An introduction to a discussion on Social Media in my class. Four slides borrowed from this presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/jdlasica/social-media-strategy-for-nonprofits-8403683 Slide 8, 9, 10, 12.

1. Teaching Today’s Student
technology for the
21st century
music educator
July 2011 Samford University

2. Purpose of this class
help you engage with technology in a way that
benefits you, your program, and the profession of
music education

3. O v e r v i e w:
July 6, 7, 8 Educating Yourself
July 8, 11, 12, 13 Working Smarter
July 13, 14, 15 Sharing What You Do
Classroom Participation

4. Reviewing Yesterday

5. GTD: 3-4 Minutes

7. Social Media

11. Facebook

13. 750,000,000

18. Pros vs. Cons

19. Are there responsible
ways for educators to
use facebook?

21. 7 ways educators can
use

22. Google+

23. Google Voice

24. http://mostateteachers.typepad.com/
missouri_state_teachers_a/2011/07/google-plus-what-
does-it-mean-for-education.html