This past Thursday, Parentella organized a panel of active members of our educator community to represent us at the 140 Conference in Washington, DC. They did an incredible job of explaining how educators collaborate with each other through real time communication to improve education. We are very thankful to Jeff Pulver for continuing to involve educators at his 140 Conferences. Parentella has helped coordinate educator panels at various 140 Conferences in LA, NYC, DC, and Barcelona. We are passionate about spreading the word how real time communication enables educators and parents to collaborate to improve learning for our children.
Melissa C. Tran, (@thenewtag) – Education and Leadership consultant, moderator
Jeff Goldstein, (@doctorjeff) – Astrophysicist & Center Director for the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, panelist
Deena Marshall, (@la_pRHOfesora) – DC charter school teacher, panelist
These were the questions Melissa asked Jeff and Deena:
- What is the most significant impact that real time communication has had in your professional life/school/organization?
- How can we harness these tools and technologies to engage young learners as opposed to alienating them through our response to their use of tech?
- How are you using these tools?
- Describe your interactions and engagement with your PLN, and the role real time media plays in your own professional development?
- What unique contribution can real time communication make in terms of education, for teachers in the classroom, students, national dialogue, and reform?
- What 21st century issues and challenges is real time communication uniquely suited to address?
- What is the typical user perception of real time communication in terms of what it can be used for, versus potential visionary uses for this new ‘canvas’?
These were some quotes tweeted from people who were watching the panel at the 140 Conference:
ShannonRenee: educators have to realize we’re in the 21st century and need to utilize the new tools
mikles: @doctorjeff- “NASA tried tweeting from mission control for education but schools blocked Twitter”
la_pRHOfesora describes how she connects with educators around the world through Twitter
Doctorjeff- “#Edchat inspired me to think about education reform”
8of12: Love to see teachers that are clearly enthused about their job and eager to innovate.
8of12: Educational institutions that block social media participation force students to hide their activity, miss chances to teach.
Dyhatchett: educators should connect with students where they are, observe how they are using it, and prevent them from making bad decisions.
Great stuff on twitter and education from @doctorjeff @thenewtag @la_pRHOfesora at #140conf #dcweek – Jeff’s Huffington
Post article at http://huff.to/dgPwa2
We will keep you posted when the video of the panel is online!
