Academic Aesthetic S2 Ep 11: Beans, Trolls, and #MDEduTech [ 15:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (528)

Today’s episode is about social interactions, for good or for ill.

Show Notes:

• EdBean Podcast
  • 3 teachers discussing a variety of teaching strategies.
  • Conversation is frequently NOT about the tech, but about best practices.
  • Most recent episode from last month. Assumption is the padcast is still active.
• “Don’t feed the trolls,” but what if they feed themselves?
  • (NSFW due to language.)
  • Written by Kathy Sierra, reposted on Wired.com with permission.
  • Some people (mostly women) reach a status of recognition amongst trolls where they have no recourse.
    • Abandon social media, trolls win.
    • Ignore them, their antics escalate until they cannot be ignored.
    • Fight back, they escalate. See above.
• #MDEduTech chat sessions
  • Start 10/20/2014
  • Every Monday @ 7PM EST
  • Target audience is Maryland teachers with an interest in technology, but we won’t chase you away.
  • First topic will be Digital Citizenship