Social Media in the Early Years? You Betcha!

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A five minute ignite session for Discovery Education. 20 slides, 15 seconds per slide. Main message,tons of ways to use social media as a tool for learning but we must always remember that the learning must come first.

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Social Media is...

... the social interaction amongpeople in which they create, share or

exchange information, ideas, andpictures/videos in virtual

communities and networks.

Source: Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media

And the WORLD responded.

South Africa

Texas

Iowa OntarioFlorida

New Zealand

British ColumbiaAustraliaEngland

Michigan

Saskatchewan

Wisconsin

New York

OregonIndia

But the most fascinating tweet of all …

… came from a class with no windows!

We’ve created hashtags and used Twitter to practice literacy.

We’ve used Twitter to Practice Numeracy

We’ve used twitter to connect with Elise Gravel, a children’s author

Blogging allows us to share and learn with the world.

Connecting with a author.

Teaching others about your country.

Social Media

Be Brave! Take Risks!

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

Arthur Ashe

Learning ALWAYS comes first.

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