Embrace Social Media Lisa Washmuth - San Luis High School L & M Conference June 2016 Embrace Social Media Improve Your Marketing & Climate Lisa Washmuth - San Luis High School Valerie Peterson - Miramonte High School

Why are you using that? Relevant Skills Ease of Updating to Current Information Not the Keeper of Information - Teacher as Guide Information Available to Them Anytime - Phones, Tablets, Computers Flexible Learning Styles Less Paper - Assignments Available Anywhere

How to use Social Media Overcoming Device Constraints - Use phones, tablets, computer labs KISS - Don’t over think things You don’t have to know how to use all the technology Start Small

Blogs - www.blogger.com - wordpress.com Post questions, reflections notes to the class, anything you forgot to say, follow up, etc. Students answer, reflect in their own time Students post pictures, videos and links Is a portable portfolio Tiny Tigers - Washmuth Merchandising - Sheri Chef Peterson - Miramonte Foods Student Blogs - Jared Hannah

Animoto - www.animoto.com Free 3 minute presentation without paying - limited options but works well Pictures or Video Easy to Use Ideas: Thank you to supporters, promo videos for events or your class, reflection of the year, How-to videos, Reports - job commercial, etc. Samples - Promo Reflection Report How-to Promote HE

Google Forms - Google Draw - Google Classroom Video questions - sample staff/student surveys RSVP Posters for presentations Post assignments

Twitter/Instragram - https://twitter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ Easy to use Send info in the morning about later in the day Due dates, virtual bulletin board Promotion of tasks or events/fieldtrips or speakers Good way to stay informed about other groups on campus www.instagram.com/slohs_fashion/ twitter.com/slo_fha

Presentation Sites Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/ Haiku Deck - http://haikudeck.com Emaze - https://www.emaze.com/ Canva - www.canva.com

FutureMe Use as a reflection of the learning, encouragement, progress in learning End of year appreciation Free Website https://www.futureme.org/

How do YOU use Social Media?

Lisa Washmuth Valerie Peterson How to Contact Us: Lisa Washmuth lwashmuth@slcusd.org Cell (805) 748-8568 Valerie Peterson vpeterson@acalanes.k12.ca.us Cell (510) 368-5901