“Buying-in” to Blogging & Social Media Angela Gula, Instructional Technology Specialist Jennifer McCutchen, Gifted Middle School Teacher Take a quick survey! m.socrative.com
1.What is social media?
2.Who’s Buying In?
5.Getting the “buy-in”… Top Ten List 1.Establish guidelines 2.Establish expectations 3.Offer support 4.Make it easy 5.Make it meaningful 6.Make it relevant 7.Make it fun 8.Make it accessible 9.Share 10.Make it a priority
You want me to do what?!? Teacher Buy-In Research shows…
4. Student Buy-In 6 th grade science blog 8 th grade Science wiki = Student Achievement
4 C’s of Digital Learning Collaboration Communication Critical Thinking Creativity
4 C’s of Digital Learning Collaboration Communication Critical Thinking Creativity
Peer Feedback in a Wiki
Students assisting each other in Edmodo
Professional Collaboration locally and globally
Parent Buy-in
Top Ten List 1.Establish guidelines 2.Establish expectations 3.Offer support 4.Make it easy 5.Make it meaningful 6.Make it relevant 7.Make it fun 8.Make it accessible 9.Share 10.Make it a priority 5.Getting the buy-in…
11.Students Speak Out…
Don’t leave empty handed… Use Twitter? ▫Share out hash tags or handles you follow.