social media for educators final presentation
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Twitter Great for networking with other educators and
administrators Heavily used by my students this year for our
Rachel’s challenge campaign—got us in to meet Jimmy Fallon!
LinkedIn Great for networking with other educators and
administrators Showcases opportunities for professional
growth Simple resume sharing tool
Most Useful Tools
Prezi Easily create and share presentations Alternative to PowerPoint boredom
Doodle Fabulous way to schedule meetings without a
million emails back and forth Facebook
Still a trusty method of communicating with peers, vendors, etc.
Delicious Permits use of bookmarks from any device
Most Useful Tools
I will be providing professional development opportunities for the district this fall. Social Bookmarking-Using Delicious to
access your bookmarks from anywhere without the dreaded “import bookmarks”
Twitter-Share your thoughts with the world in 140 words or less!
Prezi-Death by PowerPoint is so last year. Prezi will make you the cool teacher!
Poll everywhere-You know they are carrying their phones in your class….let’s put those phones to work and get your assessment on!
Successes
I like to lurk. Being forced to actually contribute to the social networks pushed me out of my comfort zone.
There are so many great tools out there. Finding the right one for the task was difficult because I would get sidetracked finding cool stuff everywhere!
Time.
Challenges
Moodle
Pros Asynchronous capabilities Immediate feedback Multimedia use
Cons
Very easy to procrastinate No face-to-face
interaction
I’ve taught a Moodle course and been a Moodle student.
Sample Success: Twitter
Sample Success: LinkedIn
Sample Success: Prezi
Sample Success: Delicious
When used properly, social media tools can boost student engagement, link students to content experts, find online classroom lessons, and help establish an online body of work.
Keeping up with the ever changing tools is a necessity in the current educational setting.
Conclusion