With yesterday's sessions behind me, I've had a chance to step back and think about my experiences so far. After I grabbed lunch at Reading Terminal Market, I attended Rob Rozema's session on Faculty and Facebook. The video that started the whole session out was amazing. Check it out:
http://ncte2008.ning.com/video/2256925:Video:1072
It was so interesting because many of my students ask why I won't accept their friend requests. It's such an interesting dynamic- whether it's friending, unfriending, post pictures or whatnot, each action is so deliberate that it's hard not to read into it. During this session, we discussed projects that can be done with students on facebook, the benefits of having a facebook as a professional, and the "creep factor" for students (having a professor/teacher on facebook can be weird for some, though it has never bothered me with my professors). This session was definitely food for thought.
The last session of yesterday was less fruitful than all the others. It dealt with using student skepticism in literature, though most of the information felt oddly out of place. I did pull some great ideas for teaching The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (one of my favorite books), though I do not teach American Lit anymore. There was heavy emphasis on the idea of the rebel-- I feel like I really strive to cultivate that in my classroom, but in a less "shake your fist at the man" way and a more "question where your information comes from and why you're only getting THAT piece of info" sort of way. Odd, right? ;) It was a bit too in your face for me.
After sushi, I had a chance to look over some of my materials. I have a great new Hamlet resource to show my kids. YAY!:)
More later...
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