Learning Social
Leverage the power of social networking for learning.
What is social media?
Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.
How interactive is your class? Homework? Parent Communication?
What area would you like to spice up?
What qualifies as social media?
How interactive is your class? Homework? Parent Communication?
What area would you like to spice up?
What qualifies as social media?
Twitter is having a epic impact on the education profession! Teachers who have been bit by the Twitter bug are using it to share resources, participate in weekly chats, and build their personal learning network. Students are communicating with authors, state representatives, and other students.
Lesson Ideas for Twitter:
Lesson Ideas for Twitter:
- Tweet with Authors
- Tweet with State Rep, Tan Parker
- Tweet with Middle School (#nisd56chat)
Additional Twitter Training Resources:
The Honest to Goodness Beginner's Guide to Twitter for Teachers
Twitter Video for Teachers
Twitter Accessory Links
Showing off Tweets- Visible Tweets
Organizing Hashtags with Hoot Suite
Instagram is a fast, fun way to share your life in pictures with family and friends. Instagram allows you to share pictures, videos, add captions, and include hashtags.
Lesson Ideas:
Lesson Ideas:
- Post a virtual road trip
- Post pics to a hashtag #carterwatercycle
- Teachers post a pic and students comment if it's weathering or erosion
- Student post significant pics and state why they are powerful in 140 characters
Blogs, Skype, Vine, Facebook
Skype
Skype is a free program that allows users to make free face and voice calls over the internet.
What do I need to get started?
What do I need to get started?