Social Media Empowering Students For Success Presentation
1. Presented by Tom Hackelman PICA Fall Conference November 6-8, 2009 Social Media: Reaching and Empowering Students for Success!
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3. A Convergence of Technology Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8
4. What is Social Media? A collection of web-based tools that provide a platform for online networking, relationship development and the development of an online reputation. Some social media tools include:
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7. Best Social Media Tools for Teaching Which social media tools will depend on which you can access, but the following are tools you may be able to access:
8. Uses for Teaching The following outlines some of the uses for each: Like Youtube, use a video camera to create web-video content to upload to TeacherTube. Create assignments that are only available via Twitter Send “extra credit” assignments via Twitter Teach students about the power of web pages and web-content by having each create and manage a Wordpress website.
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10. What Additional Ideas do You have? What other ways can we help students prepare for the future? What are some steps you need to take to better prepare yourself as well as your students?