This document summarizes Ann S. Michaelsen's approach to teaching using social media and connecting her students globally. She believes students should learn to use social media to build personal networks and collaborate internationally. Her motto is "Communication is the answer". She shares her experiences teaching English using tools like blogs, Twitter, Skype and Facebook. She outlines the communication tools and strategies her class uses to connect with other classes around the world, including maintaining Twitter accounts, blogging, using Skype and participating in group discussions online.

1. Stop asking the questions you
know the answers to and open the
door to communication and
collaboration
#connectedlearners

2. @annmic
@Ulrikrl
@VictorGShergill
Ann S. Michaelsen
Sandvika videregående skole

3. Hon anser det viktigt att elever lär sig att
behärska och använda sociala medier, bygga
personliga nätverk och samarbeta med
studenter från andra delar av världen.
"Communication is the answer", är Anns motto.
Hon delar aktivt med sig av sina erfarenheter i
sin blogg Teaching English Using Web 2.0

4. Å UNDERVISE I KUNNSKAPSSAMFUNNET
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6. Our school – our class
900 students
1:1 school
Block scheduling – all day subjects from
8:30 – 13:15
Teaching without textbooks
PLN building with social media: Twitter,
Blogging, Skype, Facebook, YouTube, Internet
during exams

7. Timeplan vg1

9. January to April

13. Motivation

15. JOBBER MED
KOMPETANSE-MÅL
Competence aims
International English
Evidence of mastery:
Describe the work you have done to show how you master the different competency goals. Here you
might list themes you have worked with, text you have worked with.
Assessment
Written test= WT, Written assignment = WA, Oral presentation/test, =OT, Presentation =P, Multiple
choice test= MC, Group discussion= GD, Blog entry= B or Wiki=W. Photo Story= PS, Video=V
My own assessment using this grading scale
High degree of competency = H, Fair degree of competency = F, Low degree of competency = L
Competence aims - Language and language learning
Competency goals: Evidence of
mastery
Assessment
method and
date of
completion
My own
assessment
Teacher’s
assessment
Give an account of
fundamental features of
English usage and linguistic
structure
Give an account of
fundamental principles for
constructing texts in a
variety of genres
Analyze linguistic tools in
different kinds of texts
Give examples of other
varieties of English than
those that are used in the
Anglo-American core area,
and reflect on their
distinctive character

17. • There is nothing like a great question to
send you on a rich and meaningful
quest for learning.
Michael Wesch, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

18. 7 STEPS TO CONNECT
1. TWITTER
2. BLOGG
3. RSS FEED
4. SKYPE
5. QUAD-BLOGGING
6. FACEBOOK GROUP
7. NING

19. SKYPE

22. SKYPE WITH CLASS IN THE
USA ON EARTH DAY

25. TWITTER

26. ”Connected educator”
Hvordan kan lærere og skoleledere
forventes å ha oversikt over alt som er
tilgjengelig i dag? Hvordan kan vi sikre at
alle elever får det samme tilbudet
uavhengig av skole og lærer? I USA har
”T Education”
om at alle som jobber i skolen skal etablere
; ”PLN”
”Connected Educator” hvert
år, og de oppfordrer alle lærere og
skoleledere til å delta.

27. • 1. KULTUR FOR Å DELE DET DE LÆRER.
• 2. VALGMULIGHETER; ELEVENE VELGER HVA DE VIL JOBBE MED, STILLER
SPØRSMÅLENE OG FINNER SVARENE.
• 3. REFLEKSJON; TID TIL Å REFLEKTERE OVER EGEN LÆRING MED ANDRE.
• 4. NYSKAPING OG INNOVASJON.
• 5. KRITISK TEKNING OG EVNEN TIL Å STILLE DE UTFORDRENDE
SPØRSMÅLENE.
• 6. ELEVER SOM KAN IDENTIFISERE PROBLEMOMRÅDER OG FINNE
KREATIVE LØSNINGER
• 7. ELEVER SOM EVNER Å VURDERE SIN EGEN LÆRING OG SOM SER HVA
DE TRENGER Å GJØRE FOR Å BLI BEDRE I FAGENE SINE.
• 8. DET GLOBALE KLASSEROMMET DER LÆRINGEN BEVEGER SEG
UTENFOR KLASSEROMMET, HVOR EKSPERTER OG ANDRE
SAMARBEIDSPARTNERE BLIR INVITERT INN.

29. BLOGG

34. RSS feed - feedly