1. Webinar 12 Let's Connect and Discuss Globally! Webinar 12 Let's Connect and Discuss Globally! Moderators: Silvina Orsatti – Project Leader Jim Sarris – Guest Speaker

2. It’s not news that students use social media. It is where they all live. It is how they communicate.

4. Social networking = “state of mind”

5. Social Learning Networks can help students enhance “21 st century skills”, while making learning more enjoyable and meaningful for them!

6. Connected Students need Connected Teachers Connected Students need Connected Teachers

8. The Connected Teacher The Connected Teacher

10. Many social learning networks are excellent places to: find and share collaborative solutions locate resources for the classroom get lesson plan ideas read the latest news in 21 st century education

11. Collaborative teamwork is a key to 21 st century student achievement

12. Social Learning Networks +

14. The 5 “C”s to building safe and effective social learning networks for teachers and students are: 1) Compare 2) Contribute 3) Communicate 4) Collaborate 5) Create

15. Let's learn about and COMPARE social learning networks for the classroom and/or professional development!

16. Twitter http://www.twitter.com Twitter offers a novel way to connect with colleagues across the globe and an effective means of engaging students with authentic material. Twitter is an online social media service that allows users to send and read messages of up to 140 characters using a computer, tablet, or mobile device. These posts are know as “tweets”.

17. Twitter Example @ Connect refers to organizations and people to follow, such as @sorsatti # Discover refers to “hashtags” or topics identified with a hash symbol (#), such as #ACTFL

19. Facebook http://www.facebook.com Silvina Orsatti or Hines Ward

20. Examples of Facebook in education Set up a dedicated FB group for your class Use FB apps (Study Groups, We Read, etc.) Practice foreign languages Follow figures of interest Follow news feeds Use FB to send messages and communicate Use the FB timeline for class projects Use FB Questions and Polls Collaborate in projects Share multimedia...

21. http://www.scuttlepad.com Scuttlepad is a kids site for 6-11 year olds that teaches kids networking fundamentals in a safe and secure environment.

22. http://www.everloop.com Everloop provides a unique, age-appropriate social media experience for children with customized micro-networks or “loops” that safely connect kid-relevant content, services, applications and experiences.

23. Internet safety

24. Google+ http://plus.google.com

25. Google+ Hangouts http://youtu.be/QN38vHZjWX w

26. Examples of G+ hangouts in education Discussing education policy and progress Faculty meetings Parents conferences Interaction with students Extra help/office hours Cross classroom meet-ups Collaborative problem solving Getting feedback on projects Foreign language learning Online classes (cooking, music, yoga, etc.) Reader discussions Study groups Writing groups...

27. Skype in the classroom http://education.skype.com Skype in the classroom is a free community to help teachers everywhere use Skype to help their students learn. It's a place for teachers to connect with each other, find partner classes, and share inspiration.

29. http://www.ning.com “The World's Largest Platform for Creating Social Websites”

30. What is ? http://youtu.be/OFV8lCvAZt s

31. Go ahead and join Classroom 2.0, a professional learning network! You will have the chance to choose a discussion group, find a blog or article of interest, and CONTRIBUTE to it.

32. HANDS-ON

33. Our guest speaker: JIM SARRIS GLOBAL PRESENTER and CONNECTED EDUCATOR

34. Social networking has transformed the way in which we collect and share resources, ideas, methodologies and best practices.

35. Students should be able to build social learning networks specific to the leaners' specific needs, extending relevant connections to like-interested people in the classroom, community, and around the globe!

36. Go ahead and CREATE a safe social learning network for professional development and/or for the classroom! You will have the chance to add engaging features that will enhance COMMUNICATION and COLLABORATION among the network members.

37. Online professional development and virtual educational communities can impact student achievement and teaching practices

38. Working collaboratively and cooperatively!

39. AUGUST = CEM

41. Backward Design

42. GEC 2012

43. Classroom 2.0 – Aula 2.0 The Future of Education

44. “Closing the Technology Gap in World Language Teaching”

45. Winning the “Collaborate for Good” contest!

46. Session 1 Learning the tools Session 2 Integrating the tools in the classroom Session 3 Becoming a life-long learner

47. Webinars Let's Communicate Let's Present Let's Quiz and Poll Let's Blog, Glog, and Phlog Let's Speak Let's Tell Stories Let's Brainstorm Let's Plan Let's Assess Let's Learn Socially Let's Connect Globally

48. Experts Becky Benner-Carr Pete Brooks Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo Dick Detwiler Thekla Fall Laura Franklin Toni Johnson Sanaa Jouejati Dianne Krause Audrey Misiano Natalie Puhala Jim Sarris Amanda Sewald Jan Stewart

49. Project wiki http://psmlaonlinepd.wikispaces.com

50. Project Blog http://psmlaonlinepd.blogspot.com

51. “More Connected Teacher” “More Connected Teacher”

52. HELP? o.silvy@gmail.com Facebook Silvina Orsatti Skype# smorsatti Twitter# sorsatti