanting to be a history teacher for middle school I need to find new ways to keep my students interested. In social studies I am to provide my students with historical and current events. This idea incorporates both. History can get boring and dull which means it is hard to get my students interested in learning history. Having them try to find similarities through social media about what happened in the past and now is a way to get them involved. I feel like this would be a great way to connect today's events to events in the past as well ]]> 2019-01-25 01:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324202811 mcsniff01 https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324204927 Today students are so disconnected from learning and are all about social media. Teachers are looking for ways to connect students to what they are learning. In having students make the connections through the picture or subject given to them it puts them in control. Its been shown that if students are given the reigns to their own learning they become much more engaged. I know it can be hard to hand this over to your students but it can be benefcial for them in the long run as well. They were able to make their own connections and have meaningful conversations with their fellow classmates as well. ]]> 2019-01-25 01:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324204927 xenaa27 https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324218197 I also agree with this. It's important that in the future, I keep up with what is trending so I can use it to relate with my students. As an early childhood teacher, there's a possibility that i could be teaching elementary kids and we allll know how they love trends. It could be as simple as incorporating "babyyyy shark doooo dooo dooo dooo" into the classroom. ]]> 2019-01-25 03:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324218197 https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324762325 I really like this idea! Current students are so absorbed in social media, so I like the idea to put what they see to good use and further the conversation. I also think this would be a very effective way to get students engaged in their learning. ]]> 2019-01-28 02:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/324762325 https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/326515931 2019-01-31 23:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/326515931 https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/326516215 2019-01-31 23:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mcsniff01/6dfghdt5cr0x/wish/326516215