1. Getting ConnectedThrough Social Media Shannon McClintock Miller Van Meter School Teacher Librarian Follow on Twitter @shannonmmiller Presentation Website http://tiny.cc/shannonmmillerblc Follow the BLC Conference on Twitter at #BLC11

2. What is social media?

3. Collaborative and interactive tools found on the web to… Connect Share Publish Discuss Create Teach Lead

4. What social media tools do you use?

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8. How can social media be used in education?

9. To globally connect our students through collaboration and interactive tools and networks

10. What does social media bring to the lives of our students?

11. Empowers them to grow as global and digital citizens

12. Enriches their learning experiences by connecting with individuals, groups, and experiences around the world

13. And gives them a purpose and powerful audience that brings incredible value to their learning.

14. So, why wouldn’t you use social media with your students and in education?

15. Lack of Knowledge FiltersPermission FormsFear Not enough timeParentsJust Don’t Want to Try Something New

16. Van Meter’s Story of Using Social Media to Get Connected

17. Over the last four years I have brought social media into our library and school in many ways.

29. As I became more connected through social media, great things started to happen at Van Meter.

30. Connected with great people from Merton, Wisconsin

31. Christa McClintock Van Meter Kindergarten Teacher PatienceEncouragementExcitement We connected….

32. Our Two Schools

33. Skyped from Van Meter, Iowa

34. To Merton, Wisconsin

36. Connecting & Communicating with new friends and places

37. Telling the story of the collaboration and connections through our blog

38. To real life experiences

39. And the connections, collaboration and creations didn’t stop there.

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56. Celebrating Read Across America Day Virtually With Our Friends

58. We created the Celebrating the Power of Words and Stories Through Connections Wiki, used Twitter and Facebook to promote and had 16 teachers, 10 authors, and dozens of connections around the world on World Read Aloud Day.

60. Why use social media with students? Lets hear from them.

69. As you can see, social media gives students endless opportunities to connect, collaborate and create with others around the world.

70. It gives students a place toconnect to their passions, practice personal responsibility and to be leaders in education.

71. Social media gives them a VOICE.

72. It can give you a VOICE to be a change in education too.

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