neasc social media_in_education

Social Media in Education

NEASC CPSSSeptember 26, 2011

From slideshare Presentation by Lyn Hilt and Eric Sheninger

Why do we need to embrace Social Media?

"Students in the 21st century should have experience with and develop skills around technological tools used in the classroom and the world around them. Through this they will learn about technology and learn through technology. In addition, they must be able to select the most appropriate tools to address particular needs."

(From NCTE's Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment) 2007

Why do we need to embrace Social Media?

"Just as media and technology are integrated in school and life in the twenty-first century, skills related to media use (both critical analysis and production of media) are integrated throughout the standards.."

(From Common Core State Standards) 2011

Why do we need to embrace Social Media?

"To promote student learning through the use of mobile learning devices and social media in instruction that further prepares students to be active, constructive participants in the highly connected world in which they already live and will soon work.."

(From NASSP Position Statement on Using Mobile and Social Technologies in school) 2011

This is why...

"For most of the twentieth century our educational system has been built on the assumption that teaching is necessary for learning to occur. Accordingly, education has been seen as a process of transferring information from a higher authority (the teacher) down to the student. This model, however, just can’t keep up with the rapid rate of change in the twenty-first century."

Thomas, Douglas (2011). A New Culture of Learning:  Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change (Kindle Locations 321-323). CreateSpace. Kindle Edition.

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Some Examples of Social Media's Impact on Our World

How to start...

Google Alerts - Track your own digital presence

Google Reader - Follow BlogsHow to use Google Reader Video Series

Some blogs to follow:Free Technology For Teachers

Apps In Education - Reviews iPad apps

How to start...

Diigo - Social Bookmarking

Video overview of Diigo

My Diigo Bookmarks

How to start...

Twitter - Angela Maiers Twitter Wiki Page

Kathy Schrock's Twitter Resource Page

Cybraryman's Twitter Page

How to start...

 Alternatives to Twitter - For Backchannel

Today's Meet

Twiducate

Other tools I love...Livebinders - Check out the top 10 

Scribd

Flickr

Edmodo

Google +

Social Media is Learning Media

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