Social Media in K-12 Education

PresenterChristopher Gonzales

Objective My classmates will be able to

◦ Have a better understanding of the preparation to making social media part of the classroom

◦ Have insight about positive implementation of social media in the classroom

◦ Possibly arrive at some ideas on how future teachers might be able to apply Social Media in their classes to create a better educational environment

Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over old, and you may become a teacher of others.

Confucius (BC 551-BC 479) Chinese philosopher

Questionnaire Results

Handout: Guidelines for FacebookTM

Ms. Schoening’s First Grade Class

Mr. Edelman's Teacher Page

Examples

◦ Practical Applications

◦ Setting up a FacebookTM Profile

◦ Features/Terms

◦ FAQ

◦ Checklist/Letter to Parent/Permission Slip

Guidelines for FacebookTM

Ms. Schoening's Class

So much info!!

College View Elementary

The school got involved and now has its own FacebookTM page.

Ms. Schoening’s First Grade Class

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VIDEOS

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Using Notes to Update Parents

Educational Benefits

Let's Go! Under “Info” he states “This is not a social

page nor a way to try and friend me on Facebook.”

Strictly uses it to give feed back and extra help to his students

Mr. Edelman's Teacher Page

With the people at your table:

◦ Discuss the elements of both the examples

◦ Derive a list of things you liked and disliked. Make sure to include reason why.

Small Group Discussion

Attempted to use the “Group” function as this allows me to not have to “Befriend” any student

Very easy to set up as long as you have 1 friend, which I used my original FacebookTM

Was fun!!

My Attempt

QUESTIONS??