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Using Social Media as a Tool for Authentic Collaborative
Learning
Presented by Karen Lirenman
@klirenman ERAC
November 2014
Social Media is...
... the social interaction amongpeople in which they create, share or
exchange information, ideas, andpictures/videos in virtual
communities and networks.
Source: Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
Before you begin you need to think about…
Student Safety
Gradual Release
Modelling
Open Parent Communication
Citizenship
Ways I Keep My Young Learner’s Safe
Teacher approves all tweets/blog posts/comments.
All tweets come through one class account.
Students do not have twitter password.
Monitor class twitter feed, and unfollow people when necessary.
Ways I Keep My Young Learner’s Safe
Never match a face with a name.
Follow early years class accounts.
Follow people students can relate to.
Utilize hashtags to direct or focus learning.
Using Twitter for authentic, collaborative learning.
What do you think that might look like for you and your students?
And the WORLD responded.
South Africa
Texas
Iowa OntarioFlorida
New Zealand
British ColumbiaAustraliaEngland
Michigan
Saskatchewan
Wisconsin
New York
OregonIndia
But the most fascinating tweet of all …
… came from a class with no windows!
We use Twitter for authentic, collaborative literacy.
Creating a hashtag to share secrets about Santa.
#santasec13
Creating a hashtag to tweet in the voice of a fairy tale character.
#lrrh13
Creating a hashtag to participate in a book club.
#1bc14
We use Twitter for authentic, collaborative numeracy.
Creating a hashtag to ask and answer math problems.
#mathstory
Creating a hashtag to learn and share facts
about 2d shapes and 3d solids.
#2d3dshapes
Participating in a weekly math talk.
#mtgr1
Other ways we use twitter as a collaborative tool for learning.
Helping others collect data for learning.
Teaching others by answering their questions.
Back channeling by using a hashtag to learn with others.
#discoveryfn
Connecting with an Author.
Using Blogging for authentic, collaborative learning.
What do you think that might look like for you and your students?
Connecting with a author.
Teaching others about what is important to us.
Other blogging stories…
Sharing 2d/3d shape creations…
Nicky meet Nikki…
Great snowclothing challenge…
This is where we learn…
Primary Blogging Community organized by Kristen Widen mrswideen.com
Quadblogging.net
Using Video Conferencing for authentic, collaborative learning.
What do you think that might look like for you and your students?
Learning math with a student in Iowa.
Practicing reading.
Playing guess my number.
Comparing urban and rural environments.
Helping an app developer.
Teaching others.
Places to make connections…
Social Media
Be Brave! Take Risks!
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe
Learning ALWAYS comes first.
Karen Lirenman @klirenman Skype: klirenman [email protected] learningandsharingwithmsl.blogspot.ca handoutsbykaren.wikispaces.com
Grade One/Two, Division 18 Woodward Hill Elementary, Surrey, BC
@MsLsClass mslirenmansroom.blogspot.ca
kidblog.org/MsL2014
bit.ly/feedbackforkaren
