Social Media Workshop

Theory

Social Media Revolution

New Media Literacies

Digital Generation Themes

The Digital Generation Themes consist of:

Creativity

Collaboration

Teaching

The Power of Social Media

The networked student

You Tube Activism

Practice

Tools that promote the themes of collaboration, creativity, and teaching.

• Twitter


• Blogging


• YouTube


• Flickr


• FriendFeed (combine all your mediums in one place)


• Diigo


• Yes, even Facebook

Hands-on

In groups of two or three choose one of the tools above and talk about how you could use these in YOUR classroom.

Blog Workshop

Theory

Blogs In Plain English

The blog as a writing tool

"Why I blog" by Andrew Sullivan

Practice

How to use a blog

The power of blogging lies in providing a public voice for students.

How could you use one in your classroom?

"Blogs in Education" by Stephen Downes

New Literacies by Clive Thompson

Hands on

What is it?

Discuss the variations of a blog and its potential.

Do it

Based upon our discussion:

What is the focus of your blog?

Access your blog: (http://blogs.dwight.edu/username)

http://blogs.dwight.edu/dbill

Write your first post

Follow Up

There will be a variety of professional development opportunities to learn more about blog and how to effectively use them in and out of your classrooms.