Like it, Follow it, Touch it, Pin it
Is there a place for social media in the classroom? We like to think there is! This session will share ideas on how to give your students a broader audience base for their thoughts and ideas. Social Media can be used in very positive educational ways. We, as educators, need to model a respectable and responsible use of Social Media to our students and peers.
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Does Social Media have a place in education?
Pew Research asked a question of middle school and high school teachers in November of 2012: "Students today are really no different from previous generations; they just have different tools through which to express themselves. Agree or Disagree and why?" What do you think? |
"A richer information environment, but at the price of distracted students?" via Pew Research
Do today’s students have fundamentally different cognitive skills because of the digital technologies they have grown up with?" Agree or Disagree? Why? |
Is that the wrong question?
The better question is: "Do today's students have fundamentally different cognitive skills because of the RULER we have used to measure their learning of the past and current generations?" Agree or Disagree? Why? |
Our Conclusion:
Practical skills have changed over the years. We must teach practical skills as well as our curriculum area. Social Media provides today's students will new tools for expression. It is our job as educators to teach and model educational uses for these new tools.
Our classroom should no longer be confined within the four walls. The walls can and should come down. We cannot be the only medium for delivering the information. We are the facilitators. We are the managers.
Practical skills have changed over the years. We must teach practical skills as well as our curriculum area. Social Media provides today's students will new tools for expression. It is our job as educators to teach and model educational uses for these new tools.
Our classroom should no longer be confined within the four walls. The walls can and should come down. We cannot be the only medium for delivering the information. We are the facilitators. We are the managers.
Who is my audience as a teacher?
Who is the audience for my students?
Who is the audience for my students?
Like It - The educational "Facebook" is Edmodo. Students recognize the interface and enjoy the built in affirmations and collaboration features similar to Facebook. Teachers are able to easily monitor. Another example is Schoology.
Ex: Deanna's Edmodo Class |
Follow It - Twitter
Educational Twitter accounts for students and teachers. Tweet questions, answers, replies, reflections, etc. The Vine is a way to quickly share short videos that others can quickly access. Ex: @ipadNichols @PoteetTeacher |
Touch It - Thinglink
Interactive Images; tagging images with information, links, videos, websites, etc. Many various uses. Students upload individually, can collaborate as well. Ex: Deanna's Classroom Thinglink |
Pin It - Pinterest
Students can publish their work; teachers can publish and share; Also a great resource for generating ideas. Ex: Excellent Source - Follow Lisa Johnson aka TechChef4U |
What is the fundamental difference in the methodology of your curriculum between now and twenty years ago?
"The one who does the majority of the work does the majority of the learning." - Dr. Karen Nix, MISD Professional Development Coordinator Who is doing the work in your classroom? Who is learning? Who is observing? |
What can you do to revolutionize your classroom?
Your campus? Your district? Why has the iPad revolutionized education? Empowers students to control their learning. |
What change(s) will you make in your classroom to broaden the audience for your students?
Tweet your response using #biggeraudience
Tweet your response using #biggeraudience