https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r en-us 2017-11-20 02:56:11 UTC 2025-11-23 12:39:04 UTC hello@padlet.com mrs_lnichols https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209562083 Another digital tool that adds authenticity to a classroom is the use of student blogs online. They provide a safe space where students can collaborate and share their ideas with their peers and the outside world. This promotes reflection in students as well as they share and revise their work throughout the learning process.
- Lexi Nichols.]]> 2017-11-22 22:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209562083 https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209579280 I agree that a lot of the aforementioned tools can bring authentic learning to the classroom when used appropriately, however, I think we as educators often forget that we ourselves can be the start of that authenticity. There is a science teacher friend I have that spends one class a week on a question related to the current topic of study that he does not know the answer to. He then spends the class researching, discussing, and learning with his students. They love it, as it shows him as a learner, as well as demonstrates his authentic love for the subject, it is the class his students look forward to the most during the week.
- Chris Smith

]]> 2017-11-23 01:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209579280 https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209594090 For my third year university course on digital marketing, I had students select a marketing/digital marketing meetup or other local event as one of their assignments. When they attended, they needed to tweet about it live while there. I believe this is an example of distributed learning, as the students were learning from the speakers at the event, networking with others in their field, and also sharing ideas online through Twitter. It was a fun project, the students really enjoyed it! 
- Allison Burnett

]]> 2017-11-23 03:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209594090 s_eberhard https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209605238 I have heard of this being done. In K-12, using online communication tools (like Skype and the like) to have a meet up with an expert in the field. The class gets to ask the expert questions about what they do etc.
In higher ed, we bring a guest speaker from the industry, tell our students about their job, what happens out there in the industry in relation to what we are teaching. This helps providing more relevance to our students.
- Sally Eberhard]]> 2017-11-23 06:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209605238 mmcmillen07 https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209797369 This is a digital tool I have used with intermediate grades to create comic strips.  Graphic Novels such as Bone, Amulet, Big Nate  are very popular and students love the opportunity to create their own.  Students still go through the process of story creation: main characters, setting, plot, problem resolution, but are able to be creative in the app with pictures and fine details.  At the completion of the project, students are quite eager to share their books with other classmates. 
-Meghan McMillen ]]> 2017-11-23 22:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209797369 https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209810377 When I hear the phrase "augmented reality" it makes me think about Adrian Duke using augmented reality to tell indigenous stories.  I think this is an awesome, personal, innovative way to share and blend culture.  However, it is not the tool itself that makes Duke's app. "authentic" and meaningful; it's the way he has chosen to use it.
-Sally B]]> 2017-11-24 01:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/elaine_c_sam/j3cdwsljth7r/wish/209810377