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When your teacher Snapchats in class.

24 Wednesday Feb 2016

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eci831, edtech, privacy, snapchat, social media, teacher

Hi all! This week I decided to delve into Snapchat life. It may not be as entertaining as Ben Rosen’s, but feedback is welcome. I did, however, address monotony of everyday life with the title… (self-five). Anyway, I already am a user of Snapchat, but I soon learned I was very much a novice. By the way, if you want to follow me and connect with me on Snapchat, give me an add using my username: lodgelopel below! I just swiped down from the top of the middle of the main screen on the app.

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So! I increased my Snapchat skillset! Awesome! Very much helped in building positive relationships and connectedness in the classroom! Observe My Snapchat Story of the day below (note that you can download your own stories if you’d like, which I have done and uploaded).

Showing off my day of Snapchat with the students! Experimented with filters, videos, and drawing. https://t.co/etVDZLx5co

— Logan Petlak (@MrLPetlak) February 24, 2016

Note: we have a media release waiver that these students did, in fact, have completed.

The discussion that followed after making these snaps was following people you are interested in on Snapchat – one kid cited that they posted inspirational quotes or speeches that were awesome to read in the morning. When we talk about a personal learning network, this can be part of it. I think what we don’t always have a curriculum for is the social skills and emotional development that comes through (and should come through) this.

I think it’s important to stay up to date on these social media sites as it “keeps us young” as teachers. Most importantly, it helps us connect with students. In a more defensive sense, it helps to better understand what we’re up against or should be prepared for. When I first began teaching… I was in Snapchats made by students, unknowingly. Once I installed Snapchat, I better understood it, subsequently starring in the occasional Snapchat, mostly when it wasn’t in conflict with direct teaching time. I laughed, the students laughed. Connections!

But hold on one paper-marking moment!

It’s important to note the teacher-student line of “we are not friends”… but we can be connected, professionally, of course. Some people may have different lines of this. To my students: when you’re graduated, maybe we can be friends, it’s nothing personal. You have a life you may not want to share with me, perhaps there are things I don’t want to share with you… we need boundaries and expectations. What are your boundaries and expectations?

Privacy.

Privacy is important. When a student wants to show me a picture, I always tell them I will look away until they are ready for me to look as they search through their gallery. Sometimes they have photos on their phones that they may not want me to see… there’s some digital learning to respect of privacy (both ways) within this. Some things are a given, respectfully private, but where is the line? Is an 100% private life outside of school required both ways or should we avoid activities that may not be worth sharing all together? What have we got to hide?

I remember fellow teachers who might use Snapchat with their friends (or Facebook before), documenting all their shenanigans and if those events came up in interview processes or were exposed, people would be upset that this privacy was compromised… however, I think if we live life wholly as a teacher (inside school and out) it leaves us less susceptible to this issue especially when considering how connected our world is. Or come to terms with practices we do outside of school time and not be ashamed. Potentially, people could see everything we do. Rather than the idea, “only post what you would want your grandmother to see”, try to “live the life your grandmother would want you to see”. Not to say I am not guilty of some things that I wouldn’t want to document or show, but in terms of growth and being aware of what we might be showing, this may be a fundamental part of personal development.

Questions, comments, concerns? Perhaps I am too liberal in my connections with students, let me know!

– Logan Petlak

How I overcame #edtech anxiety.

20 Wednesday Jan 2016

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 Sitting in the bedroom of a cabin amidst the beautiful snow-covered trees of Cypress Hills, with outdoor education students recharging for the day to come of cross-country skiing and quinzhee-building, there I sat… experiencing my first night of #edtech futility and the subsequent anxiety.  Yes, anxiety. In a place like this…
cypress 2016
I attempted to determine a website to purchase a domain name. I looked at GoDaddy, HostGator, amongst others… all at prices well above $10. Driven by a desire to save cash, I hesitated and tabled my decision, seeking support from the #ECI831 Google+ community page. My saviour appeared in the form of Kyle Webb. He provided me with a website at a portion of the cost.
Click. Pay. Done.
Or so I thought.
Whilst awaiting said saviour, I had investigated WordPress… and it seemed very user-friendly! Upon creation of an account there to check things out… I immediately felt bombarded with a new set of questions… how much flexibility do I want with my website, do I just take a free plan, the premium or professional package? Support is better for the higher level packages, and it says “great for pro bloggers”. I have no delusions about the current state of my blogging abilities, they are limited and fresh… but to quell my innate ambition and deep-rooted desire to be great… especially when I had seen a #MLKDay tweet with the quote: “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” Maybe I can do both?! Maybe I can BE BOTH?!
Couldn’t decide.
I waited till class.
There I bore witness to the ease of WordPress once more in class Tuesday, January 19th,… and I was a believer, but I thought I needed to create a website first to do this… so I downloaded FileZilla to begin transferring files in order to create the website for my previously purchased domain name… this led to problems with navigating the world of website creation:
FileZilla wouldn’t connect to my new website.
YouTube?

This doesn’t apply to me.
I used the wrong FTP address.
I can’t find the folder to upload files.
It’s named differently for my domain provider.
Do I need to code?
I didn’t take computer science.
I was frustrated.
I spent $7 for nothing!
… maybe I’ll look at WordPress one more time…
Create a blog.
No, I don’t want to purchase a new domain name.
Use a random one.
Not what I want yet.
Try again.
Wait…
What does Domain Mapping mean?
Oh.
Wow.
So with a simple and minor additional purchase, I could forego basic website creation and just link WordPress to my previously purchased domain…
Done.
Anxiety gone.
Just be great, do the small things.
I am great.
Nothing else?
…
…

Twitter?
Easy.
Got one.
Anxiety gone.
…
Is it professional enough?
Maybe?
My picture is a #selfie with an #environmentalscience students at #Wakamow in Moose Jaw.
It isn’t.
I didn’t look Katia or Alec professional.
Am I great?

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