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http://www.loc.gov Social Media in Social Studies: Engaging Students in their Medium
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SOCIAL MEDIA IN SOCIAL STUDIES: ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THEIR MEDIUM BACKCHANNEL https://todaysmeet.com/CCSS2016
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Kelly Jones-Wagy, M.S. Social Studies Teacher, Overland High School Cherry Creek School District Aurora, Colorado kjones- wagy@cherrycreekschools.org Peggy O'Neill-Jones, Ed.D. Director, Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources, Western Region Metropolitan State University of Denver oneilljp@msudenver.edu
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Examine ways which you can use social media to engage students in historical thinking and inquiry. Learn to distinguish between social media forms and spaces and how they connect to learning Leave with ideas for your classroom. Social Media in Social Studies: Engaging Students in their Medium
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Differentiate between short and long form social media. Differentiate between social media tools and spaces. Connect social media with primary and secondary source analysis. Rethink traditional instructional strategies such as Think-Pair- Share in the context of social media Explore social media as a strategic approach for differentiated learning.
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Engagement: Engage the students where they are (on social media) to get them to where they need to be (learning target) Expression: Using social media as the format for the students to express their knowledge and/or understanding of a concept or topic
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Instant Communication Time and Geography Independent Encourages Conversation Promotes Community http://www.briansolis.com/2013/07/the-2013-social-media-landscape-infographic/
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What is your ultimate goal for the lesson? How do you want your students to express their knowledge or understanding? Using social media requires strategy.
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Use social media tools and spaces to engage social studies learners Long Form Social Media Short Form Social Media Audio Image Motion Text
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Historical Thinking Change Over Time Context Causality Contingency Complexity
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Primary Source Analysis
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Analysis Tools http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/gu ides.html
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Thinglink Short Form | Post-It Notes Example https://www.thinglink.com/scene/507256534015672322 https://www.thinglink.com/scene/507256534015672322
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Think-pair-share
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Learning Goal-To have students brainstorm observations and inferences from a political cartoon. Twitter Short Form Text | Brainstorming
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With a partner or a small group discuss what you observe (see) in this cartoon? Using your twitter account (if you don’t have one then find someone who does) Tweet: What do you see in this cartoon? make sure to use the #socmediasos16 @TPSMSUDenver @TPSMSUDenver Editorial cartoon from the Detroit Journal, 1898
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Vine/Animoto Short Form | Exit Ticket Example: Vine Six Second Shakespere https://youtu.be/L1_lGORUCbY https://youtu.be/L1_lGORUCbY Example: Animoto https://animoto.com/play/YhblgrfyUeeQX9rVHJ8aEQ https://animoto.com/play/YhblgrfyUeeQX9rVHJ8aEQ
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Windows Movie Maker-Long Form Learning Target: For students to compile information into a single presentation that allows for synthesis, analysis, and drawing conclusions based on primary and secondary sources. National History Day-McCarthy National History Day-McCarthy Can be uploaded to social media sites or private school sites
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tpsteachersnetwork.org/register
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Today’s Meet https://todaysmeet. com/SocialMedia_ CCSS2016 Kelly Jones-Wagy, M.A. kjones- wagy@cherrycreekschools.org Peggy O'Neill-Jones, Ed.D. oneilljp@msudenver.edu
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