The 20th iEARN conference and 17th Youth Summit is taking place in Qatar from 1st to 6th July 2013. Reach Out To Asia, the representative of iEARN in Qatar, is aiming at making this 5 day conference a learning and cultural experience for all participants. The various activities of the conference are designed around the theme of ICT for Education: Reaching out, building bridges... http://www.qatar-tribune.com/viewnews.aspx?n=8B2FC85E-B1A8-4AEA-B2E0-318112A8342E&d=20130706 A Panel on Social media in Education was presented with Ms. Hodges and the contributions from a number of educators and a student: Khitam Al Utaibi, Jordan Rebecca Hodges, USA Andrew Nassar, USA/Student Mohamed Manoufali, UAE Michael Graffin, Australia http://www.iearn2013.org/content/conference-program The aim of the panel was to present the increasing effect of the use of social media in our daily life as well as students' mastery of the use of SM tools daily. There will be no child left behind anymore, it's now the opposite, teachers will be left behind and students will have there own way of exploring, communicating, collaborating, and sharing with their peers to learn with the world. iEARN Collaboration Center is pivotal for iEARN Global Family and we look forward to modernize its tools.

1. Friday, July 5th , 2013
Doha- Qatar
Social Media in Education
Panel

2. Questions or Comments?
Tweet us with #iearnSM

3. A Day in the Life of Social Media

4. Social Media in Education Panel
Khitam Al-Utaibi, Jordan
Rebecca Hodges, USA
Mohamed Manoufali, UAE
Andrew Nassar, USA
Michael Graffin, Australia
Moderated by Kevin Donohue

5. Social Media in
Education
Panel
Khitam Al-Utaibi
Lead Presenter
iEARN-Jordan
Stay in touch!
@khitamah
iearnjordan@aol.com

6. “Learning Requires Three Key Underlying
Skill Sets - Patience, Curiosity, and a
Willingness to Question Assumptions”

7. People are becoming more social through
evolving Social Media Tools (SMT).
It’s hard to imagine how things will be by 2020!

8. Pros & Cons of Social Media

12. Becoming a Global Educator!
Yahoo email
Yahoo messenger
Facebook
Skype
My own website
In addition to 2008
Two Facebook pages
Gmail , Google Drive (to share
videos, docs, photos,, etc), Google+, Hangouts
Twitter
LinkedIn
Scoop.it
WhatsApp, Viber
Other SMT in progress as things evolve!

13. Q & A
• What makes these tools different?
The simultaneous interaction
• Between misuse and over use:
You decide
• Can we protect ourselves/students from cyber
bullying?
Yes, there are tools to block and report any
abuse.

14. Q & A
• What strategies can teachers use to make SM
successful for them and their students?
Willingness to communicate, connect and collaborate
globally.
• Which tools should be used to make learning activities
effective?
This depends on the goal and purpose
• How can teachers set goals, demands, priorities, time
constrains?
Most of the popular SMT have ways to control traffic,
permissions, calendars, and management tools.

15. Integrated and
Interdisciplinary
Technologies &
Multimedia
Global
Classrooms, Globaliz
ation
21st Century
Skills
Student-Centered
Project-Based &
Research-Driven
Relevant, Rigorous
and Real-world
Adapting to and Creating
Constant Personal and
Social Change, and
Lifelong Learning
Critical Attributes of 21st Century Education

16. iEARN Collaboration Center was
the pioneer in 1988
THE QUESTION IS:
What will happen if it remains the
same for the coming 25 years? Will
youth still use it?!

17. Financial Literacy Eco literacy
Media Literacy
Social/Emotional Literacies
Cyber literacy
Physical Fitness and
Health Literacies
Globalization & Multicultural
Literacy
The Arts and Creativity
Multiple Literacies for the 21st Century
Global
Citizen

18. Future iEARN
Collaboration Center …..
Connecting to social
media will transfer us from
a closed circuit to
becoming members in
the global society!

20. 21st Century Workforce Readiness
• “Because everything is becoming integrated and
interrelated, youth's abilities for expansive thinking
and public problem solving will dramatically
increase,”
• “Youth are learning to focus on ‘what matters most,’
with an emphasis on leveraging social media as one's
personal learning network.
• Purposeful collaborative actions will leverage shared
knowledge—if we all share what we know, we'll all
have access to all our knowledge.
Quoted: Frank Odasz, a consultant and speaker on 21st century workforce readiness

21. 21st Century Workforce Readiness
• Peer-evaluated, crowd-accelerated innovation will
be recognized as a new dynamic for our global
hologram of shared imagination.
• Digital reputations will be judged by the level of
leveraged meaningful activities one leads, and is
directly involved in advocacy for. Just-in-time,
• Inquiry-based learning dynamics will evolve along
with recognition that the best innovations can be
globally disseminated to billions in a day's time.”
Quoted: Frank Odasz, a consultant and speaker on 21st century workforce readiness

22. ARE YOU READY TO EDUCATE ME IN THE NEW MILLENNIA ?
Hi, I’m Shahm from Jordan, one year old

23. THANK YOU 