engaging students outside the classroom with social media
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A guide to using blogging and other social media sites to engage secondary students outside the classroom.TRANSCRIPT
Education and Social MediaEngaging your students outside the classroom on social networks
This is me on social mediaHow did I get here?
What we’ll cover
Why social media?What to consider when selecting toolsTools to consider:
Wordpress.comPinterestGoogle+ CommunitiesFacebook Groups
Why engage your students via social media?
They are ‘digital natives’
It is ‘engaging’ and can help build community.
They can make connections and utilize resources well beyond the classroom walls.
This is their future.
Things that may concern you
Legal concerns – what are the rules of CIPA and your school?
Privacy concerns – how will you protect the identity of your students?
Accessibility concerns – how will you ensure that all students have access to the same resources?
Lack of knowledge/training – how will you learn how to utilize these tools properly?
What to consider when choosing a social networking platform
Are there dedicated versions for teachers & students/classrooms?
Are there ways to limit accessibility to just the classroom members or others you want to include?
What is the barrier to entry?
Where are your students already online?
Accessibility for those with disabilities
Blogging with Wordpress
Blogging Guidelines
Should be created as a Page on your blogCan be similar to classroom conduct rulesShould lay out how to identify yourself, ie only first
name and last initial.Tell what is NOT allowed.
Personal identifying informationInappropriate language, etc.
Make them simple and enforce consistently.
Link to my class blog on Wordpress.
What to teach before blogging
0General Internet Safety0Commenting0Writing for the web:
0 How to include hyperlinks (rather than footnotes)0 Creating good headlines, section headings0 Choosing photos that are not copyright restricted
0Creative Commons
0HTML – if you know a little code, it goes a long way
Link to the iSchool blog.
Pinterest in the Classroom
Use Pinterest to create visual Pinboards for each of your subjects or units. Here are a variety of ways to use Pinterest.
Google+ was launched in June 2011 and Google+ communities were added in December 2012.
Here is a look at an open community called Teachers Helping Teachers.
Facebook Groups
Here is a closed group I run for my bloggers.
Questions?
Connect with me:
Linkedin.com/in/kellylux
@kellylux