Christina DiMicelli @MrsDi@qoto.org

I think all those “How to Mastodon” articles are going about it all wrong. They start by explaining federation and talking about how to choose a server. Yes that’s the first step but it’s also where we lose people. Just put that aside. Start by talking about how you use Mastodon, all the great apps, the culture, etc. Then end with the first step, that “all you have to do is pick a server to get started” and explain how. You have to hook a fish before you can reel it in.

An irregular reminder that calling this place "Mastodon" has a bit similar energy as saying "I just sent you a GMail."

"Fediverse" (or "fedi") is a better term.

Mastodon is just one of many software projects that talk to each other to create this multi-instance social network:
https://axbom.com/fediverse/

(kudos to @axbom for this fantastic infographic!)

There are blogs, Reddit-like communities, video instances and many more, all part of fedi.

#TwitterMigration #NewHere

Why do we call them “central banks” and not “apex creditors”?

@KaiserScience @MrsDi @edutooters Gartner presented a talk at a conference a few years back on the topic of ethics and “Digital Humanism”. The takeaway for me was that there are two different approaches: A “Digital Machinist” says “If it can be done, we should do it.” The Digital Humanist says “Yes, it CAN be done, but I’d it the right thing to do?”

Seems like the Digital Machinists are winning the ethics war…

On the 11th Day of Create-mas I share with you a Virtual Storytelling opportunity that will be live tomorrow! Check out the live here: https://youtu.be/gIVk6eJaj9o You will be able to interact through the chat! #tlchat #edtech #livestream #edutoot #edutooter

Check out the rest of Create-mas: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O60gvSQorTdjO55_CcaZjmulXQQFjpoWeF95kMmIdCo/preview?rm=minimal

Day 8 of #ChemistryAdvent looks at the materials that make LED Christmas lights glow 🎄

Three Keys to Making Game-Based Learning Student-Centered

There is a wide array of resources available that support learning through digital games and established approaches for integrating games into the school curriculum. 

Some fit easily into existing teaching practices and have seen widespread adoption, including platforms like Kahoot!

By: Louisa Rosenheck

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2022/12/20/three-keys-to-making-game-based-learning-student-centered/

#edtech #gamification #education #learning #teaching

❄️ Day 10 of "The 12 Days of Chrome-mas"

Using History in Google Chrome https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2022/12/using-history-in-google-chrome.html

🚪 Reopen a web page you accidentally closed
🔎 Search for a web page by keyword
🗓️ Search for a web page by date
💻 Open a web page from a different device

All 12 Days at https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2022/11/the-12-days-of-chrome-mas-2022.html

#ControlAltAchieve #edtech #GoogleEDU #edutooter @edutooters

How to Build Psychological Safety in Professional Development https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/psychological-safety/
and the Bright Morning podcast on coaching https://brightmorningteam.com/podcasts/
#K12 #teachers #ProfessionalDevelopment #EdDev #FacDev @edutooters

A few more thoughts this week about recent #education considerations for #chatGPT and the type of #AI it represents: A draft policy for #students and some rumination on the use of the technology to do language chores:
https://davidknuffke.medium.com/a-few-more-ai-thoughts-for-now-95c5f738e6d3

My proposal was accepted for ISTELive23 in Philadelphia! “TikTok as a Fun and Engaging Professional Development Platform”. Monday, June 26, 2023 from 10:30-11:30am. Room to be announced in May. Hope to see you there! #ISTE #ISTE23 #edtech #EduTooter #edutoot

"Neurodivergent" sounds so badass and cyberpunk. Real William Gibson vibes.

A+ branding, no notes

@tchambers
@donmelton

Thank you guys, for hosting and maintaining a Google Docs spreadsheet of journalists on Mastodon. Brilliant idea! (1288 right now...)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13No4yxY-oFrN8PigC2jBWXreFCHWwVRTftwP6HcREtA/edit#gid=1320898902

Thank for posting the link to your spreadsheet Don and Tim, you're the best and handiest #PeopleToFollow of all!

#GoogleDocs #Journalism #MastodonRocks #HandyToFollow

If you're wondering what the #JohnMastodon thing is about...

...here you go. Captured by the Wayback Machine for you, as the author has since realised he'd misread the Join Mastodon account name. 😂

And thusly, the legend of John Mastodon is born.

Newbie observation: I was a big fan of lists on That Other Site and I think they're just as useful (if not even more so) over here.

If you pick "advanced web interface" in the Mastodon settings, you can line up a bunch of lists and also add columns that follow hashtags (e.g., #LawProfs has been really useful to me). Pin the ones you want to read regularly.

Lists take a little bit of time to set up but they'll let you be sure you see what you want to see.