1. Creating Student
Learning Networks
presented by Karen Lirenman
@klirenman
GAFE Summit
West Vancouver
May 2014
Digital HanDout:
http://bit.ly/creatingslnresource

2. ➢ Class and student
blogs
➢ Google HangOuts
➢ Twitter
➢ Collaborative Projects
Student Learning
Networks can be
created through...

3. ➢ parent / District
permission
➢ Child safety
protocols
➢ digital citizenship
Awareness
➢ Knowing Your Why?
Important things to
keep in mind...

4. Exploring
blogs as a
tool to
create and
build
Student
Learning
Networks

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVukT_a4_0

6. Action:
posting on a
blog for the
world to see
Results...
http://kidblog.
org/MsLirenmansClass2013-
2014/709a5aac-ece8-4946-bac4-
5debf1e228d9/shapes/

7. Action:
Adding a Blog Roll
to a class or
student blog
Results...

8. Action:
Moderating
blog
comments
Results...

9. Action:
Joining a quadblogging group
Results...

10. Action:
Blogging to an
author
Results...

11. Ways to Build Student Learning
Networks Through BLogging
➢ Accepting, Moderating, and Leaving quality
comments
➢ sharing blog posts with the world
➢ Adding blogrolls to your blog
➢ joining quadblogging or primary blogging
communities
➢ Posting to an author, expert, or friend

12. Exploring
video
conferencing
as a tool to
create and
build Student
Learning
Networks

13. http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.1268051

14. Action: Connecting and
learning with an expert
Results...

15. Action: Connecting and
learning with a class/Classes
➢ A book study - Global Read
aloud, Grade One Book club
➢ Math - guess my number,
guess my shape, bigger/small
➢ Mystery location
Result...

16. Action:
Connecting and learning
with an Author
Results...

17. Action:
Connecting with a reading
buddy Through Google
Hangout
Results...

18. Action:
Connecting with a student in
a different country
Results...

19. Ways to Build Student Learning
Networks Through Google
Hangouts
➢ connect and learn with an expert
➢ connect and learn with a class or
classes
➢ connect and learn with an author
➢ connect and learn with a reading friend
➢ connect and learn with a student in
another province, state, or country

20. Exploring
Twitter as a
tool to
create and
build
Student
Learning
Networks

21. http://eduslam.me/2013/08/01/episode-1-twitter-in-the-
elementary-classroom/

22. Result...
Action: Use twitter to learn with
the world

23. Action: Create and Use Twitter
hashtags to...
Results...
➢ Experiment with voice (#LRRH13,
#GBM)
➢ Practice, Learn, and Share
Math (#mathstory, #aabb,
#2d3dshapes)
➢ backchannel about a webinar
➢ Participate in a BookClub

24. Using a hashtag to practice voice

25. Using a hashtag for Math

26. Using a hashtag Back Channel

27. Using a hashtag to Participate in
a book club

28. Action:
Use Twitter to Crowd Source
information
Results...

29. Action: Use Twitter to Learn
with an Author

30. Result...

31. Action: Use Twitter to Learn
with an Expert
Results...
➢ Tweet for help re identifying a
bug
➢ Tweet for more information
about a topic/subject
➢ Follow an expert to learn
more from them

32. Ways to Build Student Learning
Networks Through Twitter
➢ Learn with the world
➢ create hashtags to share learning/learn
with others
➢ Crowd source for information/Data
➢ connect with an author
➢ Learn with an expert

33. Exploring
Collaborative
projects as a
tool to create
and build
Student
Learning
Networks

34. ➢ Share learning through a google doc-
grade one book club, sharing bean
growth
➢ plan a collaborative project - eg. Global
read aloud, Collaborative book, working
with high school
➢ crowd source to collect information -
Eg. what do you eat?
➢ present learning through co-created
presentations -with in class, district, and
world
Utilizing Google drive

35. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySKpl3DDX40

36. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xgFaYgk0pY

37. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYEr5K0ZajA

38. Karen Lirenman
@klirenman
about.me/karen.lirenman
mslirenman@gmail.com
Google+ Msk Lirenman
Contact information
http://bit.ly/feedbackforkaren