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Webinar 11Webinar 11
Let's Learn Socially!Let's Learn Socially!
Moderators:Moderators:
Silvina Orsatti – Project LeaderSilvina Orsatti – Project Leader
Audrey Misiano – Guest SpeakerAudrey Misiano – Guest Speaker
It’s not news that students use social media.
It is where they all live.
It is how they communicate.
Social media, in plain English
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-media
Teachers and schools should take advantage of these “21st century skills”
and create safe social learning networks to engage students and get better results.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
P-21 Rationale
Understanding of 21st Century Skills and Outcomes
Mastery of core subjects and 21st century skills are essential for success in life and work.
Relevant and applied curriculum
Curriculum must support active, authentic, and engaged learning,
leveraging technology innovations that profoundly affect our daily lives.
Informative assessment
Asessments must facilitate individual and group learning, and empower
students to gauge their own progress.
Culture of Innovation
Innovation is the fuel that drives the global economy, and it must be fostered in our nation’s schools.
Social and emotional connections
Social and emotional connections are vital to keeping students engaged and in school.
Ubiquitous access to technology
Technology can make possible new models of engaged and powerful learning.
The 21st Century Learner
Social networking =
“state of mind”
Social Learning Networks can help students enhance
“21st century skills”, while making learning more enjoyable
and meaningful for them!
Connected Students Connected Students
need need
Connected TeachersConnected Teachers
The Connected TeacherThe Connected Teacher
Online professional development and
virtual educational communities
can impact student achievement and
teaching practices
AUGUST = CEM
AUGUST = CEM
Teachers should be able to easily access the tools, resources, experts
and peers they need to be highly effective and supported
Collaborative teamwork is a key
to 21st century student achievement
““Closing the Technology Gap in Closing the Technology Gap in
World Language Teaching”World Language Teaching”
We won the “Collaborate for Good”
contest!
Session 1 Learning the tools
Session 2 Integrating the tools in the
classroom
Session 3 Becoming a life-long learner
Webinars
Let's CommunicateLet's Present
Let's Quiz and PollLet's Blog, Glog, and Phlog
Let's SpeakLet's Tell StoriesLet's Brainstorm
Let's PlanLet's Assess
Let's Learn SociallyLet's Connect Globally
Experts
Becky Benner-CarrPete Brooks
Dick DetwilerThekla Fall
Laura FranklinToni Johnson
Sanaa JouejatiDianne KrauseNatalie Puhala
Amanda SewaldJan Stewart
Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo
ACTFL 21st Century P-21 skills map
The 5 “C”s to building safe and effective
social learning networksfor teachers and students are:
1) Compare2) Contribute3) Communicate4) Collaborate5) Create
Many social learning networks are excellent places to:
find and share collaborative solutions locate resources for the classroom get lesson plan ideas read the latest news in 21st century education
Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com
Twitter offers a novel way to connect with colleagues across the globe and an effective means of engaging students with authentic
material.
Twitter is an online social media service that allows users to send and read messages of up to
140 characters using a computer, tablet, or mobile device.
These posts are know as “tweets”.
Twitter Example
@ Connect refers to organizations and people to follow, such as @sorsatti
# Discover refers to “hashtags” or topics identified with a hash symbol (#), such as #ACTFL
Twitter Lists
A Twitter list is a Twitter group feature that lets you organize the people you're following on Twitter, or
find new people.
TwitterFallhttp://www.twitterfall.com
TwitterFall can help track tweets from a specific hashtag in real time
Hashtags = #ACTFL #langchat #edchat #teachchat
Paper.lihttp://www.paper.li
PaperLi is a curation tool that lets you publish Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or
any web content into an online newspaper.
http://www.edmodo.com
Edmodo is a free and secure social learning network for teachers and students.
Join “Online PD Teachers” with group code grcrsa
Complete your profile and account settings:
Our guest speaker:
AUDREY MISIANO
Owner and Hostess of “Spanish Teacher Share”
Use Paper.li to create an “online newspaper” for a class activity, or for your FL department.
Then, share it on Edmodo (Online PD Teachers and Spanish Teacher Share).
Also, share on Twitter (hashtag #...).
Creative Corner (for a webcam!)
Post the event you attend, and a commentary about it on Edmodo!
Online PD TeachersGroup Code grcrsa
Act 48hs anyone?
Learning to Network, and Networking to Learn
Social Learning Networks +
http://www.scuttlepad.com
Scuttlepad is a kids site for 6-11 year olds that teaches kids networking fundamentals in a safe
and secure environment.
http://www.everloop.com
Everloop provides a unique, age-appropriate social media experience for children with
customized micro-networks or “loops” that safely connect kid-relevant content, services,
applications and experiences.
http://www.twiducate.com
Twiducate is a great solution for elementary and secondary students. Rather than them sign up and
enter an email address, you sign up and create a class code. Using this code, they log in to your class
network.
Internet safety
Questions? Help?
Silvina or Audrey Online PD Teachers
Spanish Teacher Share @ Edmodo!
