making your class more sociable
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Welcome! Please go to www.edmodo.com and sign
up for a student account.Use code m5qdbm
Making Your Class More Sociable: Using Social
Networks with your StudentsJohn Woodring
www.johnwoodring.comTwitter.com/teacherbytes
How do you interact with your students online?
How do your students interact with each other online about your class?
Why a Social Network?
This is where students and parents are located.
Easier to engage in dialog and share information with students and parents.
RulesMaking Your Class More Social
Social Network Rules
It’s business, not personal!
Class business only!
Social Network Rules
Only share information regarding class.
Social Network Rules
Be prepared to ban those who break the rules.
Have control over who joins in the discussion.
Social Network Rules
Offer this as an option and not a requirement.
Social Network Rules
Only use the tools you and your administrators are comfortable with.
Have a plan for it’s use.
Social Network Rules
Allow and even encourage parent participation.
Social Network Rules
Setup an opportunity to demonstrate how you use social network and offer help for those who wish to join in.
Social Network Rules
Post where people can join your social network such as website and/or syllabus.
FacebookMaking Your Class More Social
Make sure you understand how to set the privacy settings to the point you can teach it!
Setup a Group for class purposes.◦You can control who sees information
Pages for your school. You don’t have to befriend anyone to join
a page or group.
TwitterMaking Your Class More Social
Uses for Twitter
Creating a personal learning networkAnnouncementsLinksPhotos with mobile or third party apps
Using Twitter Safely
You can create different Twitter accounts.Creating private linksYou do not have to follow students or you
can unfollow them
Location-BasedMaking Your Class More Social
Location-Based
Examples are Foursquare and GowallaUsed usually with mobile devicesYou will check-in at a location and it is
shared with friendsApps for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad,
Blackberry, and Palm products
Uses
Create virtual field-tripsCreate tips or give information about a
locationOrganizations, cities, and businesses are
sharing information when people check-inBadges, pins, and other items can be
picked-up FoursqureGowalla
Take part in the Gowalla Trip Challenge
Setup a Gowalla accountSearch for the SCETV Summer Workshop
2010 trip.Check-in to at least 5 of the 10 locations
to get credit for the trip Show your badge at the check-in desk to
receive a prize.
Educational social networksMaking Your Class More Social
Edmodo
Compared to Twitter Do not need an e-mail to sign students up Secure Environment Share ideas, files, and assignments Mobile Access and iPhone app Create and grade assignments Store and share Files Class Calendar Notifications via e-mail, text, Twitter Share links and embedded objects Create Polls Able to subscribe to public streams via RSS Document viewer
Course management systemSocial networkStudents can have their own sitesClass profiles and WebPagesCreate Tests and QuizzesOnline Drop boxesBlogsPrivate MessagingGroup work spacesPersonal File storageCalendarsParent Access
Ning
Ning Mini for EducatorsProvided by PearsonMust apply for this stateFees range from $19.95 to $499.95 per
yearMembers can blog, share pictures and
videos, chat, create groups and forums