1. Richland 1 Professional Development
Morning Session
Vyce Moses-Johnson, M.Ed., M.S.
August 14, 2014

2. Social Media in Education “Do it for the Vine!”
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine

3. Popular Social Media

4. What do the numbers say?

5. How does this help me help students?
Parental interaction
Supplemental assignments
Staying abreast of what’s going on the classroom
Assist classroom teacher with effective communication

6. **GAME TIME** How Social Are You?
Rules: You can use any device you want to find the answers. When you have found it, stand. You get the amount of points listed for each correct answer. (TRUST system – keep your own score)
ARE YOU READY?
Devices ready?
Let’s GO!

7. Who wants to be a Millionaire?
Hosted by The Tech Diva

8. $100 Who is the CEO and one of the founders of Facebook?
A – Bill Gates
B – Jack Dorsey
C – Mark Zuckerberg
C – Mark Zuckerberg
D – Kevin Systrom

9. $200 About how many active users of Facebook are there?
A – over 1 billion
A - over 1 billion
B – 1 million
C – just made 2 billion
D – just under 250,000

10. $300
Approximately how many Facebook users are between the ages of 13 and 18?
A – 10 million
B – about 100,000
C – 15 million
D – about 23 million
D - about 23 million

11. $400 All of the following are ways to use Twitter in education EXCEPT
A – alternative to textbooks
A - alternative to textbooks
B – stay on top of assignments
C – connect classrooms
D – peer collaborations

12. $500 What is the maximum number of characters you can have in a tweet?
D - 125

13. $1,000 If you want to share a cool tweet you saw, A – like it
B – copy/paste it
C – take a screenshot
D – retweet it
D - retweet it

14. $4,000 What year did Instagram begin? A - 2010 A - 2010 B - 2012C D

15. $5,000 Which is a way to use Instagram in education?
A – live clips from field trips
B – show students at work
C – A, B, and D
C - A, B, and D
D – display student work

16. $10,000 The largest group of Vine users consist of…
A – 10 to 15 year olds
B – 14 to 18 year olds
C – 18 to 20 year olds
C - 18 to 20 year olds
D – 13 to 16 year olds

17. Internet Safety
Students are using these various modes of social media, so we must take an active interest and be vigilant in teaching them how to be safe on the web.

18. Don’t think it’s important?
25% of children get away with pretending to be older to get an account online.
Almost three in 10 parents (29%) let their kids use the internet without any restrictions or supervision.
85% of parent of youth ages report their child has a social networking account. (American Osteopathic Association, 2011)
One million children were harassed, threatend or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook during the past year. (Consumer Reports, 2011)

19. Reasons Cyberbullies Do What They Do
To show off to friends (11%)
To be mean (14%)
Something else (16%)
To embarrass them (21%)
For fun or entertainment (28%)
They deserved it (58%)
To get back at someone (58%)

20. Netsmartz

21. Online educational social network
Edmodo
Online educational social network

22. Advantages of Edmodo is free. It will always be free. Edmodo is secure
Edmodo allows many levels of control
Edmodo does not require an address for students
Edmodo supports a huge variety of media files
Edmodo apps provide full functionality on the go
Edmodo allows students to view or turn in assignments anytime
Edmodo encourages discussion and participation

23. Teacher Sign Up Visit Edmodo.com Select “I’m a Teacher”
Complete the registration form
Select “sign up”
A confirmation will be sent
Click on the link in the to activate the account

24. Student Sign Up Provide students with the 6-digit group code
Visit Edmodo.com
Select “I’m a Student”
Complete the registration form
Select “Sign Up”
An is not required to sign up

25. Account Settings Click on “Account” then “Settings” Notifications
Upcoming events, assignments
New connections, posts, assignments needed grading
Students see new assignments due and new posted grades
Privacy
Block connection requests
Limit profile access
Manage Profile Information

26. Groups Click on “Create” Name the group Select a grade level
Select a subject area
Each new group has a unique 6-digit code

27. Manage Groups Lock/Reset Group Settings Manage Members
Moderate
Read Only
Create Small Groups
Manage Small Groups

28. Co-Teacher Co-teachers joins using the same unique 6-digit code.
In the members section, click on “Manage”
Click on the co-teacher’s name.
Choose co-teacher from the Access dropdown menu
Co-Teachers have the same functionality as owner with some limitations
Cannot archive or delete groups
Cannot add another co-teacher
Cannot delete the original creator

29. Posts Send and reply to posts Search and filter posts
Edit or delete posts
And much more

30. Add Content Select “Library” from the Navigation Bar Add content
Edmodo supports a huge variety of file formats
Click “Upload”
Choose the file to add
Click “Add to Library”
Click on the item in the library to
Delete the item
Download the item
Preview the item
Assign the item to a folder

31. Create Folders Select “Library” from the Navigation Bar Create folders
Click on “New” next to “Folders”
Name the new folder
Select the groups you wish to share with
Click “Create”

32. Create Folders Select “Library” from the Content Bar Create folders
Click on “New” next to “Folders”
Name the new folder
Select the groups you wish to share with
Click “Create”
Sharing a Folder
Click on the folder

33. Calendar Share events and track assignments
Select the “Calendar” from the Navigation Bar
Click on the date of the event
Name the event
Choose the group(s) to see the event
Click “Create”
To delete an event, click on the event and then “delete”

34. Post Assignments Click on “Assignments” in the Navigation Bar
Name the assignment
Provide a detailed description of the assignment
Provide a due date
Add any attachments (files, links, or Library content)
Choose the groups(s) to send to
Click on “Send”

35. Gradebook Click on “Grades” in the Navigation Bar
Select group from the dropdown menu that you would like to access
Posted assignments are automatically added
Grades are automatically added
Add or edit grades with in the Gradebook
Review assignments
Export the Gradebook as an Excel spreadsheet by clicking on Export (CSV)

36. Extras Create and award badges to recognize achievement
Connect with other teachers through Communities and Connections
Add other educator’s content to your Library
Mobile apps for Android and iOS

37. Support Download this PowerPoint from http://tinyurl.com/030612MHHW
Download the Edmodo Users Guide from

38. Edmodo: What Did You Learn?
GAME TIME
Edmodo: What Did You Learn?

39. Quick Quiz Edmodo is a public site by default. True or False?
You can only posts to groups you are a part of in Edmodo. True or False?
Students need a separate Edmodo account for each class. True or False?
Only teachers can manage their Edmodo account. True or False?
Each group created in Edmodo has a unique code. True or False?

40. Online Storage
When you can’t be in front of your computer, how to get to your important files?

41. Dropbox http://www.dropbox.com
Free account gets your 2gb of storage (refer others and get more or upgrade)
Accessible anywhere you have an internet connection
Share files on the go with the app

42. Google Drive 15gb of free storage
MUST have a google account – gmail.com or a work google account
Accessible from any computer
Works best in Google Chrome browser
Files can be converted to google compatible files or as is from the application used to create them.
File sharing and collaboration

43. iCloud For the iOS operating system 5gb of free storage
MUST have an apple id (not necessarily an apple device)
Can be used backup files and store them
Accessible via mobile device or computer

44. Accessing your favorites any and everywhere: On the go productivity
Online Bookmarking
Accessing your favorites any and everywhere: On the go productivity

45. Presentation adapted from Slideshare
Delicious
Presentation adapted from Slideshare

46. What does the tool do and how does one find it?
To find it you go to
You would use this tool to bookmark your favorite sites.
You can use it as social bookmarking.
This is a way for you to accumulate, categorize, find, and control all the info you find from web pages.

47. What are the features of this tool?
Save links to your favorite web pages
Make your bookmark public or private
Share your bookmarks with who you want (users and non-users)
View your friends bookmarks and save them to your account
Tag specific words in your article
Access bookmarks from other people that have the same interests as you
Access it anywhere where there is internet

48. Other benefits of using this tool
Great way to keep all of your favorite sites together
Use it to discover other interesting bookmarks on the web
Share your bookmarks with others
Get bookmarks that you like

49. Benefits (cont.)
You can share bookmarks with users and non users by using and twitter.
The search button has improved.
Bookmark Add On for different web browsers.
You don’t have to be on your computer to access your bookmarks. YES, you can access from any device with an internet connection.

50. Home Page

51. Good for Academic purposes
Delicious gives you an easier and more organized way to keep your important pages and articles in one place
Helps you go to one place when you need to cite the pages you used
Good to find information on a specific topic.
Share bookmarks with your friends or subscribe to interesting users.

52. Using this tool in and out of the Classroom
Save all your websites in one place for a paper, project, etc.
Go to other users tags and bookmarks, you don’t always have to use Google.

53. Delicious is strictly web based.
You do not need to install anything to use Delicious.
There are no limitations
Unfortunately, no app downloads for it, but can still be used.

54. Is it easy to set up an account and are there different account levels?
Delicious is completely free.
Signing up is an easy three step process.
Enter details
Add buttons to your bookmarks bar
Import existing bookmarks to Delicious

55. Symbaloo user guide

56. Chapter 1 Create a webmix
This is where it all starts. Create your own webmix!!
Chapter 1 Create a webmix
Save time
Organize your online life
Never lose your bookmarks
Create.

58. Symbaloo user guide

61. Chapter 2 Create a webmix
Created a nice webmix that is interesting for others? Share it!!
Chapter 2 Create a webmix
Share your webmix easily
Inform others
Get traffic from Google
Share.

62. (make sure you’re signed in with your account)

65. Chapter 3 Discover useful webmixes
Need information or links on a certain topic? Find it in the Symbaloo Gallery!
Chapter 3 Discover useful webmixes
Get the best links per topic
Get inspired
Find useful webmixes
Discover.

68. And it’s NOT impossible!
Your Mission…
And it’s NOT impossible!

69. Assignment
Create a Symbaloo webmix OR a Delicious account, that bookmarks videos, websites, etc that can be used with students either one on one, independent study or small group. Share either your Symbaloo webmix OR Delicious account link with me as well as to your principal and Kevin. All links should work and be active. You must have at least 15 different links on your Symbaloo webmix OR in your Delicious bookmarks.