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Social Media in
Education
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Bill BrannickDeron Durflinger
Shawn HyerShannon McClintock Miller
Emma Durflinger
Presentation Website bit.ly/socialmediaineducation
Van Meter’s Story of Using Social Media to
Create a Change
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
Van Meter, Iowa - Grosse Point South, Michigan
Collaboration
Purpose?
Initially• Motivation• Differences• Something different
After working with others, it changed….
Collaboration Wikihttp://epicromeoandjuliet.wikispaces.com/
Roles
DirectorsWritersPrint AdvertisersCameramenProps/CostumesSocial MediaVideo AdvertisersActorsSoundtrackThe making of…
Student Requirements1) Read the play.2) Graphic organizer of each act.3) Blog about role and what they are doing.
Assessment4) Interpret lines5) Essay after reading the play6) Essay about the role
Challenges
• Reality check (where are we at academically) • Student participation to the fullest extent.• Freshmen in high school.• How to become more collaborative?• Grading
Results- Positives* Raised the quality of work* Greater sense of purpose * Relationships* Teachable moments-appropriate posts security.* Work with classmates
Collaborative Tools Used* Edmodo- communication inside school* Skype- collaboration during school* Wix- student created website http://www.wix.com/ashlynreicks/romeoandjuliet* Bloggerhttp://morgan-directorsblog.blogspot.com/* Wikispaces http://epicromeoandjuliet.wikispaces.com/* Facebook*Tumblr: http://vmromeojuliet.tumblr.com/* Cacoo- graphic organizer to review each act with group. http://cacoo.com/* Dippity – collaborative timeline creation of the project.
John SchuOak Brook, Illinois
Celebrating Read Across America Day Virtually With Our Friends
Why use social media with students?
Lets hear from them.
Social media gives students a VOICE.
It can give you a VOICE to be a
change in education too.
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