This document describes a Facebook group called "Connected Students" that aims to help English learners aged 17-23 improve their English skills through social media collaboration. The group allows students to communicate with one another to practice English in a natural way. Some activities mentioned that students can do in the group include introducing themselves, sharing photos and videos, asking questions to spark discussions, and joining group chats. The document includes quotes from some students who are members that highlight how the group has helped them improve their English and learn about other cultures through interacting with students from different countries.

1. Students
Connected
for
Social Media
Collaboration
Anna Loseva
iTDi
JALT2013: Learning is a Lifelong Voyage
Kobe, Japan October 25th - 28th, 2013

3. http://www.facebook.com/groups/ssconnected

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5. to help learners of English
aged 17-23 get in touch,
practise and improve their
English in the most natural
way - by communicating
with one another.
Our mission is …
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6. closed group  safe community
no obligation or pressure to take
part (lurking allowed!)
friendly, polite, welcoming , curious
Our principles
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7. Introduce
yourself
Sample activity #1
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8. Share a photo
Sample activity #2
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11. Share a video
Sample activity #3
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12. Ask a question
& initiate a
discussion
Sample activity #4
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13. Raise
awareness
Sample activity #5
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14. Fool around
Sample activity #6
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15. Saturday Splash series
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16. Group chats
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17. Why join?
Let the connected students explain
• “I have met amazing people…”
• “I have improved my English through different activities,
videos and pictures people share in the group.”
• “… nice thing is that there are a lot of teenagers here, we
are not shy to speak with them…”
• “It’s an interesting way to learn not just with native
speakers but with students from other countries.”
• “This group is very important for us to improve our English
and thoughts because there are students and teachers from
other countries. We talk to our new friends, we learn about
their culture, form of education, regional dishes, etc. This
group is like a rainbow, it has different colours to want to
see. ”
Gabriela (Chile), Maria (Brazil), Sultan (Turkey)
http://www.facebook.com/groups/ssconnected

18. Thank you!
@AnnLoseva
iTDi Associate
http://itdi.pro
http://annloseva.wordpress.com
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