Learn how to crowdsource and crowdfund resources for your classroom.

1. Crowdsourcing Knowledge Through
Social Media
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2. Agenda
 Crowdsourcing 101
 Why? How? What?
 Crowdfunding

3. Crowdsourcing 101

4. Examples
 “Web MDs: Social Media are Changing How We
Diagnose Disease” (Alice Park, TIME Magazine)
 Competitions
 Red weather balloon challenge
 Fold.it
 Colleges
 Olympic Ticket
 Fancierhealth

5. Why Crowdsource?
 Utilize the Wisdom of the Crowd
How many medal sports were
featured in the 2012
Olympics?

6. Why Crowdsource?
 Utilize the Wisdom of the Crowd
 How many medal sports were featured in the 2012
Olympics?
26
 Find Answers/Solutions
 Fundraise
 Learn

7. What You Should Crowdsource
 Solutions
 Tech Problems, Classroom Management Issues
 Feedback
 Lesson Plans
 New Classes/Clubs
 Resources
 Classroom (equipment, supplies)
 Tech (websites, web 2.0 tools, apps)

8. How-To
 Build Global Support Network
 Ask Your Network
 Blog
 Tweet with Hashtags
 Discussion Forum Post
 Collaborative Document (Google/TypePad)
 Tip: Cast a Wide Net

9. Crowdsourcing Tools
 Edmodo vs. Ning

10. Crowdsourcing Tools
 Twitter
 Hashtags (#edchat, #edtech)
 Wider Audience
 http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
 Twitter Handle (@torreytrust)
 Direct tweet toward a person

11. Crowdsourcing Tools
 LinkedIn
 Facebook
 BetterLesson
 EdWeb
 Yahoo! & Google
Groups
 Others?

12. Crowdsourcing Tips
 Select the most effective tools
 Networking & Netiquette
 Verify the information your receive
 If your crowd has questions, give answers

13. Crowdfunding
 Name (Global Alexa Rank)
 Kickstarter (746)
 IndieGoGo (4,301)
 GoFundMe (15,586)
 ChipIn (27,977)
 RocketHub (55,230)
 GiveForward (72,001)
 Donors Choose

14. Crowdfunding Tips
 Creative Pitch
 Make a video
 Offer tiered incentives
 (i.e., cards from kids)
 Be bold & think big
 ($1000, $500, $100)
 More initial funding = More funders
 Closer to funding goal = more donations occur
 Leverage your global support network &crowdsource tools
 Connect with people with large networks and leverage their
networks

15. Questions

16. Credits
Presentation Designed by:
Torrey Trust
Ph.D. Student
Education: Teaching & Learning
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
UC Santa Barbara
K-12 Tech Tools Database Founder

17. ContactMe
torreytrust@gmail.com
www.torreytrust.com
@torreytrust
http://edutechdatabase.wikispaces.com