A presentation to secondary principals on available social media tools

1. Join the Conversation….Get Hooked on Social Media Lena Arena DER Project Coordinator, Sydney Region Phone: 9582 2851 Carmelina.arena@det.nsw.edu.au

5. The Facts

6. Top 5 social networking sites Social media/networking sites in Australia (April 2011) Facebook – 12 million Unique Australian Visitors (UAVs) per month Youtube – 10 million UAVs / month Blogspot – 4.5 UAVs / month WordPress – 2.4 million UAVs / month Twitter – 2 million UAVs / monthSource: http://www.socialmedianews.com.au/category/australia/

7. Communicate Micro-blogging: Twitter www.twitter.com Social networks: Yammer www.yammer.com Facebook www.facebook.com LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/

8. Yammer Feedback

9. Social sharing YouTube www.youtube.com Blogs blogEd WordPress http://wordpress.com http://darcymoore.net/ SlideShare http://www.slideshare.net/

10. Departmental online communities

11. Considerations Departmental policies including Code of Conduct Digital Citizenship Digital Reputation On-line behaviour Rights and responsibilities

12. Ulladulla High School http://web2.ulladulla-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/moodle/ Richmond High School http://www.facebook.com/richmondhighschool Evans High School http://www.facebook.com/EvansHighSchool Examples

13. Teachers and students can: Develop technology skills Develop creativity Appreciate new or diverse views Enhance communication skills Edit and customise content Refine online design and layout Share creative original work e.g. poetry and film Practice safe and responsible use of information and technology Gain 21st century skills Join the conversation! In the classroom

14. “…….social media tools should 100% be in the class room. I always wonder why we don’t give kids more technology because most of us use it every single day of the week in work. The earlier they get their hands on it the better!” “The best teacher is still a human but technology enhances many aspect of teaching and learning.” “I am from the school of thought that if you can engage students with their “speak” – and social media is definitely their “speak” – you can capture their attention and begin to open the doors to listening and learning.” “I believe that much of the backlash against social media in the classroom comes from stereotypical misunderstanding of what social media is. It’s use as a curriculum delivery mechanism is unparalleled. Our small project in Portland Oregon has seen some great results from over and under achievers alike.” http://gigaom.com/2011/05/13/why-social-media-tools-have-a-place-in-the-classroom/

15. Alex Courosa's Original Image: Flickr @acourosa

16. Who am I?

17. “Blogs eliminate CO2in sharing programs and information.” from Yammer Just for Fun…

18. “This isn’t new, this desire to share. We’re just documenting our lives in different ways. Instead of diaries or scrapbooks or photo albums, we post pictures and blog and tweet. Social media is the modern version of cave paintings. The key difference is the scalability. Unlike the physical and geographic limitations of scrapbooks and caves, anyone anywhere can hop online. In fact, that’s the point. The more friends, followers, readers, the better. That’s how social media works. The town square never shuts down in 2011.” Mia Freedman, http://www.mamamia.com.au/weblog/2011/05/you-have-the-right-to-privacy-oh-wait.html/comment-page-1 An observation

19. What next?