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THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SCHOOL LEADERSIntegratED-Portland * February 18, 2013
Bill Carozza • Principal – Harold Martin School, Hopkinton, NH • [email protected]: @wcarozza • Blog: billcarozza.com • Hashtag: #ipdx13
BIG PICTURE GOALS FOR TODAY
• Leave with a vision on how you can use social media to:
• Communicate with your Community
• Communicate with your Staff
• Develop Professionally with a PLN
SPECIFIC goals for today:
• Establish why the use of social media (SM) and being a Connected Leader is a positive thing for school leaders. Encourage and inspire!
• Be introduced to many Social Media possibilities.
• Pick at least 2 in the three categories to learn in depth. (Comm. with staff, Comm. with community, Develop professionally)
• Time schedule for today.
• EXPLAIN
• EXERCISE
•DEBRIEF
TodaysMeet
Poll Everywhere
Quick Tweet
• Pres. at IntegratED Conf in Portland, OR-Social Media for Admins. Pls tweet back how Twitter has been powerful 4u. #cpchat #edadmin #ipdx13
THE TOOLS:• Communicating with Staff◦ Polleverywhere◦ TodaysMeet◦ Screencasting (Screenr)◦ Blogging (Blogger)◦ Web Sharing (Slidesharing and Padlet)◦ Google Docs◦ Wikis (Wikispaces)
• Communicating with Community◦ Twitter◦ Podcasting (Audioboo, Garageband/Podomatic) ◦ Screencasting (Screenr)◦ Blogging (Blogger)◦ Photo Sharing (Flickr/Picasa)◦ Web Sharing (Slidesharing and Padlet)◦ Video Sharing (School Tube)
• Your Professional Development◦ Twitter◦ RSS (Google Reader on Tablet or PC/Mac)◦ Social Bookmarking (Diigo)◦ Web Sharing (Slidesharing and Padlet)
ESTABLISHING THE RATIONALE FOR
BEING A CONNECTED
LEADER
Vic and Jean CarozzaIt’s all about relationships
Technology Credo
• Technology initiatives have to improve upon the instructional, curricular, or assessment practices we already value.
Again…Will Richardson• The most sweeping change in our
relationship with the Internet may not be as much with the ability to publish as it is the ability to share and connect and create with many, many others of like minds and interests.
You think the world has changed?
1989 Radio Shack Cell Phone Commercial
We have always had technology:
From a Principal’s publication in 1815:
“Students today depend on paper too much. They don’t know how to write on a slate without getting chalk dust all over themselves. What will they do when they run out of paper?”
From the National Teachers Association in 1905:
“Students today depend too much on ink. They don’t know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil.”
From Rural American Teacher 1928:
From Rural American Teacher 1928:“Students today depend upon store bought ink. They don’t know how to make their own. When they run out of ink they will be unable to write until their next trip to the settlement. This is a sad commentary on modern education.”
From PTA Gazette 1941:“Students today depend on those expensive fountain pens. We parents must not allow them to wallow in such luxury and to the detriment of their learning.”
From Federal Teachers 1950:“Ballpoint pens will be the ruin of education in our country. Students use these devices then throw them away. The values of thrift and frugality are being discarded. Businesses and banks will never allow such expensive luxuries.”
What is Web 2.0?
Web 1.0• Static web pages
• Using search engines
• Surfing the web
Web 2.0• Web applications (as opposed to client or desktop
based apps.)
• User interaction
• Facebook, Blogs, Twitter, Wikis
• Users focus on ideas, creativity, collaboration
• Technical know how-not as important
• No need to know computer programming, e.g. HTML
In the Pre-Web 2.0 Age
Communicating With Staff
THE TOOLSCommunicating with Staff•Polleverywhere•TodaysMeet•Screencasting (Screenr)•Blogging (Blogger)•Web Sharing (Slideshare and Padlet)•Google Docs•Wikis (Wikispaces)
Screencasts Using Screenr
(Use Firefox)
POWER of screencasts
• Can be used as brief training videos for parents or PD for teachers.
• Combines your computer screen with voice.
• Client software and web software
• Easy web example: Screenr
Blogging
Why Blog?
• Writing requires reflection and greater understanding.
• Blogging begins the cycle of collaboration.
• Blogging encourages teachers and students to do the same.
• A blog helps to build your school’s “brand”.
connectedprinicipals.com
Collaboration through Blog commenting
Getting your blog going in one day: BLOGGER
Exercise: Communicating With Staff
•Polleverywhere•TodaysMeet•Screencasting (Screenr)•Blogging (Blogger)
•Links at billcarozza.com (workshop resources tab)
Web Sharing: Slideshare
Web Sharing: Padlet
Google Docs
Wikis: Wikispaces
Exercise: Communicating With Staff
•Web Sharing (Slideshare and Padlet)
•Google Docs•Wikis (Wikispaces)
•Links at billcarozza.com (workshop resources tab)
Communicating With The Community
THE TOOLSCommunicating with Community• Twitter• Podcasting (Audioboo, Garageband/Podomatic)
• Screencasting (Screenr)• Blogging (Blogger)• Photo Sharing (Flickr/Picasa)• Web Sharing (Slideshare and Padlet)• Video Sharing (School Tube)
I thought this was Twitter...
A case for Twitter
• Twitter is your window to perhaps the highest quality content on the web.
• It’s a free Web 2.0 microblogging service, 140 character max., and inspires you to read and learn.
• It’s all about connections
• Register at http://twitter.com
The Language of Twitter@: Reply sent to a specific person
RT: Retweeting helps to spread great tweets to othersDM: Direct Message is like email-private to one person
#: Hashtag parses Tweets to a single topic
Why Use Twitter?
For Your School
Rapidly disseminate info
Prof. GrowthCreate your Own PLN (Professional
Learning Network)
Disseminating Info From Your School
DEVELOPING YOUR PLN (Personal Learning Network)
Learn from other administratorsLinks to blogs, articles
Find collaborative solutionsBackchanneling at conferences
HOW TO ACCESS TWITTER?Multi-Column -Tweetdeck, Hootsuite
Single Column-Twitter for Mac, Echofon
Smartphone
It’s all about Hashtags#cpchat
#edadmin#edchat
#elemchat#cmtc12
#ascd#ascd13
...and Twitter chats too#SatChat
Sat. 7:30 AM
#21stedchatSun. 8 AM
#edchatTues. Noon and 7
PM
Twitter Conversations
PERMISSION FOR KIDS TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA
WHY USE TWITTER?
Simply connecting
Working out ideas Promoting Blog Posts
Connecting
http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
Getting started with Twitter
• Head to twitter.com and set up an account.
• Follow those who are here at the conference
• Head to a favorite hashtag and start following those who write tweets you like.
• You will start getting followers!
Check back on our Twitter message
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PODCASTING
Podcasting can be with software as complex asGarageband or Audacity...
Much simpler on the iOS Garageband app...or...
Even simpler with the iOS and Android app: Audioboo
Video Sharing: School Tube
Exercise: Communicating With The Community
• Twitter• Podcasting (Audioboo, Garageband/
Podomatic) • Screencasting (Screenr)• Blogging (Blogger)• Photo Sharing (Flickr/Picasa)• Web Sharing (Slideshare and Padlet)• Video Sharing (School Tube)
• Links at billcarozza.com (workshop resources tab)
Your Professional Development-PLN
THE TOOLS
Your Professional Development•Twitter•RSS (Google Reader on Tablet or PC/Mac)
•Social Bookmarking (Diigo)
RSS Readers
RSS through the iPadReeder
Social Bookmarking Using Diigo
The problem• You have many web sites
that you have love and have bookmarked. How do you organize them so that you can find them again?
• And...how do you find good vetted educational web sites instead of searching through thousands on Google?
Solution-Social Bookmarking with Diigo
* Organizes all of your web sites* Can set up vetted web sites groups for students
* Can search for vetted web sites – more reliable than Google
Exercise: Your PD
•Twitter•RSS (Google Reader on Tablet or PC/Mac)
•Social Bookmarking (Diigo)• Links at billcarozza.com (workshop
resources tab)
DEBRIEF!
Resources
I am your life long consultant free of charge. All resources can be found at billcarozza.com, click tab:
“Workshop Resources”Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @wcarozza