2. Social media: For what purpose?
• To facilitate interaction within our community
(Between students & teachers)
• To facilitate interaction beyond our community
(With students, classrooms & experts around the world)
• Giving students access to expert resources for
their questions and authentic audiences for
their work
3. Our Project
• Develop a social media case study toolkit
• Case studies involving Twitter, Skype, blogs,
YouTube, etc.
• Case studies used for professional
development for wider faculty
4. Case Studies
• The third-grade Twitterview
• Eighth grade author Skype session
• Second grade mystery Skype sessions
• YouTube “flipped classroom” video
5. Case Studies
T3
• 3 case studies used for professional
development purposes in late January
• Last one used for professional
development presentation in late April
• One case study / PD session leads to
teacher conducting an author Skype
13. Eighth Grade Author Skype…
• Students asked about inspiration for writing
• Students asked about the writing process
• Students asked what she reads
14. Leads To Third Grade Author Skype
• Students asked questions like where ideas
for book and characters came from
• Author gave preview of sequel
to a book students had read
• Author gave advice about being a writer
