This document provides an agenda for a workshop on using iPads and social media in the classroom. The workshop will include exploring iPad apps, learning about using social media and blogs, and sharing ideas in breakout sessions. The goal is to help teachers develop significant and engaging student learning through technology tools. Participants are encouraged to consider setting up professional blogs or class blogs and using Twitter to connect with others.

1. Let’s Get Social
Making the best use of the
iPad and social media in the
classroom
Central Middle School!
Jan. 24th 2013!
Greater Victoria SD 61

2. Shape of the Morning!
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9:00 iPads/Apps!
9:30 Explore Time!
10:00 Break!
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10:15 Social Media/Blogs!
10:45 Explore Time!
11:00 Finish!
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3. Dave Shortreed
Coordinator of Educational
Technology!
Greater Victoria SD 61!
@mr_shortreed
www.daveshortreed.com
Tweet to #sd61learn

4. Team Work
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_Together_Teamwork_Puzzle_Concept.jpg

5. Overarching Goal
What is best for kids?
How do we develop
significant and engaging
student learning?
How does it improve student
success?
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archery_target.jpg

6. Sir James Douglas Elementary, 1912

8. What should classrooms as learning spaces look like?
What structure suits innovation and creativity?

9. Teaching with the end in
mind (with learning
intentions)
http://blog.williamferriter.com/2013/07/11/technology-is-a-tool-not-a-learning-outcome/

10. “how a small suite of apps related to annotating, curation, and image, audio,
and video production that [can] support a diverse student performances of
understanding”
(Daccord, 2013)

11. @iPadwells
http://ipad4schools.org/2013/10/23/the-one-ipad-classroom/

12. All notes sync with evernote.com
accessible from any computer
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Notebooks for each student

13. Sketchpad
syncs with
evernote notebook
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/10-brilliant-examples-of-sketch-notes-notaking-for-the-21st-century/

14. DEMO

15. Student Creation Apps
Keynote
iMovie
Telecast
Path On
Tellagami
Educreations

16. @mrdemedeiros
Gordon Head Middle
Educreations
Show your understanding
Photograph, record stylus
and narrate
Export onto
educreations.com

17. Greenel And Graynel
@mrdemedeiros
Touchcast
Greenal and Graynel - Live news report on green screen

18. @Sramckay
Vic High
Tellagami
30 second clips with avatars

19. @strawvale
Strawberry Vale
$1.99
To use technology
to connect with the
environment.

20. @strawvale
Strawberry Vale

21. Explore Time
With your neighbour:
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1. Choose one app, build an idea
2. Make a plan to use it
3. Share it out

22. Share out
Please share the outcome of your explore time?!
Thoughts? Ideas? Inspirations?

23. Professional Online
Learning Space
Dr. Alec Couros
@courosa

24. Collaboration and Innovation
Our district has become smaller!
flatten structures
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_silos.jpg

25. https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca
#bccurric

26. Industry of Relationships
All levels of education!
Social media as a connector to ENHANCE
face to face relationships!
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What is your professional online presents?

27. Social media can be used for:
sharing stories/ideas/resources
raising awareness
reflecting and connecting
bringing people together
facilitate change

28. Why Twitter?
You are the filter, curator, creator of the resource
View personalized headlines
Share with purpose
Design with intention

29. Twitter is not
to follow famous people
the news, an unfiltered
mess of a waste of time
see what people are eating
sunsets/sunrises
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verbeeldingskr8/3638834128/

30. Twitter as a Professional
Learning Network
for developing professional learning networks
for collaborating
for sharing stories/resources
for problem solving
for educational leadership
for modelling digital citizenship
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedromourapinheiro/3110300295/

31. Twitter Timeline in Education
Educational Technology people
Senior management/administrators/teachers
Anyone looking for Professional Development

32. Twitter Growth plan
Signing up and reading
Collecting and curating
Sharing others resources and ideas
Sharing your own ideas/reflections

33. Spoon into the
waterfall
!
Visit when and what
you want

34. Another language
Focusses your audience
Tailors your conversation
Focusses on a topic
Filters information and location
Examples:
#bccurric, #sd61learn,
#sd61slm, #bced, #bclearns,
#anxietyined
#

35. @Handles
People who you want to credit
Connect with
Notify/Reply

36. Break Time

37. taleoftwoteachers.com
Karley - Share you experience
How does your Professional online space impact your practice?

38. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/4766403166/

39. The Virtual Classroom

40. How do you talk about digital
citizenship?

42. Virtual Classroom - Blogging
with students
Kidblogs Grade 3-8
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Wordpress Grade 9-12
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Edublogs

43. Foippa
Anything hosted outside of
Canada requires parent
consent
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My collection:
http://daveshortreed.com/
informed-consent/

44. Kidblogs Example
Heidi James
@h_james18
Colquitz Middle School
Public Blog
Informed Consent
free
everything pending review
!
See what the world thinks not just me
http://kidblog.org/MrsJamesFamily/

45. Steven Toleskis
@knowledgequest_
Margaret Jenkins Elementary
Edcamp for kids blog
http://kidblog.org/EdCamp4Kids/

46. Explore Time
Your Task:
1. Look at Twitter, sign up or start to
explore
2. Look at setting up a professional
blog or class blog

47. Any questions?
Resources:
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Twitter - #sd61learn
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daveshortreed.com