Week+2

=Readings=
 * 1) Chapter 2
 * 2) [|Why Social Media Belongs in School]
 * 3) [|Controlling Social Media: Current Policy Trends in K-12 Education]
 * 4) [|100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom]
 * 5) [|Google+ For Educators]
 * 6) The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags
 * 7) Tweeting for learning: A critical analysis of research on microblogging in education published in 2008–2011

=Writing your Teaching Philosophy=

 A teaching philosophy will appear on the first page of your LiveText e-portfolio. It's about what YOU believe about learning and teaching. __Some tips__: Your statement should be very personal. Be honest. Write in the first person. Feel free to use quotations, anecdotes and metaphors. Give specific examples. Feel free to read other people’s statements for inspiration/ideas. You are encouraged to cite any sources (re: pedagogical views, learning theory, business approaches, etc.) **Philosophies must demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and are expected to be clear and comprehensive!**

In your blog, create a post to write about your own philosophy, addressing __all__ of the following considerations: **1. Context**
 * //From// what perspective are you forming your this philosophy? (i.e., what prior experiences have helped shape your views and values - think about culture, your experience as a student, athlete, guide, mentor, teacher, etc.?)
 * //For// what context(s) are your writing your philosophy (e.g., elementary, middle childhood, young adult, adults, outdoor recreation, recreation management - is this a teaching philosophy or a business philosophy)?

**2. Conceptualization of learning**
 * What do you think happens when students learn?
 * What assumptions do you make about learning?
 * What does your experience tell you?

**3. Conceptualization of teaching/leadership**
 * What is/are your role(s) in the learning process/experience? (e.g., facilitator, sage, authority, coach, mentor, etc.)
 * What is/are the role(s) of the learner/client? (e.g., apprentice, follower, leader, researcher, etc.)
 * How do you establish these roles?

**4. Goals for students/clients**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">What general goals do you have for students/clients? (e.g., Content-area knowledge; thinking and problem-solving skills; writing or research skills; technical skills; social skills – group work, etc.; appreciation of the subject; encourage lifelong learning; other values)

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">**5. Role of technology**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">How does technology impact the learning (or business) experience?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Who determines the role of technology?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">How should the use of technology be determined?

Again, be sure you check the blogging requirements before you hit "publish.

*If you already completed a philosophy of education in an earlier class, feel free to modify it to fit the requirements for this class. Make sure you address the above five components and place an emphasis on the role of technology in learning and teaching. *We don't have to do anything with LiveText at this moment. I will talk about it in the second half of this semester.

=Create a Wordcloud for your Teaching philosophy=

Visit this blog entry to view options and descriptions of various word cloud generators and select one you would like to use. Copy your entire teaching philosophy and paste it into the word cloud generator to create a visual representation of your values and perspective. You may customize the font, colors, layout, maximum words, etc. as you see fit.

When you are finished, e<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">ither save the image (if the generator you chose includes this option) or <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">create a screenshot <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">of your word cloud (Windows users please paste into another program and crop to just the image of the word cloud; Mac users can create a partial screenshot to capture just the word cloud graphic). Upload the image to the Philosophy Gallery in this wiki.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">**Here is a video walk-through of what we're doing this week for those who might find it useful...**

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=Completing a pre-perceptions survey= This is a survey from Laura to collect demographic data of the online teaching research. You guys have all done a good job writing out your perceptions of online teaching. Please continue reflecting on your thoughts of technology integration and online learning/teaching. The link to the survey: []

**Exploring hashtags (optional)**

1. Read the article #6 in Required Readings of this week before you start this task 2. Explore the hashtag #edchat. You will need to search this hashtag #edchat in the search box on Twitter's interface and post two tweets at the minimum about what have you found about #edchat. You may consider your tweet to be the following things: 3. Find some other hashtags that are of interest to you in the #6 required reading and tweet about them. 4. Continue to search for interesting hashtags at your spare time. You can do @edct2030 so that I know you did it!
 * Your tweet can be a conceptual comment about your understanding of #edchat. Example: I found that #edchat deals with/ is about....
 * It could be a RT- retweet (repost of someone else's tweet) of a tweet you read that has #edchat hashtag. But make sure NOT all of your 3 tweets are RTs. Example: RT 10 great tips for engaging students and supporting learning process: http:// edut.to/182TGda [|#edchat]
 * It can also a conversation between you and your classmates discussing the findings you get from researching #edchat on Twitter. Example: @XXXX I also found that #edchat is interesting. It helps me.....What do you think?
 * You can ask a question. Example: What do you guys (@XXX) think about #edchat?
 * Bonus points: 50**

=Checklist= ===**<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Al <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">l work will be due by <span style="color: #c20400; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Sunday 5pm. **===
 * 1) Blog: teaching philosophy
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Wordcloud posted to Philosophy Gallery
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Pre-perceptions Survey
 * 4) Exploring hashtags (optional)