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This presentation overviews social media outlets used by Chicago Public Schools and how to use social media effectively in the classroom. This presentation occurred at the 2012 CPS Tech Talk Conference.
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CPS Social Media & Effective Practices
presented by:Alex Soble, Social Media Manager
Lisa Perez, Network Library Coordinator
Support webpage: http://goo.gl/T6Hnu
Facebook.com/ChicagoPublicSchools
@ChiPubSchools
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Social media policy FAQs
What are the rules for student-teacher social media interaction?
Social media policy FAQs
What are the rules for student-teacher social media interaction?
For now, use common sense and lots of caution.
Social media policy FAQs
Can my school have a Facebook page? Twitter account?
Social media policy FAQs
Can my school have a Facebook page? Twitter account?
Please wait. Soon there will be a policy & guidelines; it will be super-kosher.
Social media policy FAQs
Is the District going to unblock Facebook and YouTube?
Stay tuned.
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BLOGGING!
• No student accounts• OK to make classroom account
(don’t share password w/others)
Monitor current events, politics, municipal government, popular culture
Communicate with teachers in other schools; create joint projects
Tweet from field trips or school events (no student pics or identifying info)
Share homework assignments or parent announcements
Write a poem collaboratively or with partner classes Track hashtags; statistically analyze trending topics Partner with classes in other countries; tweet in
foreign languages Monitor various professionals for career information Create short book reviews Art students can create various backgrounds for use
in the class Twitter account page
SOCIAL MEDIA WALLED GARDEN
• Doesn’t require student email• Doesn’t collect student info• Doesn’t interface with other social media• Doesn’t allow outside commenting or
communication with unknown people.
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Students need access to computers during classBack channels give every student a voice
• Get immediate feedback on what students think• Capture research data from multiple sources• Access immediate, informal assessment data• Practice writing in other languages• Communicate with collaborating classes
Launch new room in less than one minute
Set up in less than a minuteSet privacy options
Save revisionsExport in Word, PDF, HTML, or other options
synchronous or
asynchronous
live chat
Students need access to computers at some pointUse first names only, no personal contact info, monitor
• Brainstorm ideas, share learning• Collaborate with other classes• Access informal, formative assessment• Show learning over time• Simulate historical conversations, debate issues• Plan collectively, write collaboratively
http://www.chatzy.com/19468733819782
Chatzy Chat Rooms
No student accounts neededHave students use first name only
Non-active rooms disappear after 14 days
• Monitor student comprehension, questions, & thoughts in a back channel
• Plan research, collaborations, events• Work synchronously or asynchronously• Work across multiple classes or with
collaborating classes• Communicate in other languages
WALLED GARDEN DIGITAL CREATION SITES – GET TRAINING HERE
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Other
Tools
Use discussion tabs in Wikispaces to promote student discussion and assessment around research &
educational digital artifacts
See https://sites.google.com/site/cpsedtechportal/wikis for training on setting up your class wiki
Seehttp://cpsproflib.wikispaces.com/training for two
more wiki screencast videos
iPad AppsINTERNATIONAL
NETWORKING
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING FOR TEACHERS
Use Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, or Seesmic to aggregate tweets on your computer or phone
Follow your subject-matter and educational leaders
Follow your hashtags including #edtech, #edchat, #cpstt, #iste
Aggregate the blogs of your subject-matter and educational leaders on your computer or phone
Contact Info
Alex Soblearsoble@cps.k12.il.us@alexsoble773-553-1675
Lisa Perezleperez1@cps.k12.il.us@leperez1773-553-6212
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