Why don’t we learn the way we live?

Digital Blender

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What We See:

If we don’t capitalize on social media, there’s a loss of opportunity.

What We See:

If we don’t capitalize on social media, there’s a loss of opportunity.

What We See:

If we don’t capitalize on social media, there’s a loss of opportunity.

Meet Jamie:

Typical 8th grade studentSyracuse City School District

Likes social gamingLearned to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube by age 6

HomeroomImprovements:

Streamlines information for students

Avoids disruptive announcements

Collects data about what students want for lunch

Eliminates food waste

1st Period EnglishImprovements:Creates local connections

Engages students in conversations with someone with different experiences

Compares interpretations of texts

Develops literacy skills

Improves social media literacy skills

Fosters building reading and writing communities

2nd Period BiologyImprovements:Connects classroom learning with local issues and the real world

Explores students’ own interests and questions

Allows students to ask questions during the lecture

Provides teachers the opportunity to make adjustments to the lessons according to students’ live feed responses during the lecture

Improvements:Fosters communication between admin and students

Gives students a meaningful voice

Creates a social environment

Allows students to express their (digital) creativity

Lunch

3rd Period HistoryImprovements:Creates global connections

Fosters students’ global awareness

Opens students historical understanding to multiple perspectives

Develops deeper historical understandings

After SchoolImprovements:Keeps parents informed of daily progress

Maintains a teacher/admin/parent relationship

Informs students about sports events, scores, and school teams

Jamie’s Older Brother

Improvements:

Stays connected to his professors

Continues academic conversations organically outside of school

Jamie’s Younger BrotherImprovements:Learns social and digital media literacy skillsServes as the foundation for future social and digital media learningTeaches students proper etiquette and how to find credible sourcesAllows students to learn how to use social media responsibly

Improvements:Learn how to use social media

Trained in how to implement social media effectively and meaningfully into the classroom

Updated on new and emerging media and technology

Jamie’s Teachers

Jamie’s ParentsImprovements:Learn how to use social media tools by the Digital Blender Team

Stay informed about how to stay connected with admin and teachers

School board votes to overturn no cell phone policy

Integration across States and Continents

Digital Blender as a Business Enterprise

Product Updates l Consulting l Service Implementation

Saves money for schools Involves students in their learning

Connects the classroom to the real world Teaches students skill sets

Digital Blender’s Benefits

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Digital Blender & Social Media FuturesLearning how we live.