Category: New Literacies

Join Us Media Literacy Week for #ONedSsChat November 2018

NOVEMBER CHAT SCHEDULE:

K-12 Tweet and Talk*:       Friday November 9th, 10:00AM – 11:00AM

K-12 Slow Chat:                   All month long!

If you are new to #ONedSsChat, Start Here!
Detailed information about our chats can be found here.

*The Tweet and Talk Live Event lasts for approximately 20 minutes, but the Tweet and Talk Twitter Chat will continue after the Live Event ends for the remaining 40 minutes.

If you are interested in having a few students from your class join #ONedSsChat Student Leads on panel for a Tweet and Talk please contact us!

TWEET AND TALK  (LIVE NOV. 9th at 10AM)

Following the scheduled Tweet and Talk (YouTube Live Event), the recording of the Tweet and Talk will be posted on our website, and on our YouTube Channel for classes to use as a provocation.

CHAT QUESTIONS:

YOU’VE BEEN FAKED: UNCOVERING TRUTH ONLINE THROUGH DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

1. What is fake news?

2. Why do people make fake news? What do you think is their purpose?

3. What makes fake news online so believable?

4. How to you evaluate a website to detect fake news?

5. Responsibility is the ability to respond to a situation. What can you do if you find fake news online?

*These same 5 questions will be used for the Slow Chat all month long. Where necessary, questions have been reworded for younger Tweeters. We recommend classes spend time answering the questions ahead of time so time during the chat can be spent liking tweets, retweeting, quoting tweets in reply, and collaborating with others.

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This post was originally published on the ONedSsChat website.

New Lit Bits

Let today mark the day that I’m back and excited to begin sharing my experiences and learning in education once again. The nature of my workload this year has proven to be exceptionally challenging, but my passion for blogging has been reignited by a new series I will be starting in the coming weeks.

The series is titled New Lit Bits. These Bits will be short blog posts that will address each expectation in the Ontario Language Arts Curriculum and include ideas and tips about how we leverage digital technologies in rich and meaningful ways to teach these expectations in online learning environments.

Stay tuned!

Teacher Feature: Becky Versteeg Makes the Top 100 Classroom Blogs & Websites on the Web

AMDSB’s Becky Versteeg was recognized for her work being named to Feedspot’s Top 100 Classroom Blogs and Websites for Classroom Activities. Becky Versteeg joins 99 innovative and influential educators around the world like Cathy Cassidy, Edudemic, We Are Teachers, and Vicki Davis (a.k.a Cool Cat Teacher).

 

CONGRATULATIONS @iAMbecky_ann

The Best Classroom blogs were chosen from thousands of top Classroom blogs in Feedspot’s index using search and social metrics. Data is refreshed once a week!

The Top 100 Blogs and Websites are ranked based on following criteria:

  • Google reputation and Google search ranking
  • Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter and other social media sites
  • Quality and consistency of posts.
  • Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review

Congratulations again for our very own Becky Versteeg for your commitment to student learning and community building in AMDSB. And thank you for your willingness to share your learning journey with us. #YouRock

Connect with Becky Versteeg

Class Blog: Team2Eagles    |   Twitter: iAMbecky_ann