Social Media in
Education
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Shannon McClintock Miller
Van Meter School Teacher Librarian
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Presentation Website bit.ly/socialmediaineducation
What is social media?
Collaborative and interactive tools found on
the web to… Connect Share
Publish Discuss Create Teach
What social media tools do
you use?
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How can social media be used in
education?
To globally connect our students
through collaboration and interactive tools and
networks
What does social media bring to the lives of our
students?
Empowers them to grow as global and
digital citizens
Enriches their learning experiences by
connecting with individuals,
groups, and experiences around the
world
So, why wouldn’t you use social
media with your students
and in education?
Lack of Knowledge Filters
Permission FormsFear
Not enough timeParents
Just Don’t Want to Try Something New
Van Meter’s Story of Using Social Media to
Create a Change
Over the last four years I have brought social media into our library and school
in many ways.
As I became more connected through social media, great
things started to happen at Van Meter.
Connected with great people from Merton, Wisconsin
Christa McClintock Van Meter Kindergarten
Teacher
PatienceEncouragement
Excitement
We connected….
Our Two Schools
Skyped from Van Meter, Iowa
To Merton, Wisconsin
Connecting & Communicating
with new friends and places
Telling the story of the collaboration and connections through our blog
To real life experiences
And the connections, collaboration and
creations didn’t stop there.
John SchuOak Brook, Illinois
Celebrating Read Across America Day Virtually With Our Friends
We created the Celebrating the Power of Words and Stories Through
Connections Wiki, used Twitter and Facebook to promote and had 16
teachers, 10 authors, and dozens of connections around the world on
World Read Aloud Day.
Why use social media with students?
Lets hear from them.
As you can see, social media gives students
endless opportunities to connect, collaborate and
create with others around the
world.
It gives students a place to connect to their
passions and to be leaders in
education.
Social media gives them a VOICE.
It can give you a VOICE to be a
change in education too.
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