Social Media for Educators

The Power of Social Media for Educators

Dave Shortreed Greater Victoria SD 61

Greater Victoria School District 61 @mr_shortreed

!www.daveshortreed.com/social-media-for-educators

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#sd61learn

Where good ideas come from?

How are they improved/refined?

http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2297989507

http://sd61.mediacore.tv/media/where-good-ideas-come-from-by-steven-johnson

CommunityTurn to your neighbour:

1. Who are your trusted advisors?

2. How often to you connect with them?

3. How did you meet them?

Teamwork

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_Together_Teamwork_Puzzle_Concept.jpg

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• share stories/ideas

• raise awareness

• open conversation

• bring people together

What do you think social media can be used for?

Collaboration

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_silos.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/4766403166/

The Networked Teacher

http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/580

Digital Citizenship

What comes up when you google your name?

Are you defining it?

My Trusted Advisors in EdTech

Dr. Valerie Irvine, @_valeriei

George Couros, @gcouros

Dr. Alec Couros, @courosa

Chris Wejr, @Chriswejr

Collective Knowledge

Not one voice or one expert, but a filter to see and consider many voices

on any topic - educational technology, self-regulation, Aboriginal education, student inquiry, project based learning, innovative practice

http://learningspaces.unl.edu/collaborate.jpg

Twitter as a Professional Learning Network

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedromourapinheiro/3110300295/

~10 schools on Twitter

~40 P/VP’s

~120 educators interacting on #sd61learn

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Twitter trends in GVSD

Building momentum as a district resource

Twitter is not

• to follow pop stars

• see what people are eating

• a waste of time

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/3638834128/

• for developing professional learning networks

• for collaborating

• for sharing stories/resources

• for problem solving

• educational leadership

• modelling digital citizenship

Twitter is a Tool for Educators

www.psdgraphics.com/blue-growth-chart

Broadcast!

Turn to your neighbour: !

What innovative teaching practice do you see in your school? !

Do you use social media to highlight it? http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2575986601

“Education will change from the ground up…teachers as professionals doing great work and sharing it via social media” - Elisa Carlson @EMSCarlson #sd36learn

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASocial_Media_Marketing.jpg

#bccurric, #bced, #bclearns

curriculum.gov.bc.ca

Twitter 101

“Twitter can be used as a professional space to collaborate, share, and broadcast information”

!twitter.com

!Make an account right now if you don’t have one and

help each other

Tips for setting up a professional account

1. Use school district email address

2. Choose a professional username (ie- not @cooldude61)

3. Profile photo - crack the egg!

4. Description - how would you introduce yourself? #sd61learn position, school, mandate

5. Location - Victoria, BC

Focusses your audience

Tailors your conversation

Focusses on a topic

Examples:

#bccurric, #pbl, #sd61learn, #sd61slm, #bced, #bclearns

Want to create a hashtag? Search, then start tweeting

ELG/PBL Grant Meeting sessions

Why hashtag?

#

Hashtags

Replying/Favorites

@Handles

People who you want to credit

Connect with

Notify/Reply

• RT = Retweet- confirmed someones ideas and passed it to your followers

• MT= modified Tweet - slight change to the Tweet

RT and MT

Photos/LinksPhotos can tell a story - use a mobile device to attach photos easily

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Links- go to bitly.com

Getting Started

• You can always delete a tweet

• uncheck email notifications

• check out my list for people to follow

• watch till you feel comfortable

• any other advice?

Top tool bar

@connect - shows interactions

# - Discover - search for a topic

DM = Direct message

Settings- to set privacy, email notifications

Tweet button

Tips1. Think twice, tweet once

2. Balance Professional with Personal- how much would you share with your class?

3. Think about who you follow - it is what you can control and they represent you

4. Don’t follow only like-minded people

5. Be careful on negativity

6. Follow #hashtags and @people instead of your feed

• attend multiple conference presentations online simultaneously

• enhances the face to face interactions

• highlights innovative practice and problem solves

Other Benefits:

PlatformsiPhone and iPad- Mobile Twitter app

Computer- HootSuite/ Tweetdeck (saves columns)

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1. Sharing innovative strategies and news from your schools!

2. Educational articles that influence your thinking!3. Thoughts and quotes!4. Questions that will help you or your organization!5. Support others educators

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/1810

What you should tweet about

For Further Information

daveshortreed.com/social-media-for-educators/

For relevant articles, policy, presentations

Tweet Me!

Ticket out the door

• Talk and tweet to #sd61learn

• What are you excited about?

• What do you want to know more about?

Thank you!