Social Media in Education « Dr. Doug Green

Social Media in Education

Spring 2012 – email Doug@DrDougGreen.Com for archives.

5/5 Using social media in the classroom – Watch short video (1:56). @snbeach

5/4 Reasons Schools Should Outsource Social Media Marketing – Good idea if you can afford it. In any case, schools need to control social media presence. @Edudemic

5/3 Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next five Years. @Forbes @iEducator

5/2 Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next five Years. @Forbes @iEducator

5/1 Benefits Of Social Media And Video Games In Classrooms @deerwood

4/30 How We’re Using Our Own Private Classroom-Focused Social Network. Just in case you don’t know about Edmodo – @pattigrayson @bhsprincipal

4/29 Teaching with social media in classroom settings: Top ten practices from teachers around Europe – Be sure to download this pdf. @oveucsj @scoopit

4/28 How to save social learning before we destroy it – @oveucsj

4/27 Magical Moments in Mobile Learning 20+ Tips & Resources @Montberte @ShellTerrell

4/26 Twitter accusers not above the law after rape victim name trends. Share with students to help them learn about inappropriate tweets/posts. @BrettRelander

4/25 Report concludes that schools should not ban mobile technology. Start by scrolling down to the five critical observations in blue. @iEducator

4/24 How To Decide Which Social Network You Should Use. Cool info graphic comparing Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and Google+ @NMHS_Principal

4/23 35 Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom @tombarrett

4/22 The Magic of Going Mobile: Augmented Reality, Design Thinking and the Power of Place @mcleod

4/21 The ten commandments of eLearning @oveusj

4/20 Five Great Smartphone Apps for the High School Science Classroom @zecool

4/19 Five Great Smartphone Apps for the High School Science Classroom @zecool

4/18 How College Professors Are Using Twitter to Re-Engage Their Students @SociableBlog @iEducator

4/18 Teachers got in trouble using Facebook. One called in sick & posted vacation picture. Your student should get a kick out this and a good lesson. @NYPost

4/17 Is there a danger in NOT letting teachers friend & follow students? @InnovativeEdu @mluhtala @tomwhitby

4/16 Twitter for Teachers – Short animation that explains how Twitter can help teachers connect and share – @DrPriceMitchell

4/15 Revisiting Cell Phones Bans in Schools @tomwhitby

4/14 Teacher fired for refusing to give Facebook password. Great warning for teachers and students – @DrDougGreen

4/14 Does your 3rd grader want a cellphone? Here are the cellphone stats for students in grades 3-12. @kjarrett

4/14 Which country has the world’s largest online population? Cool Infographic – Let me know if you guessed it. @BrettRelander

4/13 Port Angeles Facebook fugitive now a man of the world. A fugitive leaves a trail on Facebook – @BrianTomkins

4/12 Social media increases teens’ ability to quickly congregate. @bostonherald @TFMcGrath

4/11 Social media increases teens’ ability to quickly congregate. @bostonherald @TFMcGrath

4/10 Twelve Useful YouTube Accessories for Teachers and Students @rmbyrne @snbeach

4/10 Facebook postings investigated in Tulsa shootings. @BrianTomkins

4/9 Is helping parents sign up for Facebook the digital generation’s albatross? @BrettRelander

4/9 Jeff Pulver, 140 Characters Conference Founder, On How to Adapt to Social Media. Great 90-second video – @BrettRelander

4/8 Five Important Facebook Privacy Tips Share/discuss with your students. @BrianTomkins

4/8 How Social Media Can Help You Land That New Job Cool info graphic – Share with any one you know who is in school or looking for a job. @BrettRelander

4/7 Five Important Facebook Privacy Tips Share/discuss with your students. @BrianTomkins

4/7 How Social Media Can Help You Land That New Job Cool info graphic – Share with any one you know who is in school or looking for a job. @BrettRelander

4/6 Students Want Social Media in Schools (infographic) @bhsprincipal

4/6 Is it legal for schools to discipline students for what they do on Facebook outside of school? Minnesota case to watch. What do your students think? @DrMerylAin

4/6 Marine facing discharge for criticizing president on Facebook Make sure to ask students what they think of this. @DrDougGreen

4/6 Military panel says Marine facing dismissal shared negative Facebook images of Obama. @BrianTomkins

4/5 10 Best Practices for using wikis in education @iEducator

4/5 Tweet, Tweet, Go the Kindergartners Let me know if you have an opinion on this at Doug@DrDougGreen.Com @kjarrett

4/4 PIAZZA – Free, Powerful Online Q&A program, better than a discussion board. This might be preferable to Twitter for classroom use. @kevin_corbett

4/4 Use Social Media as a lesson starter. Check it out! @markbrumley

4/3 Should I Keep My Personal and Professional Identities Completely Separate Online? This also applies to students. @NMHS_Principal Also see my comment.

4/3 Do schools have the right to expel students for tweets? @iEducator

4/3 Ten tacky things to avoid posting on Facebook Ask if your students can add to this list. @gcouros

4/2 Nine ways students can use social media to boost their careers @NMHS_Principal

4/2 Facebook Tied To Feeling Fat, Eating Disorders @BrianTomkins

4/2 Wikipedia’s Next Big Thing: Wikidata – A Machine-Readable, User-Editable Database @iEducator

4/2 Paul Allen Bankrolls WikiDATA. Project to help #Wikipedia editors more easily enter information – @kevin_corbet

4/1 Creepy app is a wake-up call for privacy. This is a good lesson for students. @davidwees

4/1 The Twitter Experiment – Twitter in the Classroom – Great five minute video discussing actual use. @oveucsj @krbiles @scoopit

3/31 The Three Big Rules Your Kids May Be Breaking Online See if you can name them before you look then share with kids you know. @tomwhitby

3/30 25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Degree Of Difficulty @kjarrett @summify

3/30 Revisiting Cell Phone Bans in Schools – Where is your school at? @erinpaynter

3/30 Creating a Robust and Safe BYOD (Bring your own device) Program Things you must consider before you do this. @L_Hilt

3/29 How Online Education Is Changing the Way We Learn Cool info-graphic @iEducator

3/28 Can Twitter Rescue Introverted Students? @iEducator

3/28 Ten rules for Twitter from a middle school teacher tweeted by a middle school student – They look pretty good to me. @Waukeestudent @johntspencer

3/27 Be careful how you use social media @Morrica @svartling

3/26 Married Egyptian couple arrested for advertising orgies and wife-swapping on Facebook (Good discussion/advice for older students.) @BrianTomkins

3/26 Facebook Threatens Legal Action Against Employers Asking for Your Password Good discussion material for students – @jpgreenwood @TheAtlantic

3/26 Ten sites to use with mobile phones in education @zecoolv

3/25 Five Technology Challenges States Face with Common Core Assessments @snbeach

2/24 Middle Schoolers Do a Flash Mob for Reading @rkiker

2/24 A dissertation in the age of Twitter Be sure to watch the short video. It’s a great demo of how teachers can use Twitter. @peoplegogy

3/23 28 Creative Ways Teachers Are Using Twitter @tomwhitby

3/23 Legality of Employers Asking Job Applicants For Facebook Passwords Questioned Have students read this and give their opinion/discuss. @BrianTomkins

3/22 Students teach computer skills to older generation @jpgreenwood @eschoolnews

3/21 Has Social Media Become a Realm of the Haves Versus the Have-Nots? @anderscj @jpgreenwood

3/20 Are You Addicted to Twitter? [Very cool INFOGRAPHIC] @leahmcvie

3/20 Why Digital Citizenship Must Be Taught in Schools Interesting stats here. @21stprincipal

3/19 It Is Not About the Gadgets. Stimulating thoughts on technology integration in the classroom. @s_bearden

3/18 Facebook, Twitter become lifelines in Michigan tornadoes @BrianTomkins

3/17 Facebook Shuts Down ‘Most Beautiful Teen’ Page. It might be interesting to see how students feel about this. @BrianTomkins

3/16 #TED Launches #Educational YouTube Channel, Seeks Educators And Animators For Content @missnoor28 @AdhamEtoom

3/16 Major League Baseball releases its social media policy Have your students read the list of prohibited actions and tell them to pretend they are baseball players. @mlaevens @gcouros

3/15 Why be an administrative tweeter? @azjd @justintarte

3/14 Five cool ways to inspire writing by blogging. Try in your classroom! @markbrumley

3/13 Social Media and the Youth ‘Culture of Fear’ Researcher: The Internet has not increased student bullying @jturner56

3/12 NBA fines player $25,000 for sending picture of girl friend’s behind via Twitter This is a chance for students to learn from this mistake. @wrightsroom

3/11 Girl, ACLU Sue School Over Facebook Flap. Look for more of this to come. Something like this will probably hit the supreme court some day. @BrianTomkins

3/10 Ten reasons to allow cell phones in school @InnovativeEdu

3/8 What Schools are Really Blocking When They Block Social Media | Connected Learning Research Network @erinpaynter

3/7 Students Demand the Right to Use Technology in Schools. I hope we see more of this. @erinpaynter

3/7 Facebook Can Tell You If A Person Is Worth Hiring. Make sure your students see this. @Forbes @TFMcGrath

3/6 14 Trends of Social Media Culture @B2Community @TFMcGrath

3/5 29 Steps to Internet Safety for Kids @oveucsj

3/4 Student Safety in the Age of Facebook — THE Journal @21stprincipal

3/3 Brooklyn teen arrested for making treat against school on Facebook. Share with your students. @BrianTomkins

3/2 Social Constructivism Meets Social Media @tomwhitby

3/1 7 Tips For Using Social Media in Your Classroom @bjnichols @rkiker

2/29 First graders use Twitter, which helps parents keep in touch. @L_Hilt @21stprincipal @KatrinaStevens1

2/28 Why Are Dudes More Reckless On Facebook Than The Ladies? Tell male students that they don’t want to be one of those dudes. @TFMcGrath @Forbes