21st-Century Learning Using Social Media: Advice from Finland
Petri Ahokas works with students in Finland Many teachers believe social media doesn’t have a place in the 21st-century learning environment; it is simply a tool for people to keep their friends up to date with their lives, right? Or is it? Teacher Petri Ahokas, from Turun Normaalikoulu school, Norssi in Finland, explains how he uses social media ethically and legally to engage his eight and nine year old students in learning. By Petri Ahokas When I look at the process of social media it is easy to consider its place in the learning environment. I read messages from other friends and if their communication is worthy I choose to become a ‘fan’. Safe Social Media for Global Learning I have a class of multicultural students, who speak seven different languages between them. As a teacher, I believe that teaching children to understand how to behave appropriately when they are using the internet is an important part of 21st century learning. Keeping safety in mind About The Author markbarnes19
Your Digital Strategy Shouldn’t Be About Attention
Are they talking about your brand? Around the clock? From Facefriend to Tweeter to Instapal? Pssst. That’s probably not the right question. Today, too many strategists believe that a clever plan to win the internet’s attention is a good digital strategy. It’s not. Institutions and leaders, obedient students of modern marketing, obsessively ask, “How do we get people to be loyal to us?” The real question — the one that counts for leaders and institutions today — isn’t “How loyal can we compel, seduce, or trick our customers into being?” So here are my top four mistakes of digital strategy — and how not to make them. Titillating, not educating. Making zombies, not superheroes. When a company asks “how loyal can we be to our customers?” Infecting, not connecting. Consider Mr Porter, the man-cousin of Net-a-Porter. Communicating, not elevating. Instead, focus on giving people what matters most to them — but what they feel cheated of, stymied from, and suffocated by at every turn.
The Complete Parent's Guide to Instagram
Sometimes I take my knowledge of social media for granted. Because the truth is that while everyone under the age of 18 has never known a world without internet or cell phones, most parents have a hard time keeping up. My work requires me to use and be heavily involved with social media, and even I’m still not sure what the true purpose of Snapchat is. Yesterday afternoon a friend of mine posted something on Facebook that I found disturbing as a parent. The photo below (posted with permission) is a screen shot of a photo that her daughter had posted on Instagram. This isn’t some image I grabbed online or from a friend of a friend. The vile comment posted on her picture was posted from an anonymous account with the name “[juniorhighname]hatepage”. And this isn’t an isolated incident. A few months ago, I saw many of my hometown friends sharing an article about my old high school. We’re ingrained with the desire to protect our children from strangers. Take responsibility.
How To Use Pinterest With Bloom’s Taxonomy Infographic
Social Learning Infographics Teacher Infographics Would you like to know How to use Pinterest in the Classroom in a meaningful and relevant way? At the How To Use Pinterest With Bloom’s Taxonomy Infographic you will find 25 ways to integrate Bloom’s Taxonomy with Pinterest. By incorporating Pinterest into your lesson plans and overall classroom culture you will give you and your students a fun way to teach and learn. TeachBytes created this awesome infographic. Via: teachbytes.com Embed This Education Infographic on your Site or Blog!
Using Twitter and Pinterest analytics to build engaging content strategies
The news this week that Twitter has opened up its analytics platform to all is a welcome one for all marketers that value data validation within their decision making process. The announcement comes hot on the heels of the news from Pinterest that it has, for the first time, also opened up its vast treasure trove of data to businesses via its new interface. Data-driven content strategy is something I have spent the past 15 years pursuing and so the addition of such insight moves that process on further than ever and today I want to look at actionable ways in which these new platforms can be used. Social sharing The amount your content is interacted with when shared across social is the best validation of its quality, or resonance with your chosen audience. Until relatively recently though, the process of obtaining solid data on that had been convoluted at best and at worst expensive. Twitter Analytics Tweets To do that you’ll need to separate the data in the ‘time’ column you can see below:
The Beginner’s Guide to Snapchat
Snapchat, one of the hottest mobile messaging apps, has become a convenient and fun way to send photos and videos to friends and family without eating up your phone's memory. Launched in 2011, Snapchat allows users to add captions, drawings and filters to their photos and videos (also known as "snaps"). Unlike other messaging apps, you can view snaps for a maximum of 10 seconds, and then it's gone for good. Anything shared through the service self-destructs, leaving no evidence that it existed. (However, just like everything else online, privacy isn't guaranteed.) If you want to join the Snapchat craze and learn the basics, check out this step-by-step guide. 1. Snapchat can be downloaded for free on Android and iOS devices. To create a free account, tap "Sign Up." Image: Screenshot Snapchat You need to be at least 13 years old to use Snapchat. As part of the verification process, you may be asked a question like the one below. 2. Next, you'll see the "Find Friends" screen. 3. 4. Use camera
Social Media for Administrators
As I have done a lot of work with school administrators on why they should be using social media and some practical ways to use it within their schools, I wanted to compile some articles together that will help schools/organizations move forward. They will be listed under two categories; the why and the how. The articles are listed below: The Why The Need for Courageous Leadership – If new ideas are going to happen and we are going to encourage risks, we need to take risks as well. What Digital Accelerates – Many of the fundamentals that were important 50 years ago are still important today. Humanizing Our Organizations Through Social Media – In this post, I share what many organizations are doing around the world and how it is important that in education, we get through our culture of fear and do what we can to connect with those that we serve. There can no longer be an “opt out” clause when dealing with technology in our schools, especially from our administrators. The How
WTF is the filter bubble?
Concerns about how Facebook’s news feed algorithm values actual news stories and Twitter’s plan to organize tweets algorithmically have ignited talks about the “filter bubble” and its effects on publishers and readers. But what, you ask, is the filter bubble, and why should publishers (and others) be wary of it? All will be explained. What is a filter bubble? The filter bubble is created when a large group of people get most of their information from personalized new delivery platforms such as Google News, Facebook’s news feed and, to a lesser extent, Twitter. While the filter bubble is a relatively new expression, the phenomenon it describes is as old as media itself. Who are the big culprits here? John Battelle, co-founder of NewCo, argued that Facebook’s new commitment to featuring “high quality content” in news feed could actually be an antidote to this filter bubble problem. OK, so what’s so bad about all of this anyway? Is the filter bubble poppable?
