Stop Twitter Spam » Say Goodbye To Your Spammy Followers
Twitter is removing “spammy” followers and if you’re on twitter you may see a big drop in your followers. Don’t be alarmed, it wasn’t anything you’ve said. Gotta think some people may be legit though.
Steve Hargadon: Stressed Over NECC Rejections? Don’t Be.
Share your work at NECC unplugged if your proposal was rejected. Edubloggercon is on Saturday also — so, share away! The only person who can keep you from sharing is your own self!
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You have good reason, Vicki, to be concerned about the negative reinforcement, and I have two observations. First, I appreciate the kid’s comment about feeling noticed even though it’s for something bad. The more complex and globalized our society, the easier it is to be overlooked. I think adults struggle with this as well. We post things on Twitter, in Plurk, in Facebook, in blogs–all opportunities to speak and to be spoken to. And yet how many of us sometimes or often feel as though we are simply talking to cyberspace and wonder if anyone hears us or “sees” us? I confess there are times I feel that way. For these kids who may have tough times at home, we KNOW that the virtual world can be a respite. But if they feel invisible in the physical world, how much more daunting to feel invisible in the virtual world. And that brings me to my second point. Our society teaches them that the way to be noticed is to be bad in some way. Look at what leads in the news and what garners attention in just about every channel: bad behavior. The only way to be noticed for good behavior is by doing something really extraordinary. Most kids probably don’t feel they’re all that extraordinary and I think the vastness of the world, especially the seeming blankness of the cyberworld, is intimidating and scary. So while they may learn a lot through blogging, they also need to know that someone has noticed their learning, has noticed them.
@ejr – And that is precisely where the teacher comes into play. It is so important that I read their work, provide great feedback and let them know it is not trashcan work. Also reinforcement for the positive. I (and they) just found it quite telling that “the world” only noticed the “bad” (which I don’t think was bad at all) and heaped tons of criticism w/ out looking at the positive.
I think that is what we’re about today – it is easier to be a drive by criticiser than a drive by encourager! We need more drive by encouragers and it is great for all of the encouragement the students HAVE received – and they have received a lot of positive as well. I don’t want it to sound like all negative, but reading their observations, it hit me like a mac truck that much of the feedback they got was to do something sensational to get noticed!
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