Sam Hoover Interview

-21st Century Literacies: Being prepared to use the most means of communication to reach the most possible people.

I Noticed...
-Advertising literacies as a means of drawing in the crowd
 *Photography
 *Videography
-Livestream
 *Multiple technological and social media literacies used simultaneously
-Find what is fun and make it a priority
-He had a great handle on differentiated instruction
-"I have a camera that will be going constantly..." - Learn from yourself.
-Students have the world at their fingertips these days, so there is no question they don't have an answer to. This leaves everyone vulnerable and transparent. This opens the door for their feedback.
-Self-esteem directly correlated to "likes" and "retweets"; Failures give social media a more authentic touch.

I Wonder...
-If I could make my teacher site interesting  enough using those literacies to get my students excited for school Spanish classes in advance?
-It's not worth stressing over how all these literacies will pull together. Is it not better to use what you know?
-What technological items would be most beneficial to appealing to different types of learners?
-Has the ratio changed for how much the teacher is responsible for learning vs. how much the student is responsible for their own learning?
-Social media failures are the equivalent to authentic relationships?
-Should students and teachers be able to be friends on Facebook?

Applications to My Content Area...
-Make teacher sites interesting
-Film classes often to learn from your own teaching
-Use technology such as blogs and Twitter to keep parents and students in the loop
-Ask students for feedback more than just stuffing subject material down their throats
-Skyping in class is AWESOME!!!
 *Around the world in 80 schools program
-Text answers to questions in class