putting the "studies" in social media, by troy d. white

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Putting the "Studies" in Social Media

How Social Studies Teachers Can Leverage Technology to Increase Productivity and Boost Student

Achievement

Troy D. Whitetroy@cloudowltech.com914-623-8769GMNY Social Studies RetreatMay 22, 2010

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Yesterday...

Students Today...

 . . .Are the Network 

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How Teachers Can Become Part of the Network

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Economic Education TodayJunior Achievement, http://www.ja.org/

Foundation for Teaching Economics, http://www.fte.org

Buck Institute, http://www.bie.org/

Federal Reserve Bank, http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/

Council for Economic Education, http://www.councilforeconed.org

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Economic Education TodayMike Fladlien, Economics Teacher

Muscatine, IA

Russ Roberts, Economics ProfessorGeorge Mason University

Tim Brock, High School Student

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Mike Fladlien, Bloggerhttp://mikeroeconomics.blogspot.com/http://teachingAPeconomics.blogspot.com/

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Mike Fladlien, Apps Developerhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/econexamcram/id333210911?mt=8

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Mike Fladlien, Cartoonisthttp://www.toonpool.com/artists/dogbreath_1755

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Mike Fladlien, YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/user/fladdog

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Mike Fladlien, EconEdLink Authorhttp://www.econedlink.org/lesson/index.php?author_select=215

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Mike Fladlien, Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/mfladlien

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Mike Fladlien, Facebook

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Free Tools Used by Mike FladlienGoogle Apps• Gmail & Google Docs

YouTube

Facebook

Twitter

Toonpool

Livescribe (there is a nominal cost...)

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Russ RobertsEconTalk podcasthttp://www.econtalk.org/

EconStories.tvhttp://www.econstories.tv/home.html

EconTalker (Twitter)http://twitter.com/econtalker

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Russ Roberts

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Timothy Brock, High School Student

Remember: Be the Network! 

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Contact

Troy D. Whitetroy@cloudowltech.com 914-623-8769