Welcome to episode 126 of the EdTech Situation Room from February 28, 2019, where technology news meets educational analysis. This week Jason Neiffer (@techsavvyteach) was on assignment at the NCCE Conference in Seattle. In this episode, Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) and Beth Holland (@brholland) discussed baby duck syndrome, resources by PBS Learning Media including “The Cat in the Hat” online, and what’s revealed about student perceptions when they “draw a scientist.” Additional topics included the upcoming April 14-17, 2019 ATLIS Conference in Dallas, danah boyd’s book, “It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens,” and the work of Lisa Gurnsey (@lisaguernsey) on the important roles of “media mentors.” Beth also shared a shout out for Yong Zhao’s book, “What Works May Hurt―Side Effects in Education.” Geeks of the week included the websites Pexels and Unsplash for copyright-free images, and the COSN Digital Equity Project. Please follow us on Twitter @edtechSR for updates, and join us LIVE on Wednesday nights if you can (normally) at 10 pm Eastern / 9 pm Central / 8 pm Mountain / 7 pm Pacific or 3 am UTC. All shownotes are available on http://edtechSR.com/links.
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- Baby Duck Syndrome
- PBS Learning Media (@pbsteachers)
- Draw a Scientist: Activity from the California Academy of Sciences
- PBS Kids: The Cat in the Hat
- ATLIS Conference
- It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens by danah boyd (@zephoria)
- A New 21st-Century Job: The Media Mentor (New America, 24 Oct 2016)
- Maryland Libraries Build a Peer-Coaching Program to Train Media Mentors (New America, 11 July 2018)
- Lisa Gurnsey (@lisaguernsey) – The Role of the Media Mentor
- What Works May Hurt―Side Effects in Education by Yong Zhao (@yongzhaoed)
- Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Pexels and Unsplash (free photos for commercial use, no attribution required)
- Beth’s Geek of the Week: COSN Digital Equity Project
