Ed tech back to-work january 2016 final

Back-To-WorkC C B E U – January 2016

Educational Technology

• Train Wrecks Make Better Stories• Define “Train Wreck”.• Do you agree?• Why is that?

Have the desire to arouse and positively influence an individual into action so that they fulfill their innermost desires before they die and leave this planet. And it also applies to you – allowing inspiration to flow through you so that you too experience an inspired life. As always, the choice is yours! Be the inspiration!

Placing digital devices into a class• Optimistic: “we’re going to do this”• Train-wreck stories of what went wrong• First, the media loves train-wrecks.• Second, successful technology implementation should be

boring. The best technology is invisible. You don’t think about using it, you just use it.

• Third, stories about technological success are not about the technology, but what is being done with it.

First things first• What is a class / lesson?

Boreout

Reading Time• Boreout – What it is and how to avoid it• Clare Fielder shows how boreout can occur, how we can

recognise it in ourselves, and some small tips for how to avoid it.

Homework1) Go to our wiki : http://

ccbeufrancabnc.pbworks.com2) Find the folder “Back-To-Work January 2016”3) Create a page with your first and last name4) Write your comments on the article about

Boreout (add an image, a link to a related video or article)

Thank you!