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By Sue Costantini BUILDING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EDUCATORS

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Final PowerPoint Presentation for MCIU Moodle Class--Building Social Media for Educators by Sue Costantini

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Page 1: Building social media for educators by sue costantini

By Sue Costantini

BUILDING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR

EDUCATORS

Page 2: Building social media for educators by sue costantini

MOST USEFUL TOOL

Enables you to connect with Educational groups and experts

Assists with Professional Development

Allows quick sharing of information and websites

Creates a social network from which to pool information

Is accessible on my cell phone

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DeliciousOrganizes bookmarks

onlineAllows access on any PCProvides tags for

category searchingPermits sharing of social

bookmarks with others132 bookmarks and

counting

Tiny URLAllows for creation of

shorter links to websitesAssists in Tweeting by

keeping you within the limit

Is a valuable tool for students in education—shorter URLs provides easier website access

OTHER USEFUL TOOLS

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SUCCESSES

Making connections with many experts in

Technical Education

Sharing tips and links on-the-fly

with Twitter

Developing a greater interest in 21st Century

Tools in Education

Communicating and sharing what I’ve learned with fellow teachers at my school

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CHALLENGES

My biggest challenge was finding a Social Network.

Social Go didn’t offer

many features in

free version

Qlubb was more useful for

social groups like

clubs

Nings didn’t

appeal to me since I belong to 2 PLP Nings

LinkedIn seemed to offer what I

was looking for

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ADVANTAGES OF USING LINKEDIN

Allows you to create an online employment history

Enables you to connect with companies and businesses

Facilitates contact with other professionals

Makes possible links to professional groups and associations

Provides access to Twitter messages

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ADDITIONAL TOOL LEARNED--ANIMATO

Chosen because as a technology

teacher, I need to teach multi-media

tools

Obtained a Free Animoto for

Education Account (6-month

subscription) to Animoto Plus with

50 users

Plan on using this tool with Grade 3 along with photos of our school to

create a slideshow with music and

transitions

Will set up gmail accounts for

students to use when accessing

Animoto

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MY FEELINGS ABOUT MOODLE (ONLINE LEARNING)

Provides access to your

instructor 24/7

Enables students to learn online when it is

convenient for them

Keeps you informed of

class’ progress via email messages

Brings the “joy of learning”

back into teacher

education

Is definitely the wave of the

future

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Thank you Rick and my fellow classmates for making this course a memorable experience in which I learned much and can share with others. I plan on taking other online classes in the future since this was such a positive experience for me.

FINAL THOUGHTS