2. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
HOW / DO YOU USE SOCIAL
NETWORKS WITH YOUR STUDENTS?
• Why? Why not?
• Which social networks?
• How do you use them?
• What do social networks achieve for your school?
• What do social networks achieve for your
students?
3. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
MARKETING&
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
• maintain relationships with
previous students
• keep parents engaged and
informed
• provide links to learning
materials
4. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
BLENDED
LEARNING
• keep students up to date
with events and
assignments
• provide supplementary
learning materials
5. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
PERSONAL
LEARNING
NETWORKS
• get teachers connecting
with new ideas and
materials
• create groups to share
ideas
6. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
SHOULD TEACHERS BE ‘FRIENDS’ WITH
T H E I R S T U D E N T S O N FA C E B O O K ?
7. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
F A C E B O O K - G R O U P S V S PA G E S
8. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
FA C E B O O K G R O U P S
• Can be open or closed
• Encourage more peer to peer communication
• Safer
• Need more management
• Potentially more engaging
9. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
F A C E B O O K PA G E S
• Broadcast - rather than peer to peer
• Easier to manage
• Less engaging
• Safer
10. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
FA C E B O O K G R O U P S F O R T E A C H E R S
!
•
IATEFL
•
EuroCALL
•
English Language Teaching for 21st Century Educators
•
ICT in Teaching and Learning
•
YLT SIG Teenagers
•
English Club
•
Mobile Devices for Learning
11. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
F A C E B O O K PA G E S
!
•
Teaching English – British Council
•
LearnEnglish – British Council MENA
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Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
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Oxford University Press - ELT
•
ELT Teacher 2 Writer
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Cambridge University Press ELT
•
Technology in English Language Teaching
13. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
MANAGING YOUR SOCIAL
MEDIA PRESENCE
14. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
SYNERGISE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
PRESENCE
15. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
S C O O P. I T
SYNERGISE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
PRESENCE
http://www.scoop.it/
16. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
K E E P I N G I N C O N TA C T W I T H T E E N S
http://youtu.be/yu4zMvE6FH4
17. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
SECURITY ISSUES
• How do we protect students?
• How do we protect teachers?
• How do we protect our reputation?
18. Nik Peachey | Writer | Trainer | Learning Technology Consultant
H AV E A S O C I A L N E T W O R K I N G C O D E
OF PRACTICE
• For teachers and students
• Must be transparent
• Enforced with action