social media for educators
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Presentation for Greater Victoria School District 61TRANSCRIPT
The Power of Social Media for Educators
Dave Shortreed Greater Victoria SD 61
Greater Victoria School District 61 @mr_shortreed
!www.daveshortreed.com/social-media-for-educators
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#sd61learn
Where good ideas come from?
How are they improved/refined?
http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2297989507
http://sd61.mediacore.tv/media/where-good-ideas-come-from-by-steven-johnson
CommunityTurn to your neighbour:
1. Who are your trusted advisors?
2. How often to you connect with them?
3. How did you meet them?
Teamwork
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_Together_Teamwork_Puzzle_Concept.jpg
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• share stories/ideas
• raise awareness
• open conversation
• bring people together
What do you think social media can be used for?
Collaboration
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_silos.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/4766403166/
The Networked Teacher
http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/580
Digital Citizenship
What comes up when you google your name?
Are you defining it?
My Trusted Advisors in EdTech
Dr. Valerie Irvine, @_valeriei
George Couros, @gcouros
Dr. Alec Couros, @courosa
Chris Wejr, @Chriswejr
Collective Knowledge
Not one voice or one expert, but a filter to see and consider many voices
on any topic - educational technology, self-regulation, Aboriginal education, student inquiry, project based learning, innovative practice
http://learningspaces.unl.edu/collaborate.jpg
Twitter as a Professional Learning Network
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedromourapinheiro/3110300295/
~10 schools on Twitter
~40 P/VP’s
~120 educators interacting on #sd61learn
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Twitter trends in GVSD
Building momentum as a district resource
Twitter is not
• to follow pop stars
• see what people are eating
• a waste of time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/3638834128/
• for developing professional learning networks
• for collaborating
• for sharing stories/resources
• for problem solving
• educational leadership
• modelling digital citizenship
Twitter is a Tool for Educators
www.psdgraphics.com/blue-growth-chart
Broadcast!
Turn to your neighbour: !
What innovative teaching practice do you see in your school? !
Do you use social media to highlight it? http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2575986601
“Education will change from the ground up…teachers as professionals doing great work and sharing it via social media” - Elisa Carlson @EMSCarlson #sd36learn
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASocial_Media_Marketing.jpg
Twitter 101
“Twitter can be used as a professional space to collaborate, share, and broadcast information”
!twitter.com
!Make an account right now if you don’t have one and
help each other
Tips for setting up a professional account
1. Use school district email address
2. Choose a professional username (ie- not @cooldude61)
3. Profile photo - crack the egg!
4. Description - how would you introduce yourself? #sd61learn position, school, mandate
5. Location - Victoria, BC
Focusses your audience
Tailors your conversation
Focusses on a topic
Examples:
#bccurric, #pbl, #sd61learn, #sd61slm, #bced, #bclearns
Want to create a hashtag? Search, then start tweeting
ELG/PBL Grant Meeting sessions
Why hashtag?
#
Hashtags
Replying/Favorites
@Handles
People who you want to credit
Connect with
Notify/Reply
• RT = Retweet- confirmed someones ideas and passed it to your followers
• MT= modified Tweet - slight change to the Tweet
RT and MT
Photos/LinksPhotos can tell a story - use a mobile device to attach photos easily
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Links- go to bitly.com
Getting Started
• You can always delete a tweet
• uncheck email notifications
• check out my list for people to follow
• watch till you feel comfortable
• any other advice?
Top tool bar
@connect - shows interactions
# - Discover - search for a topic
DM = Direct message
Settings- to set privacy, email notifications
Tweet button
Tips1. Think twice, tweet once
2. Balance Professional with Personal- how much would you share with your class?
3. Think about who you follow - it is what you can control and they represent you
4. Don’t follow only like-minded people
5. Be careful on negativity
6. Follow #hashtags and @people instead of your feed
• attend multiple conference presentations online simultaneously
• enhances the face to face interactions
• highlights innovative practice and problem solves
Other Benefits:
PlatformsiPhone and iPad- Mobile Twitter app
Computer- HootSuite/ Tweetdeck (saves columns)
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1. Sharing innovative strategies and news from your schools!
2. Educational articles that influence your thinking!3. Thoughts and quotes!4. Questions that will help you or your organization!5. Support others educators
http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/1810
What you should tweet about
For Further Information
daveshortreed.com/social-media-for-educators/
For relevant articles, policy, presentations
Tweet Me!
Ticket out the door
• Talk and tweet to #sd61learn
• What are you excited about?
• What do you want to know more about?
Thank you!