Using Social Media as a Tool for Authentic Collaborative Learning

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Using Social Media as a Tool for Authentic Collaborative

Learning

Presented by Karen Lirenman

@klirenman ERAC

November 2014

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

Before you begin you need to think about…

Student Safety

Gradual Release

Modelling

Open Parent Communication

Citizenship

Ways I Keep My Young Learner’s Safe

Teacher approves all tweets/blog posts/comments.

All tweets come through one class account.

Students do not have twitter password.

Monitor class twitter feed, and unfollow people when necessary.

Ways I Keep My Young Learner’s Safe

Never match a face with a name.

Follow early years class accounts.

Follow people students can relate to.

Utilize hashtags to direct or focus learning.

Using Twitter for authentic, collaborative learning.

What do you think that might look like for you and your students?

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 use Twitter for authentic, collaborative literacy.

Creating a hashtag to share secrets about Santa.

#santasec13

Creating a hashtag to tweet in the voice of a fairy tale character.

#lrrh13

Creating a hashtag to participate in a book club.

#1bc14

We use Twitter for authentic, collaborative numeracy.

Creating a hashtag to ask and answer math problems.

#mathstory

Creating a hashtag to learn and share facts

about 2d shapes and 3d solids.

#2d3dshapes

Participating in a weekly math talk.

#mtgr1

Other ways we use twitter as a collaborative tool for learning.

Helping others collect data for learning.

Teaching others by answering their questions.

Back channeling by using a hashtag to learn with others.

#discoveryfn

Connecting with an Author.

Using Blogging for authentic, collaborative learning.

What do you think that might look like for you and your students?

Connecting with a author.

Teaching others about what is important to us.

Other blogging stories…

Sharing 2d/3d shape creations…

Nicky meet Nikki…

Great snowclothing challenge…

This is where we learn…

Primary Blogging Community organized by Kristen Widen mrswideen.com

Quadblogging.net

Using Video Conferencing for authentic, collaborative learning.

What do you think that might look like for you and your students?

Learning math with a student in Iowa.

Practicing reading.

Playing guess my number.

Comparing urban and rural environments.

Helping an app developer.

Teaching others.

Places to make connections…

Social Media

Be Brave! Take Risks!

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

Arthur Ashe

Learning ALWAYS comes first.

Karen Lirenman @klirenman Skype: klirenman karen.lirenman@gmail.com learningandsharingwithmsl.blogspot.ca handoutsbykaren.wikispaces.com

Grade One/Two, Division 18 Woodward Hill Elementary, Surrey, BC

@MsLsClass mslirenmansroom.blogspot.ca

kidblog.org/MsL2014

bit.ly/feedbackforkaren

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