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New Literacies & 21st Century Technologies
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  • Introduction to Course
  • Module 1: Internet Safety
  • Module 2: iPads in the Classroom
  • Module 3: Social Media
  • Module 4: Digital Storytelling
  • Module 5: Blogging with your Students
  • Blog
  • Final Project
  • References
  • Course Assessment

To be Social or Not? That is the Question...

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube, LinkedIn... and many, many more make up what encompass the Social Media craze. For this weeks discussion read the following articles:

Web 2.0 in the elementary classroom: Portraits of possibilities.
•Doyle, K., Hayes, J., Horwitz, J., Kist, W., & Kuzior, J. (2010). Web 2.0 in the elementary classroom: Portraits of possibilities. Language Arts, 88(1), 62-68.

http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/LA/0881-sep2010/LA0881Profiles.pdf

Twittering about learning: Using Twitter in an elementary school classroom
•Kurtz, J. (2009). Twittering about learning: Using Twitter in an elementary school classroom. Retrieved from Essential Schools: www.essentialschools.org/cs/cespr/view/ces_res/618

Social media in the classroom- For kindergartners (!) through high schoolers
•Ramig, R. (2009, Nov/Dec). Social media in the classroom- For kindergartners (!) through high schoolers. MultiMedia Internet at School, pp. 8-10.
http://www.internetatschools.com/Articles/Editorial/Features/Social-Media-in-the-Classroome28094For-Kindergartners-(!)-Through-High-Schoolers-5bAvailable-Full-Text2c-Free5d-60008.aspx

ASSIGNMENTS
If you do not already have a Twitter account, you will need to create one for this weeks assignment. In our class blog comment with your twitter name. Then, follow me, kellyisabull 

Next, tweet your response to the three questions in the blog at me (@kellyisabull) (you will need to have three separate tweets!)

The second part of this weeks assignment is to create a short presentation with at least three ways you can "use" Social Media in your classroom. While I understand that not all districts allow Social Media in the classroom there are creative ways to bring the idea of Social Media into the classroom without actually using it, be creative! This presentation will be submitted through email. Email your project to me, at kbudnick@mail.usf.edu 


Please submit before our next class meeting. (50 points)

SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE CLASSROOM

Below is a powerpoint titled Social Media in the Classroom. Click through each slide and read all the information presented. At the end of the presentation watch the two YouTube clips that were discussed in the presentation. 

Twitter in the Classroom

The Social Media Revolution 2012

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