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Keeping up with social media--in 30 minutes a day (you heard me!) | - 60 views

  • I organize my blogs by geography (MN blogs), discipline (PR, social media, mobile), clients (industry blogs) and other miscellaneous categories (fun, business blogs, etc.). With Feedly, I can scan headlines of these blogs in about 15 minutes a day (I give myself a hard stop). I look for posts that would be relevant to clients–and interesting to me. I bookmark those I think meet those criteria, maybe share them on Twitter/Facebook and move on. 100 blogs in 15 minutes. Believe it.
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      This is my goal to organize social media and bookmark those things that are important to me. i would like to read important blogs in 15 minutes each day. (Dawn Lynn)
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Introducing Social Media to Elementary Students | Edutopia - 23 views

  • Kristen Wideen originally created a class Twitter account so that her students could begin to engage in the cultivation of their own Personal Learning Networks (PLNs). Her students not only learn, but also share their learning with a broader community. Whether through whole-group Twitter activities and Skype, calls or individual KidBlogs, these students recognize that there are connections to be made beyond their Ontario classroom -- all while working on their reading, writing, communication and collaboration.
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      This is proof that elementary students can benefit from social media. Young learners and their families can see the advantages of using social in the classroom and young students are taught, at an early age, proper use of social media tools.
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      (Dawn Lynn)
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    Beth Holland, communication coordinator and instructor at EdTech Teacher, gives three age-appropriate examples of introducing social media to children in the lower elementary grades.
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50+ Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social Media | Edutopia - 21 views

  • Allowing students to tackle work based on the option that makes the most sense to them is crucial for cognitive connections. Seeing a concept in context of a topic in which the learner has great interest -- and possibly expertise -- can help him or her turn abstract ideas into concrete purpose.
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      I struggle with finding ways to incorporate this idea into the classroom.  I need to think "outside the box" when developing lesson plans that allow for additional choices of how students can complete the task at hand. (Dawn Lynn)
  • Readiness focuses on a student's current academic skill level. Work is structured to help them address any gaps or needs for enrichment. Students work in like-skill groups for specific, targeted support to address a common need, such as guided reading or tiered (leveled) activities. They also collaborate in mixed-skill groups to support struggling students with needed skill development. Additionally, experiences can stretch the advanced students in a mixed-skill group -- they may have the core skills, yet the critical thinking challenges them and their teammates.
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      I love teaching guided math and reading groups.  I love to push those students that are learning the material quickly and I love to figure out how to best help those students that are struggling.  I have two students in my class that receive learning support services.  I always mix up the small groups to include varying academic levels and I love to see the kids helping each other. 
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      Dawn Lynn
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Engaging Your School Community Through Social Media | Edutopia - 13 views

  • Blogs Remember that old newsletter? We don't have it anymore. At first, we switched to a digital PDF version, but then we got rid of that as well. Now our news is a blog, constantly updated -- we post articles and announcements as they are written. Every teacher has his or her own blog. Administrators have blogs, as we try to lead by example. Our next step is to engage further through integrating our blogs with social media.
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      This is a great way to get away from the class or grade level newsletter.  I'm not sure that it would reach all of the students, but the papers that go home are not always seen by a parent either.  I think I could handle a weekly blog that outlines the week and keeps families updated. (Dawn Lynn)
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