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Social Media:Schools in the Digital Age
AMLE 2012Download this presentation:
http://leaderssocialmediaguide.blogspot.com
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PresentersRon WilliamsonEastern Michigan University
Howard JohnstonUniversity of South Florida
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Available from Eye on Education • AMLE Bookstore • Online www.eyeoneducation.com)
Door Prize • Name and contact
information on 3X5 card
• Drawing at end of the session
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Today’s Agenda
1. 21st Century Info Environment2. 21st Century Learning Skills3. Social Media Tools and Strategies4. Personal Professional Development5. Resources6. Questions and Discussion
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As Soon As They Leave School, They Reconnect with the 21st Century
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How Well Does a Cell Phone Ban Work?
• 65% of kids in schools that ban cell phones bring phones every day.
• 58% have sent at least one text from class.• 45% send at least one text a day from class.• 65% of all teens have texted from class• 25% have made or received a call in class• 67% have received a text from their parents
during class…and are expected to reply
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What Digital Native Learners Want
• No lectures – or very few short ones• To be respected, trusted, valued• To follow own interests and passions• To create – using 21st Century tools• To work with peers – and prevent
deadbeats from getting a free ride
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What Digital Native Learners Want
• “Just enough, just in time” learning• To make decisions and share control• Connect with peers in class, in school,
around the world• To cooperate and compete with each other• An education that’s not just relevant, but
realMark Prensky
Teaching Digital Natives
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What Digital Immigrants Prefer
• To be information source or editor.• To be respected.• To stimulate student interests.• Products meet their standards.• Individual effort and attainment.• Retaining information for later use;
knowing for sake of knowing.
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What Digital Immigrants Prefer
• To make decisions and maintain control• To control connections with peers in
class, in school.• To differentiate achievement (e.g.,
normal curve).• Education that’s relevant, if possible;
otherwise, relevant to the test.
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Safety and Security
• Banning it doesn’t work• Recognize that most teens use it responsibly• Help students, families and staff know about
long-term affects• Focus on responsible student use• Visit Social Media Guidelines for Schools
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Instructional Leadership
• The belief that social media technology responds to the needs of 21st century learners
• The understanding that social media encourages different approaches to teaching and learning, not a standardized approach
• The courage to give up total control• The ego strength needed to look foolish while
learning something new• The willingness to empower others• The commitment to become a co-learner with the
faculty
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The Innovation Adoption Curve
Where are you?What are you waiting for?
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5 Key Concepts• BYOT is the New Normal• Banning it doesn’t work; teaching
responsible use does.• Social Media Technology can be
integrated into normal instruction (Old dogs can learn new tricks.)
• Innovation accelerates with use• SMT allows for truly individualized
instruction
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5 Steps for Getting Started1. Find a digital native coach/mentor.
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5 Steps for Getting Started1. Find a digital native coach/mentor.
2. Start a Class Blog • www.edublogs.org: free, easy to manage,
very secure• www.blogspot.com: largest blog site on
Internet, security settings controlled, great for teacher-to-teacher communication.• http://education.weebly.com: create both
a blog and website for your classroom.
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Start a Blog
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Start a Blog
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5 Steps for Getting Started1. Find a digital native coach/mentor.2. Start a Class Blog
3. Try Micro-blogging• www.twitter.com: worlds largest microblogging
site• “Continuous Conversation” keeps parents and
kids informed about class activities• Send links to great resources• Promote kids’ achievements (anonymous)• Ask questions
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Tweet
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/02/100-ways-to-teach-with-twitter
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5 Steps for Getting Started1. Find a digital native coach/mentor.2. Start a Class Blog 3. Try Micro-blogging (Tweeting)
4. Create your own resource bank with RSS• RSS: Your own customized professional
learning library•www.google/reader: one of many, but
very easy to use
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RSS Feed: Google Reader
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5 Steps for Getting Started1. Find a digital native coach/mentor.2. Start a Class Blog 3. Try Micro-blogging (Tweeting)4. Create your own resource bank with RSS
5. Integrate AV Material and Resources•www.skype.com: bring experts to class•www.Teachertube.com: video library•www.ted.org: ideas worth sharing• http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u:
vast collection of podcasts• http://www.khanacademy.org “learn almost
anything for free”
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What’s Coming• Convergence: iPhone, iPad, etc.• Portability: handheld dominates (iPad mini)• App-Based: disappearance of urls
(Windows 8)• Mashups: blended apps (
http://www.googlelittrips.org/)• Creative Commons: evolving copyright laws• The Cloud: It’s everywhere
“It’s no longer about software & storage, it’s about bandwidth and processor speed.”
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Keeping Current1. www.eschoolnews.com – daily digital news2. www.edutopia.org – instructional
innovations3. www.techlearning.com – best practices,
blogs, etc.4. www.classroom20.com – a community of
teachers using technology effectively5. http://:leaderssocialmediaguide.blogspot.com:
Ron and Howard’s technology blog.