Workshop-Social+Networking

Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:30-6:30pm Cartwright's Training Center 4242 N. 51 st Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85031 S/W Corner of Glen Rosa and 51st Ave (1 block North of Indian School)

Social Networking: Do You Know How Your Students are Connecting Online?
Workshop for teachers on social networking sites their students are/may be using. The goal is to provide a very brief overview with a couple of visual examples of a number of different social networking sites, and then to provide hands-on time for people to actually explore a site of their choice to become more familiar with it.

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A very dedicated group of teachers participated in this late afternoon workshop at the end of a long day to learn more about Web 2.0 tools and social networking sites. Thanks to all for your commitment to improving learning for your students! You are fantastic! Workshop presenters: Peggy George, Steve Andrews, Dave Beard, Irma Sandercock Ann Lumm, photographer; Rosy Escandon/Heather Jancoski, site facilitators

4:30-6:30 Welcome, introduction and workshop agenda/purpose **(10 minutes including login time on laptops)** Overview of Social Networking (Peggy) MySpace/Second Life/video gaming overview (Steve) FaceBook overview (Laurie) VoiceThread overview (Dave) Internet safety with social networking (Peggy) Brainstorming uses of social networking in classrooms and workshop evaluation/certificates (Irma) Hands-on time to explore various social networking sites **(30 minutes)** Discussion/brainstorming re: possible classroom uses for social networking **(10 minutes)** Time adding suggestions for social networking on the Westside Leadership AzTEA wikispace SANDBOX to demonstrate how participants can begin exploring the use of a wikispace (NOTE: since only one person can edit the wikispace at a time we will have to use one person as a recorder for the brainstorming that will be added to the SANDBOX). Participants will be able to continue to use the SANDBOX after the workshop to explore the use of the wikispace. URL for adding ideas during brainstorming time (Google Doc) http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc4pn2fk_49gb7n2pwf
 * Tentative Agenda for Workshop:**

Wrap-up/final questions/distribution of Professional Development certificates/workshop evaluation **(10 minutes)**

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 * [|http://voicethread.com]
 * http://schoolweb.dysart.org/TeacherSites/tSite.aspx?sasi=106910&page=5787 Navigate here for help documents with screenshot that explain both how to create a free teacher account and how create free student identities within your account.
 * http://21classes.com/ (**Most Popular with Dysart Teachers)** Great Blog Site where teachers can create student Blog accounts while controlling and moderating them.
 * http://classblogmeister.com/ Another great Blog Site where teachers can create student Blog accounts while controlling and moderating them.
 * http://edublogs.org/ Yet another Blog site for teachers and students. Better for the more savvy teacher and or students. Requires some code importing abilities, but looks awesome.

Handout for Creating a Voice Thread Account

Handout for Creating Identities for Students in Voicethread

Laurie King (Blogging, Social Networking, FaceBook) My Resources:
 * http://deeperwater.com/2007/11/19/should-teachers-blog-use-social-networks/
 * http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/07/schoolboards-net-dangers-over-rated-bring-social-networks-to-school/
 * http://hyku.com/blog/archives/001278.html
 * http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/08/09/reexamine-social-network-policy-says-the-nsba/
 * http://www.nsba.org/site/docs/41400/41340.pdf

Steve Andrews (Second Life, MySpace, videogaming) Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMGR9q43dag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72CvvMuD6Q&feature=related [|] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72CvvMuD6Q&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfsSGBraUhc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMGR9q43dag&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jY4UkPbAc&feature=related
 * http://secondlife.reuters.com/
 * http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2007/06/14/watch-the-desmond-tutu-interview/
 * http://www.metaversejournal.com/2008/01/05/a-personal-comparison-of-second-life-and-world-of-warcraft/
 * http://www.getafirstlife.com/http://www.getafirstlife.com/
 * http://www.schome.ac.uk/
 * http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/index.asp
 * http://www.habbo.com/
 * http://www.vmtv.com/
 * http://www.clubpenguin.com/index.html

Peggy George (Ning, wikis, internet safety on social networks--will prepare email announcement, post on AzTEA wikispace, and create RSVP survey on SurveyMonkey so we'll know who is planning to attend and have an email address to send out a reminder)


 * Food for thought: Are There Educational Uses for Social Networking Tools?**
 * [|Collaborative Writing 140 Characters at a Time] - Andy Carven discusses in his //learning.now// blog how these tools can be used to develop literacy.
 * From PBS Teachers Media Infusion: [|Media, Technology and Jane Austen: Happy Endings] - Jane Austen enters the digital age.
 * Social Networks or "I am a Hermit": [|2 Cents Worth]


 * **INTRODUCTORY, KICK-OFF VIDEO**
 * A Vision of K-12 Students Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

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 * Other good videos that provide an overview of students today that could be shared with teachers at your schools.**
 * Ain't Gonna Hold Us Back-D-I-G-I-T-A-L K-5 Winner http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c611904a467b4892806a
 * A Vision of Students Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
 * Pay Attention (I really like this one but it's a little long--7:41) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw
 * Learning to Change, Changing to Learn-CoSN video on YouTube.


 * Resources for workshop--not all will be used in the presentation but they provide some excellent supplemental resources for additional exploration of social networking in schools.**

YouTube Playlist Compilation of videos related to Social Networking
http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?pi=0&ps=20&sf=&sa=0&sq=&dm=0&p=BE280C3D9B44B262
 * Description:** Videos related to social networking: social bookmarking, Diigo, Del.icio.us, Twitter, FaceBook, MySpace, cellphones, blogs, wikis, internet safety, Second Life, etc.

AzTEA on You Tube
I have created a special group on You Tube to compile and share Web 2.0 videos with other educators. Videos can be newly created videos by participants and uploaded to the group, or videos found and saved from YouTube. The compilation of videos are those that I've found informative, helpful and entertaining related to schools, teachers, technology and Web 2.0. You are invited to submit a request to join the group if you would like to access the videos or upload your own videos. This will provide an easy option for uploading videos to wikispaces, blogs and websites by obtaining the embed code after uploading to YouTube. Please submit your own favorites for inclusion on this site. It will make a great place for you to return and select certain videos you might like to use in professional development events (if You Tube is not blocked in your school/district). http://youtube.com/group/aztea media type="custom" key="783095"
 * Web 2.0 Technology Videos** (created and managed by Peggy George--feel free to contact me with questions/suggestions)


 * http://thinkingmachine.pbwiki.com/Think+Social+Networking+for+Education (Thinking Machine Wiki--Think Social Networking for Education)
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 * http://commoncraft.com/video-social-networking (Video-Social Networking in Plain English)
 * http://commoncraft.com/show (Link for all of the Plain English Commoncraft videos)
 * http://web2videos.blogspot.com/2007/04/social-web-wikis-rss-blogs-flickr-and.html (Web 2.0 videos/PPoints-Slideshare-The Social Web: Wikis, RSS, Blogs, Flickr, and MORE)
 * http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2006/11/27/social-networking-tools-and-the-school-sector/ (You Are Never Alone-Social networking tools and the school sector)
 * [|http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/safedsn[[http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?cat=29]|]] (iSafety blogs and podcasts by Wes Fryer-Moving at the Speed of Creativity)
 * http://coe.k-state.edu/digitalcitizenship/ (Digital Citizenship website with great resources and definitions for digital citizenship by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey-Kansas State University)
 * http://couros.wikispaces.com/Media+Literacy (Media Literacy wikispace created by Alec Couros as a course resource page for the University of Regina-Canada; did some workshops with Dean Shareski on digital citizenship)
 * http://socialnetworking4teachers.wikispaces.com/ (Social Networking for Teachers wikispace--Thanks to Irma for this fantastic resource!)
 * http://socialnetworksined.wikispaces.com/ (A listing of social networks used in educational environments--continuing to grow)
 * http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp (PEW Internet Report on Teens and Social Media)
 * http://www.digitalnative.org/Main_Page (Digital Native Wiki-excellent chart on digital natives)
 * http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/88/presentation_display.asp (Teens, Social Networks and Safety Online: An Overview)
 * http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/105/presentation_display.asp (A Timeline of Teens and Technology--Presented to School Psychologists - American Psychological Association by Amanda Lenhart)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSnXE2791yg (Humorous overview of FaceBook)
 * http://classroom20.ning.com/ (Classroom 2.0 Ning Community)
 * http://technospud.com/blog/?p=87 (ABC's of Web 2.0 - compilation of online tools by Jennifer Wagner-one for every letter of the alphabet)
 * http://cogdogblog.com/2007/11/15/50-ways-slidecast/ (50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story: The Slidecast by Alan Levine)
 * http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=93fe8abcfe3ce2003e5c (TeacherTube: One Woman's Wanderings with Web 2.0-New Zealand teacher of grades 4-5; many personal examples of how she uses these tools with students that are easily adaptable to any grade level
 * http://www.pownce.com/ (Pownce-a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends.)
 * http://twitter.com/ (Twitter-for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you’re doing.)
 * http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2007/11/social_networking_from_a_teens.php (TechLearning article by Terry Freedman: Social Networking from a Teen's Perspective)
 * http://wocsdinternetsafety4parents.wikispaces.com/ (Excellent resources for a middle school parent presentation on internet safety shared by Cheryl Oakes and Bob Sprankle)
 * http://tinyurl.com/fsb7q (Listen to the Natives-ASCD article by Marc Prensky**)**
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=393Mab4z95E (An excellent YouTube video for online safety: Beware of Friends Online--makes the point that even if a teen practices safety on the internet, his/her friends may not and may be revealing private information about them.)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf7Bd9499eg (A modern day version of Little Red Riding Hood in cyberspace YouTube video).
 * http://www.schoolcounselor.com/safety/quiz/index.asp (Cybersafety powerpoint game/quiz for students and other cybersafety resources)
 * http://www.schoolcounselor.com/safetynetlinks.asp (great internet safety links for parents, teachers, students, counselors from Russ Sabella, SchoolCounselor.com)
 * http://edtech.ocde.us/Cyber_Safety.htm (great online video series by Mark Wagner and Victor Guthrie, Orange County, CA on Cyber Safety--5 short videos that highlight all of the topics we covered in our workshop and could be used with parents/teachers in your schools. Provides an excellent overview of Web 2.0 tools, concerns and cybersafety recommendations--a great place to start if you didn't attend our workshop!)

Presentation incorporates slides and information from PEW/Internet presentation by Amanda Lenhart (see URL above) Presentation incorporates slides and information from PEW/Internet presentation by Amanda Lenhart (see URL above)

Video for closure (time permitting) on recent MySpace feature news story-Channel 12 (article with related video and link to tips on how to check out your child's teacher on the Web) http://www.kpho.com/iteam/14705236/detail.html

Here is a fantastic opportunity for you to extend your learning about Web 2.0 tools--a Saturday workshop, free-of-charge, lunch provided. Phoenix area. If you can't attend the conference you can view the presentations online (but you have to register). Sign up for the conference here: http://Community.DiscoveryEducation.com/virtualconference

Virtual Conference Flier (PDF)

Virtual Conference Schedule (PDF)