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EXTENDING YOU REACH USING SOCIAL MEDIA

EXTENDING YOU REACH USING SOCIAL MEDIA. Cara Whitehead, NBC T Alabama NBCT Network Conference January 26, 2013. http://goo.gl/Sh1Ql. Cara Whitehead. 4 th Grade Teacher at Carlisle Elementary School in Boaz, AL School Technology Coordinator

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EXTENDING YOU REACH USING SOCIAL MEDIA

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  1. EXTENDING YOU REACH USING SOCIAL MEDIA Cara Whitehead, NBCT Alabama NBCT Network Conference January 26, 2013 http://goo.gl/Sh1Ql

  2. Cara Whitehead • 4th Grade Teacher at Carlisle Elementary School in Boaz, AL • School Technology Coordinator • National Board Certified Teacher in Literacy: Reading/Language Arts • Social Media Promotions for http://www.spellingcity.com • Member of Promethean’s Social Media Council • Certified Promethean ActivInstructor • Author of Teaching…My Calling • Author for TeachingBlogAddict

  3. FarraH Kilgo • 4th Grade Teacher at Ivalee Elementary School in Attalla, AL • School Technology Coordinator • National Board Certified Teacher in Literacy: Reading/Language Arts • Member of Promethean’s Social Media Council • Certified Promethean ActivInstructor • Author of Think Share Teach • Author for Technology Tailgate

  4. In this session you will learn how to use social media to: • Share ideas • Collaborate with others • Contribute thoughts • Enhance your curriculum

  5. What is social media? • Merriam-Webster defines social media as forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (as videos). • http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-media

  6. How Many social networking websites are there? • http://howmanyarethere.net/how-many-social-networking-websites-are-there/

  7. The Positives of using social media • Validation • Internalization • Reminders • Connections

  8. What is a PLN? Personal (or Professional) Learning Network Places to network: Twitter Edmodo Pinterest Facebook Teacher Blogs Diigo Google Docs Benefits of PLN: Learn new teaching tools Connect with professionals in your area of interest Filter new information Share your ideas Ask and answer questions You’re only as good as the company you keep.~Old English Proverb

  9. Twitter • Hashtag #ALNBCT • Handle @ALNBCTNetwork

  10. How to read a tweet • The maximum limit for a Tweet is only 140 characters • Followers are those who follow you and read your Tweets. • # means hashtag. The hashtag is the subject of your Tweet. • @ means a specific person. If you are talking to that person, the @is at the beginning. If you are talking about that person, the @ is located in the Tweet. • RT means retweet. You are simply repeating what someone says. • MT means modified Tweet. If you want to use only part of a person’s Tweets, you included MT.

  11. Facebook

  12. Pinterest

  13. Edmodo

  14. Blogging

  15. nEtiquette of social media • Acknowledge when someone follows, comments, or retweets. • Keep your posts positive.  • Be careful clicking on links.  • Don’t be afraid to interact with businesses. 5)Give credit where credit is due.  6)Complete your profiles and add a picture.   • Don't put anything on the Internet that you wouldn't want your boss to read.  They do check! • Spellcheck everything before you send. • Post regularly but not too often.   • Don't follow someone just for the sake of building your number of followers.  

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