4. Ever ybody can and IS talking
T here is no CAPTIVE audience
T he crowd is ALWAYS bigger
EMBRACE the crowd
5. “In so many ways, learning is a
fundamentally social act. From circle
time in kindergarten, to study groups in
college, to team projects in the
workforce, sociability has always
greased the gears of learning.”
-Daniel Pink
20. “a social networking and
microblogging service that
allows you answer the question,
‘What are you doing?’ by
sending short text messages
140 characters in length, called
‘tweets’, to your friends, or
‘followers.’”
Give school profile; demographics, test scores, community, etc.
Social Media is not a fad and it’s moving into all aspects of business in order to engage customers
Process-Briefly have them (in groups) discuss the shifts and share how these impact teaching and learning Jot down responses for record keeping and review How does this impact your role as building principal Talk about RateMyTeacher. Com Ask how many of them have commented about restaurants, products, trips, etc.
Tell my story
Tell my story!
Resistance or Relunctant? Talk about this!
What’s your school’s image? What do you want it to be? How do you get there?
A number of professionals use Twitter to collaborate, connect, solve problems and take responsibility for their own learning
Use this to help audience develop a Twitter profile. This is an administrator in my district.
Professional chats
I explained the importance of this symbol to send messages to specific people
Explained the symbols and why to use them
He is GOOGLE For Educators, check out his blog
Link to Twitter to go through it: Set up an account Establish a profile Lurk by searching #edchat #cpchat
Innovative Strategies that are going on in your building or district Teaching Strategies Scheduling Student projects Parent partnerships Others?
Organizations and Associations that influence your thinking
Mr. Lahman’s blog about Ohio Music Educators Association Contests
Thoughts and Quotes from thought leaders, inspirational thinkers, authors, etc.
Questions that would help you or your organization… BYOT/BYOD Common Core Teacher Evaluation School Climate/Culture Dual Credit Staff Morale Dual Credit Blended Learning
Support other educators by retweeting their messages, blogs, articles, comments, etc.
Personal Information: Interests Hobbies Music Videos Funny Stories