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Social Media & Technology in the Classroom: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Social Media & Technology in the Classroom: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly . Susan D. Perkins Assistant Principal/Activities Director Goddard High School, Goddard, Kansas sperkins@goddardusd.com. What is Social Media?.

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Social Media & Technology in the Classroom: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

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  1. Social Media & Technology in the Classroom: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly Susan D. Perkins Assistant Principal/Activities Director Goddard High School, Goddard, Kansas sperkins@goddardusd.com

  2. What is Social Media? • “Electronic communication in which users create communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content” • Merriam Webster • 3 Functions • Create a personal profile on a public system • Find and connect with others with something in common • Share connections and ideas with others • The number one way society connects with each other – surpassing personal one on one contact

  3. Seven different types of social media:

  4. Positives of Social Media • Promotes connections and reconnections • Increase of confidence and self esteem • Common Sense Media Report 2013 • 1 in 5 13 to 17 year olds feel more confident • 52% report improved relationships • 28% felt more outgoing • Encouragement of social good • Making voices heard • Teaching Tool

  5. Top 10 Negatives of Social Media 10: Obesity 9: Cyber Bullying 8: Health Issues 7: Career Impact 6: Crimes 5: Loss of Privacy 4: Viruses 3: Scams 2: Unwanted Information Overload 1: Loss of Friendships

  6. Digital Immigrants vs. Digital Natives • Newspaper vs. Twitter • Encyclopedia vs. Google • Letters vs. Email • Patience vs. Immediacy • Past learning vs. Future learning

  7. Digital Natives • Brains are different • Originally believed that brain intelligence set by age 3 • Multitasking? • Input of experiences and duration and intensity of experiences shape and develop the brain • Pruning and development of new pathways • 3 areas enhanced • Visual Memory • Processing • Learning Skills

  8. Digital Natives • Visual vs. Oral information • 30% sight, 8% touch, 3% hearing • Eye Tracking • Golden Mean • 1/3 down – 1/3 from left • Z Curve • Golden Triangle • F pattern • Hot spot for information

  9. Digital Natives • By the age of 18 • played more than 10,000 hours of video games • sent and received 250,000 emails and texts • spent 10,000 hours on phones • watched more than 20,000 hours of TV • seen more than 500,000 commercials.

  10. Social Media and Laws • Official legal social age is 13 • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) • Collection of data • Post clean and comprehensive online privacy policies • Parental consent • Reasonable procedures • Limit information provided • E-Rate • Funding • Guidelines

  11. Social Media and the Law • Eraser Button in California • Parent rights/responsibility • Consequences • School based vs. Home based • Teacher/ Staff responsibility

  12. Students and Social Media

  13. Facebook • Founded February 4, 2004 at Harvard University • Mark Zuckerberg and roommates • Must be age 13 or older to register a profile • Profiles can have photos, list of personal information, contact information, and allow communication with friends • Like pages used for advertising • Can be a one-way communication device or a two way device • Friending & Unfriending

  14. Facebook Confessions • Uses a survey engine such as survey monkey or google forms • Allows the page creator to upload posts from anonymous sources • Usually tied to a school or university • Disturbing postings • Accusations • Suicide • Derogatory comments

  15. Twitter • Launched in 2006 • No age required when registering • Policy does give minimum as 13 • One of the 10 most used websites in the world • As of September 2013, the company's data showed that 200 million users send over 400 million tweets daily, with nearly 60% of tweets sent from mobile devices • Tweets - No more than 140 characters at a time • @ - used to include people you follow in your tweets • # - used to create a grouping about something • Trending topics • Backchannel use in classrooms (www.todaysmeet.com/perkinsdkgworkshop )

  16. Pinterest • Free virtual bulletin board • Pins are shared and searchable • Easy to set up – unlimited “boards” to share or keep private • Resources • Professional Development • Brainstorming • Photo journaling

  17. You Tube • Founded in 2005 • Over 1 billion visitors a month • Over 6 billion hours of video watched each month • 100 hours of video uploaded each minute • Must be 13 years old to have an account • YouTube Digital Citizenship Curriculum • Policies, Reporting, Privacy, Responsibility, and Engagement as a digital citizen.

  18. Google + • Launched in June of 2011 • Social Networking • Circles (open and private) • Hangouts • Share resources • Began for only 18 years and older crowd • January 2012 – Open to 13 and older • Over 5 billion users daily • Less ads and distractions – cleaner look and ease of use

  19. Linked In • Launched in 2003 • Electronic “Rolodex” • Over 1 million teachers are currently registered • Connections and sharing • Post and comment in discussions • The Teacher’s Lounge

  20. Class Dojo • Real-time behavioral management & skill tracking • Free ! • Students and parents can receive reports or log in and view • Added teacher sharing component – summer 2015

  21. Vine • Mobile app owned by Twitter • Create and post short video clips • Maximum clip length of 7 seconds • Pornographic content is not prohibited • Age was raised to 17+

  22. Tumblr • Microbloggingplatform and social networking website • Can organize photos/thoughts/websites • Owned by Yahoo! • Must be 13 to register • Shows a age restriction/warning notice • Short form blog • Follow others or be private • Known for having quite a bit of pornographic content • 2 to 4 percent of the use • Guidelines permit adult oriented content

  23. Kik • Instant messages – similar to texting • On wi-fi can avoid texting charges/having an account with cell phone carrier • Those without texting capabilities – can text • Send messages and photos • Groups chats with up to 9 people • Targeted to 16+ • Only requires a registered user name

  24. ask.fm • Social Networking website • Users can ask questions with anonymity • 30 million questions posted a day by 80 million registered users • Must be 13+ • Cyberbullying is seen frequently

  25. reddit • Social news and entertainment • “Bulletin Board” system • Users submit links or text posts • Voted up or down – determines position on page • Information sorting • Informal survey/opinion poll • No age limits – subreddit moderators can suggest limits

  26. Snapchat • Photo messaging application • Originally named “Peekaboo” • Age – 13+ • Take photos or video – add text or drawings • Time limit for how long you can view the Snaps – then the snap is deleted • 1 to 10 seconds • Is possible to take a screen shot and keep the snap • Charges of sexting and pornography • Snapchat Stories • Links of shared content that can be shared and viewed unlimited number of times in a 24 hour period • Snapkidz • Under 13 application – take photos – can’t share – only store on device

  27. Voxer • Walkie Talkie app • Live push to talk and voice messaging • Founded by a special forces commander in Afghanistan • Don’t need a mobile service provider • Can also send pictures • 13+ age requirement

  28. theCHIVE • Photo entertainment website • Photos selected to be shown by a panel from those submitted • Organized by topic • Known for starting a number of hoaxes • 13+ • Known for asking/requesting soft porn type photos

  29. Instagram • Online photo, video, and social networking service • Take pictures and videos(up to 15 seconds) and apply digital filters • Square shape similar to the Kodak Instamatic and Polaroid images • Can share on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr • Owned by Facebook • 13 + age limit • Can send direct

  30. Edmodo • Marketed as the Facebook for schools • Social learning platform • Post assignments, create polls, embed video clips, learning groups, quiz posts, and calendars • Parent accounts allow them to see their children’s assignments and grades • Free service • No age limit (no email needed) • Closed system

  31. My Big Campus • K-12 emphasis • Social Learning Network • Post assignments, create polls, embed video clips, learning groups, quiz posts, and calendars • Parent accounts allow them to see their children’s assignments and grades • No email needed • Service has a fee

  32. What does all of this mean? • Be aware! • Teach expected behavior and skills! • Stay current! • Role Model! • Newspaper Test • Adjust and change when needed! • Ask questions!

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