add to my Calendar (e.g. Outlook)Events: Technology PLC (Online PLC Event)
Topic: Use of social media to share knowledge and information
Date: Friday, December 14, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mountain / 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
Presenters
Shirley Farrell, Education Specialist, Alabama State Department of Education, Special Education
Facilitators
Audrey Desjarlais, Signetwork
Description/Other Details
Shirley Farrell will present how Alabama is successfully using social media with their gifted organization. Participants will learn the value of social media in sharing knowledge.
Materials/Resources
SESSION RECORDING: Social Media (12/2012, S. Farrell)
http://tadnet.adobeconnect.com/p45z863p61u/
SlideShare. A cloud-based community for sharing presentations.
http://www.slideshare.net/
Sir Ken Robinson: Check out his YouTube videos on use of technology and education
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sir+kenneth+robinson&oq=sir+kenneth+robinson&gs_l=youtube.3...0.0.0.33143.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1ac.
Richard Byrne: Free Technology for Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
HootSuite: Social media dashboard to manage and measure your social networks
http://hootsuite.com/
TweetDeck. Mobile device app to manage social media sites.
http://www.tweetdeck.com/
Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/
A site that provides resources, research, and experts to help educators implement the strategies in comprehensive assessment, integrated studies, project-based learning, social and emotional learning, teacher development, and technology integration. These strategies — and the educators who implement them — are empowering students to think critically, access and analyze information, creatively problem solve, work collaboratively, and communicate with clarity and impact.
Steven W. Anderson. Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: A Blend Of Technology And Education.
http://blog.web20classroom.org/