#2PencilChat Archive
The #2PencilChat is a weekly conversation about educational technology. As we enter a more student-centered age, let's talk about using all the tools in our toolboxes to be innovative and dynamic teachers.
Tuesday July 19, 2016
Thanks for the plug, Kelly!
I'm Kathryn and I teach music prek-8. The Three Stooges.
Man, I jumped the gun! My dumbest guilty pleasure: paranormal romance. Fun and no thinking required! (Mostly!)
Ahoy! Sean in St. Augustine, 3rd grade, I don't know abt guilty pleasure, but I love how joyfully dumb is.
Hello ! Cathy, edtech specialist in NYC from NJ. Binge watching TV is my guilty pleasure π¬
A1. The first time I did my taxes on my own! I had to look up a lot of stuff!
A1 I was a jr hoarder. My dad was gonna throw an old tire away, I said ita my pet tire George, and rolled it around for a week.
A1 I jump off a cliff and cut my leg on a jagged rock. I had some real stones as a kid
Yikes! I've always had TOO strong of a survival/fear of pain drive.
A1: I have never been good at math, but I had a teacher who wouldnt bother giving me math tests. Traumatic.
Oh no! "We just won't go down that road, maybe you'll be an artist." O.o
a1 my brother and I would sword fight with LED bulbs
I'm kind of feeling dumb right now for missing part of ! In and out tonight, but def. reading!
Dumb, sure, but SPECTACULAR! Light sabres?
not LED, fluorescent bulbs
Nah, welcome! We're still on Q1.
Hi Sean. So guilty of it during the summer... Just breezed through Season 3 of last night. π€
Right on, the big long ones.
Laurie here! A1 Rode a bike with no front wheel, my brother tried to pull me. 3 stitches in my cheek.
. I've watched so many amazing shows this Summah!
A1 I took a bicycle apart and rebuild it as a tricycle and rode it down a steep hill
Hey, L-Boogie! That should have been filmed on Super 8. Yikes!
A1 Snorting Pixie Stix, we learned that nothing tangy needs go in your nose.
Ok, if we're getting bloody here: caught a bottle rocket in my forehead on Christmas Eve. Fuse burned out and I relit.
Hey we are talking stupid stuff we did as kids and is trying 2 figure out how I am still alive
I also struggled with Math, I just couldn't get it. I thought I wasn't a math person till I learned to teach it hands on
A2: Can't remember the first time, but do remember the feeling of wanting to "shrink away" from situation.
This was when I was 16. Glad there's Turbo Tax now! LOL
It's just a permanent wheelie...
A2 stuck a putty knife in my hand. Lots of blood
You're right, how ARE you alive?
Got mixed up and said wrong thing, kid pipes up and says: "You're wrong!" Just smile and say Thanks!
A2. Teaching according to TE, then realizing the TE was wrong. Taught me not to blindly follow TE!
A2 any mistake I make I play it off and tell a joke. They are all learning moments
A2. Then there are the science investigations that didn't quite work as expected...
A2 I chased a kid down his anger rabbit hole, and wasted everybody's time. I decompressed with the other kids after. No fun.
A2. Make a reference to an old song and you spend more time explaining that your old.
hard to name just one. I constantly make mistakes.
I've done that as well! No fun at all!
BTW: feeling a little dumb right now, just burned dinner, lol! Still salvageable!
I make many mistakes with my Ss. Esp. spelling. I always pay attn to the mistake so they hopefully feel safe to make them too.
A1: Felt dumb henever asked what the author meant in English class
A2: As a principal, tried to do a flip on a trampoline to show my middle school students how cool I was. Enough said!
here is another one for you. I cut my hand with a chainsaw and chalked it back together
RIGHT?! Omg, so frustrating! You just want to shout, No, really! This is a thing!
A1: Feel dumb when I notice misspelled tweets! π³
I was thinking the same thing
A2 After the Recess , I decided to play tag in dress shoes. Slid on wood chips in corner, foreheaded into bottom of the fence.
Have a girl named Jenny. I said "Oh, like Jenny from the Block?" She just looked at me. We had an awkward moment.
Always, "Hey, no one's liked this, I can delete & retweet!"
Careful, she'll be hanging out with Ja Rule...
Jay, home in Nova Scotia on holidays, hence my tardiness!
That's meπ€. Your~ you're. You got me! https://t.co/LB3fNt5T9Z
A1: Feel dumb when I notice misspelled tweets! π³
A3 I try and be as open and honest as possible and flat out say "I have no clue what you are talking about."
Oh me too! Submitting Qtrly taxes when we had a business. Felt like the first time each quarter.
A2: I will make calculation errors from time to time. I just admit I'm wrong, and ask the kiddos to help me correct my mistake.
A3 I feel dumb when I can remember people's names which is happening more often
A3 How about always? Everyone seems so on the ball, I'm always hoping they're faking it some.
A3. When I was demonstrating and my laptop started acting up.
A3: we were starting a new course, my P asked my thoughts, but used an acronym, I researched & prepped for the wrong thing
A3. Just happened. Call me out. I tell the truth. π
This should just. Take. A. Minute.
I meant my own misspelled tweets! A whole other set of feelings when reading others' ...
Hi, Lisa from central Florida joining late. Been at Daytona Lagoon today. Had a blast!
Luckily, when we met, he used the course name, and I'm smart enough to wing it!
Student asked why we needed military bands. I had absolutely no answer. Never had to think about that!
Now we have two Double-L's in the house!
I have many moments when I was not sure what they were talking about and said the totally wrong things
I am a serial misspeller in tweets
And that has the opportunity to be the BEST moment! Let's go down a curiosity rabbit hole!
How am I so behind? I just started!?! Must be the movie on in the background
I'm watching old episodes on .
A1: wasn't a Manly Dude as a kid, kind of felt out of the loop with the guys on the regular
A2: Pretty good at overthinking/planning here. Well laid plans, forget to look up usernames for new tool.
Nova Scotia... 2 hours later! Oddly, still often supper time!
I explained the history & tradition of it, but as a music person never thought to justify a professional band!
I'm good! Went to the beach yesterday after school. This heat is ridiculous! How are you?
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
we have so many damn acronyms, no one wants to admit they don't know 'me all!
Just got back from Yogi Bear campground!
A4 I love when Ss shove things behind their backs when I walk by. "Well, now I HAVE to know." :D
Be better at being sneaky!
Exactly, I think everyone's lost, but pretending...
A4. "I didn't try to!" After watching them deliberately hit another kid!
yay book smarts now, then, awkward!
A4 make it pretty clear at the beginning of the semester that I will screw up & they will screw up & it's ok
That's why I always have my phone with me!
"I didnt know where to find the homework!""Do you remember we looked on Sycamore and found it?""Oh yeah."
Yeah, for me the hang up is when they're bad at being sneaky.
A4. Love it when you ask them what they're doing and wide eyed, they say "nothing."
A4: well, I never accept, "He made me." I respond with, "Oh, so you're a Muppet, and he stuck his hand..."
Pretty much--and the louder the denial, the more believable, right?
Pretty much! If you're shouting and crying, you're lying...
I agree with Nathan! https://t.co/eUP7LjJjYU
A4 make it pretty clear at the beginning of the semester that I will screw up & they will screw up & it's ok
A4. I love when Ss come back from office out of breathe. "Were you running?" π
A4: I tried to rap a math lesson. Oh, the looks from my students. It. Only. Lasted. One. Class.
referring to the misspelled tweets answers, that was an 'em not a 'me
A2. Dumbest moment was when I was teaching a lesson and forgot my password to the Voki website. Ugh!!!
Eric here. Too late to join in?
I started trying to freestyle rap last year, I told Ss I'm going to be terrible, they treated me like a learner.
Teaching HS means you have more leeway to do that, & act it out...
Only if you're, um,
No, glad to have you!
I love when you teach something wrong and the kids call you out
Sorry I'm late. How's everyone?
My smile picturing this is huge! I wanna make this joke with my 3rd graders, prob a bad idea. https://t.co/3GtnpeUZ8z
Teaching HS means you have more leeway to do that, & act it out...
A2: not sure about this yr. but all time, telling the one handed kid to put both hands on the keyboard in typing class
A2: And computer sound is my blind spot. Always have to hold my breath if I need it.
I've said and done so many dumb stuff. Lost count. Pretty sure my students keep a record.
A2: Showed the kids an intro to me video w/o sound. I had to narrate all the parts.
Ooh! Failbook! Ss could keep track of you and their mistakes. Mistakes are proof you're trying!
A5 it started with a chainsaw, a gorilla and a pan of rice Krispy treats
A5. Kids tearing up their work--then denying they ever had it while the pieces are in the floor around their seat.
A5: the class laughing at a Ss' yelled "That's what she said!" w/o realizing he meant someone repeated what she said
never! This is a great group!
Q6 let them know mistakes are ok and move on- then come back to them to let them shine when they are ready
A5: Me: Who did America declare independence from? S: THE BOSTON RED SOX!
I usually apologize to my Ss for whatever I might say and do that is not the brightest
After my class's obsession last year, my 3rd graders knew the answer to that!
Checking in way late! (I fell asleep!) Teresa, MS Literacy Teacher, from NY.
A5: Once had a student ask how long it would take to drive to France. When Ss called him out, he pulled me aside.
A5: I'm the only one that gets to be "dumb" in my class. For my Ss, it's all about mistakes or not knowing = opportunity
maybe I should have invited instead to talk about what Katrina did as a kid
A5: He then asked, "Seriously, how long?" π
Now that sounds interesting.
That's awesome! If there's a ferry...
A5: Had a girl with a weird sneeze. Student cried out, "She sounds like a kitten, and we all love kittens."
If you drop out a couple of swear words, they're totally relatable to kids.
Was at airport at 11:30 PM and worked for a few hours this afternoon. Good grief!!!! :)
I had a student who thought Australia was north of the US........
. Just typos. Made it! Rita in Eugene!
A3: Again with interpreting text or making a connection to text.
A6 do something even more embarrassing. Like may a whip or nay nay
A6: You have to create an atmosphere from the beginning where it is okay to make mistakes.
A6. My rules include: TRY. That way if they make a mistake, we talk about it, they (hopefully) learn from it & we move on.
A3: Anytime the tech doesn't work as expected. Even though I can play it off and roll with it, still feel dumb :(
A6: If it is really dumb, I'll just reassure them that we have all been there and tell on myself.
. I saw an army band once and they were great! I think it's just ceremonial?
A6: Give them a chance to redeem/laugh themselves, and let them know I appreciate that they tried
A6: I was defining the word clumsy and tripped over a chair. Really.
A3: Entering a room and forgetting why π¬
. I do that all the time, then call my mac tutor or zip up to the mac store!
I know our job is serious, but I don't know how ppl do w/o a sense of humor.
A6 by first building those relationships so the trust is there when they make mistakes. Then help them through it.
A5 Ss took her bra off in middle of class, 4th gr. It was bothering her. Had to tell her that was probably not a good time
I think Cathy and I must be related. I do the same things
. Well getting knocked over by huskies at the dog park on Mon. cost me a week of no Twitter, or nearly!
A4; During a coding class, a kid says, "he knows more than the teacher". I said, Cool. Why should my knowledge limit yours?
I tell my kids all the time "There's a reason my Mom didn't name me Grace!"
Me neither, and yet I know some people who have none, or have a mean sense of humor. Makes me sad!
Oh. My. Goodness.
https://t.co/jx5nIXSRKl
A5 Ss took her bra off in middle of class, 4th gr. It was bothering her. Had to tell her that was probably not a good time
. A5: Had to retweet. That's too funny, well sort of. I saw a worse thing in my HS Eng. class, not telling!
A6: Work hard to create a safe space where Ss know mistakes R nothing more than opportunities 2 learn. Takes effort, but works.
Perfect! I'm stealing this!
or maybe it was time for a bathroom break
Sorry have to leave. π΄Great chat!
Sorry!! Toddler meltdown tonight. I'll try to catch up later. :(
So true! From my colorful socks and ADHD, you have to laugh. Makes school fun.
Dumbest thing I did? I saw a clump of brown stuff. I stabbed with a pencil and smelled it. Yep. Poop. Why did I smell it?
Thanks for coming, Laurie!
. How long can I blame a mild concussion caused by huskies?
That.Is.Awesome. Gotta give you props for trying! Best thing I've heard ALL day! πππ https://t.co/KhtR3aRotq
A4: I tried to rap a math lesson. Oh, the looks from my students. It. Only. Lasted. One. Class.
I loved it so much when I was there! SO inspiring.
A6: I trip over furniture on a regular basis in my classroom.
I don't know I have had 9 majors and a bunch of minors.
Ok, I just actually LOL'd.
Thanks. I'll be dropping my mix tape anyday now. LOL.
A7 Continue to model mistakes as growth at school. You never know how errors are handled at home
. When P, I said "I saw your kid do it, say what? Not my kid." Ss do and say funny things!
serious? Like is silly, be silly
A7: Dumb things lead to better lessons. Gotta learn from the mistakes!
I love that story. People don't believe it. It's true. I don't smell mystery clumps anymore
A7 It's key to know that Vulnerable is strong, flexible, invulnerable is brittle. Letting yrself be dumb is a vulnerable state.
Life is just so absurd sometimes, that's what makes it interesting!
OMG! Sadly, I would have probably done the same! Who would really expect it to be poop???
Such a good point! Love it!
Serious? Life is silly, be silly
A7: I purposefully make mistakes when teaching Ss to have them correct me. We talk about how we learn. Mistakes is part of it.
A7: I am VERY comfortable in my own skin and model that for the kids.
A7 Dumb mistakes lead to creativity, if you've got the right frame of mind about it.
I regularly forget where my Smartboard is. Sometimes I back into it. Once there was a faceplant.
A7 If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying enough new things!
A7. Accept that we are human and will do "stupid human tricks" occasionally. Learn to laugh at ourselves!
. Only improves us, right? Make new connections in the noggin'.
A7: I embrace my "dumnbness". Common sense not my strong point, but very book smart.
I think the culprit shook it out of his pants. I don't know. Lol https://t.co/YG61xleV2T
OMG! Sadly, I would have probably done the same! Who would really expect it to be poop???
I love vulnerablity, and all your stories are making me love you all so much right now!
A7: I have no problem telling on myself and how my wife has called me out on it.
just for sometimes I like to try on other people's skin like Hannibal
I think learning from your mistakes and letting the kids know its ok to as well
A5: Kid typed and printed the text of a sign, then cut out the 12pt sliver of a sentence and taped that to the door
Gives new meaning to Shake it off, shake it off...
I broke a guy's knee cap with the back of my head
Loving this chat topic tonight! Thanks for moderating.
I have tons..... The Ss tell me I am very funny. Ts tell me I am entertaining.
just snorted laughing so hard!
Thanks for coming! I'm glad you liked it. We're here every Tues!
A7: I also mention learning a new language. You can't do that without making mistakes.
This has been a blast! Thanks for hosting!
You're welcome, thanks for joining us!
I do that alot in this chat....
Wait, was that really an hour? Dang!
