Social Media in Education

Lisa LundTechnology Integration

http://www.tinyurl.com/techbylund

Social Media

• Social Media can be used as a Professional Learning Network (PLN) or as a tool to communicate with both parents and students.

• Also, as a tool for students to communicate with parents and with each other on content, assignments and questions.

Which One Are You?

Twitter

• Do you Tweet?• @techintegratio1 – Lisa Lund’s Twitter • Login in to http://m.socrative.com or use the

app on iPad or phone• Room – Join #11273

Twitter Account

• www.twitter.com• User Name – reflect what you will tweet• Add Profile Picture – makes you more real• Include link to your website if you have one• Description – relate what you will tweet

Tweet

@ URL Link – bit.ly

#hashtag

120 characters – Why not 140?

Hashtags #

• Hashtags are groups or events that you can link to so that you can follow a certain group.

• Create hashtag for student conversation – Engl9

• Tweet something about our session and use hashtag #lundtech

• Hashtags - #edtech, #teachers, #education, #edchat

Following

• Follow people with like interests• Search for like minded people

www.cybraryman.com/plnstars.html

@Techintegratio1

• @CreativeCommons – gives credit to the developer or twitter account• Allows your tweet to be retweeted by

the twitter account• Courtesy in the Twitter World

RT – Favorited – Reply - Other

• Respond to Tweet• ReTweet• Favorited• Other Options

Classroom

• Ways to Incorporate in Classroom?• Storystarters• Daily log to parents• Second Graders Using Twitter• Blooms and Twitter

Resources

• Twitter Cheat Sheet• Cheat Sheet• www.bit.ly• www.tweetdeck.com• Twitter in the Classroom Examples• ASCD “Why Try Twitter”

On-line Learning

• Twitter for Teachers • www.grovo.com

Social Media - Curation Tools

• • http://

www.scoop.it/t/lund-s-k-12-technology-integration

• http://pinterest.com/llund1/boards/

Scoop.it

• Curate Content• Connect with Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest• Collaborate with others• Resources organize by content• Share and post comments

Educlipper

• Similar to Pinterest• Create EduClipboards• Curate from websites,

Documents, videos and images• Create Classes to share content

Resources

• Youtube User Guide EduClipper

• Youtube User Guide – EduClipper Creating Links

Pinterest

• Create Boards• Search for ideas• Share through twitter, etc.• Organize content on boards• Like and Repin other content

Resources

• WeAreTeachers• Boards for Teachers• Cheat Sheet and Ideas• www.grovo.com

Symbaloo

• Create links• Organize links by content, subject, project• Post to Website• Students only have access to those resources• Centers• Content practice for younger students with

colors and pictures

Students Today

• Vine• Snapchat• Instagram• “Facebook is for old people”• Twitter