KQED “Do Now” – Youth Discussing Real Issues in Realtime

With today’s digital-age tools, young learners have more opportunities than ever to discover passions and to influence the world around them.

Thursday, June 12, from 11am-12pm PT (2-3pm ET), we hung out with +Matthew Williams, +Janelle Bence, +Meenoo Rami & others. We learned about how +KQED’s “Do Now” program helped students build civic engagement & digital literacy skills through social media, and why teachers are using Do Now in the classroom.

This webinar was part of a June series called “Looking Closely at Student Work in the Digital Age.” Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/lookingclosely

From this Series:

• Part 2—The Digital Influence on Looking Closely at Student Work
• Part 3—“Open Portfolio” – Helping Makers Show Off Lifelong Learning

View the Conversation
During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtag #connectedlearning.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Matt Williams – Educational Technologist at KQED
• Janelle Bence – Educator at New Tech High @ Coppell in Dallas
• Trinity Sullivan – Student at New Tech High @ Coppell in Dallas
• Meenoo Rami – Educator at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia
• Chris Sloan – Educator at Judge Memorial in Utah

Resources for this webinar:

• KQED’s “Do Now” platform: building civic engagement & digital literacy for young folks
• More details about “Do Now” and how it works
• KQED Education on Twitter (@KQEDedspace)
• TeachDoNow Google+ Community
• eBook: Teaching in the Connected Learning Classroom
• KQED Digital Tools Tutorial
• The #TeachDoNow Course Schedule
• Join the #TeachDoNow Summer MOOC (July 7 – Aug 17)

Photos/Amy Burvall

#ConnectedLearning Discussion on Twitter