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Guest post by Computer Teacher & Tech Coordinator, Chris Casal | Cross posted at The Casal Operating System Editor''s note: Chris Casal is a member of the NYC DOE SocialMedia Advisory Team. His insights have helped inspire and guide teachers in the effective use of socialmedia in the classroom.
As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, socialmedia, and the internet. As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). Now, similar work is often seen as innovative by colleagues.
Sam Walker ( @swalker2 ) is an Instructional Technologist at Kimmel Farm Elementary , just down the road from me. She spoke about how to Go Global With Elementary students. Now, I don''t work with elementary students, however, the ideas she promoted work at any grade level. I could not think of someone more deserving than Sam.
These awards celebrate "the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts and other web based users of educational technology." Here are my nominations: Best Teacher Blog- Philly Teacher - Mary Beth Hertz is a Computer Science Teacher in an elementary school in West Philadelphia.
But what is awesome about socialmedia and Twitter is that you can use it for whatever purpose you see fit. Whether you are teaching science at the elementary level or college, there is something for everyone. Check out their wiki and join! #Edchat takes on very general topics for discussion.
users moved from just accessing information and content to being able to directly interact with the content through commenting, remixing, and sharing it via social networks. also saw the development of socialmedia which permits users to communicate directly with one another synchronously and asynchronously. With Web 2.0,
Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Check out the Voicethread In Education wiki for some. I think the bigger story here is the fact that social networking in the classroom really took off. So if Ning is gone where can you turn to introduce social networking to your students? Very easy and lots of potential.
Embrace Creative Commons, Flickr, Slideshare, Wikis, & Twitter and share your AWEsome stuff! Why Not a Wiki? Another thing you can make for both students and parents is a Tech Tips & Help wiki or web page for home use. So make this year the year that you GIVE and then GIVE some more! bradflickinger.
The conference theme is the use of socialmedia and Web 2.0 Venable Social Networking for Social Good with TakingITGlobal for Educators by Kate Gatto Social Networking for Teacher Education by Leigh A. in teaching and learning, and the URL for attending is [link].
Questions from the Audience: How do you deal with socialmedia website age limits for elementary students? One of her former students is now studying socialmedia in college and had been on Twitter since it was five months old and had been doing wikis since he was in 10th grade. It''s not one size fits all.
In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. What does socialmedia mean to you? I changed the focus from VLEs to open blogs, wikis etc.
Blogs, wikis, Skype, YouTube can be learners’ power tools, but their creative and pedagogical potential is only activated when learners get to think, work, create, and do for themselves. I was particularly drawn to the blog’s description: “One Student’s Mission to Explain the Benefits of SocialMedia in the Classroom.”
Blogs, wikis, Skype, YouTube can be learners’ power tools, but their creative and pedagogical potential is only activated when learners get to think, work, create, and do for themselves. I was particularly drawn to the blog’s description: “One Student’s Mission to Explain the Benefits of SocialMedia in the Classroom.”
Best Conference Upgrades: The AASL11 mobile app for the conference was awesome - planner, agenda, presenters, exhibits, news and alerts, socialmedia, maps, all in one! The discussion of their very valuable (and well-attended) session "Empowering Students Through Self-Assessment" continues on a wiki.
Creating Googley Infographics by Laura Bates, Melanie Burford, and Angie McNally See lots of example infographics made by elementary students in this Google Slideshow. With Live Announcements) by Laura Bates The morning announcements at Reuben Johnson Elementary set the tone for a great day of learning. Device-less Memory!
Work Experience: I was an elementary library media specialist for 15 years before moving into a district level position of instructional specialist for the School Library Media programs unit in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. For my ISTE internship, I worked with Jennifer Ragan-Fore as a socialmedia intern.
Emphasize different modalities of Communication. ( Have students practice Communication using texting, acceptable socialmedia, online discussions, video conferencing, face to face, and discuss these avenues strengths and weaknesses). Take note that there categories include elementary, middle, and high school!
The largest active group is the Genius Hour teachers (inspired by Daniel Pink) who have #geniushour chats, a big resource at GeniusHour.com, and a great Genius Hour wiki. It doesn’t matter if you teach elementary, middle, or high school. Get involved and see what others have done!
162) characterizes L2g as 'an ongoing project where presentations are organized weekly by volunteers collaborating on a wiki. The goal of this transdisciplinary unit is to develop a research-based global education curriculum that promotes healthy eating habits among children in elementary schools especially 3rd through 5th grade.
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