Thursday, December 11, 2008

Social Media Agenda

December 13, 2008
9am - 3pm
Facilitators: Sue Scott; Lia Lambrides; Denise Lewis


Project Progress & Share

Upcoming News & Events

  • NYSCATE Metro Conference -- Proposals due 12/15/08
  • Project ICT Year One Celebration -- January 26, 2009 (register & share with principal)
  • Project ICT Year Two Planning -- January 27, 2009 (register & share with principal)
  • Schedule School Visits to Support your Project Completion

What is social media?

View: An anthropological introduction to You Tube by Michael Wesch

Resources about Our Visual World by Lynell Burmark

As a group identify and post 3 reasons to use social media in education.

Let's make our own instructional video ... Where do we start?

  • Storyboard (plan & script) a Public Service Announcement about using social media in your classroom.

Return to the bottom of this post and respond.

What digital resource will are you excited about, and how will it be applied to your academic discipline?

  • Record w flip camera
  • Edit with Windows Movie Maker
  • Upload to Teacher Tube
  • Attach to nyciblog & oitlive.com

Share your final projects!

During your break check out these resources to share with colleagues:

Video for Instruction is on the move in Staten Island: http://www.matthewvalia.com/giraffes.mov

Other Examples of Social Media being used in instruction:

Physics In The Park
Wild West Outlaws
http://www.zamzar.com/
http://www.keepvid.com/
Fun Times Developing 21st Century
Sample Projects