Loreto Normanhurst Conference

Teaching Social Media Skills to Early Teens

Presenter: Bernadette O’Dwyer

Why Teach Social Media

Why Teach Social MediaLife Learning Opportunities

Why Teach Social Media

Why Teach Social Media

Survey Results Loreto Normanhurst 2013 Yr 7 and 8

The most frequently used Social Media Tools• Instagram 58%• Skype 57%• You Tube 49.6%

81% of students access social media on a smart phone91% of students access social media at home and 71% use social media when bored.

Why Teach Social MediaDo you feel more comfortable to be ‘yourself’ on Social Media?

Why Teach Social MediaDo you use a particular type of Social Media because your friends are?

Why Teach Social MediaDo you think about how you use Social Media and how it may affect you in your future?

Why Teach Social MediaHow do you feel about Social Media in a classroom?

Why Teach Social Media

How To Teach Social Media

How To Teach Social Media

Year 7 Integrated Learning – Coastal Environments

Unit Aim:In this unit students examine the features of a particular type of global environment – Coastal. They consider the spatial distribution of coasts, the major geographical processes that operate and the way humans interact with the environment. They look at the coastal environment from the perspective of a coastal community. Students present their work in a variety of forms: Postcard; Newsletter and an interactive Discussion Board.

Should Nuclear Power Plants be along Coast Lines

Should Marine Parks be increased in size and number along the Coffs Coast line

How To Teach Social MediaYear 8 Integrated Learning – Connectedness

Unit Aim: Students have the opportunity to examine the meaning of connectedness, in general and in the context of communities through various activities and begin to develop an awareness of how important connectedness is to the success of a community and to the identity of an individual.

Kate Coffey Wiki

Katherine Macken Wiki

How To Teach Social MediaConversations

The Loreto Normanhurst Student Growth Model focuses on the Holistic Education of a student.

A critical element to this model are Conversations. Each student meets with their advisor 10 times over the course of the year to discuss their growth. The elements of growth are discussed under the FACE Curriculum.

Each student responds to questions and blogs these on the school portal to document their Holistic Growth and provide for real reflection.

Example of Conversation Blog

How To Teach Social MediaYear 8 Integrated Learning – United NationsUnit Aim

Each nation is entitled to ONE post in Today's Meet. It must be relevant to their stance on the issue and support the debate.You must use formal language and a positive tone. Try to incorporate UN terminology. All posts must be justified.

"We agree with North Korea on this matter because we are allies." The Secretary-General and Advisors reserve the right to close Today's Meet at any time.Sanctions will apply to nations who cannot adhere to the above rules. The best post will be rewarded with 2 merits each.

TodaysMeet

How To Teach Social MediaPhotography – appropriate online images

How To Teach Social MediaPhotography – appropriate online images

Students are asked to consider how the images that they take, post and share can impact on a person’s life. They focus on a celebrity currently in the media who is being scrutinised. Students are shown a number of images and ask to comment on what each image is saying about that person.

They then must develop a PPT for Middle School students that highlights rules for appropriate published photography

Example of student work

How To Teach Social MediaPhotography – Instragram your excursion

In Year 7 and 8 Students attend Geography Field excursion to Bobbin Head and the Blue Mountains. As part of the activities for the day, students are now being encouraged to bring phones/cameras etc to take an image that captures the essence of that environment. Students are then asked to submit the photos and they vote to determine which image is the most successful in the task. Students are practising being critical in determining the image they select. It’s really making them think.

How To Teach Social MediaPhotography – Instragram your excursion

How To Teach Social MediaYear 7 Integrated Learning – Who are You

Unit Aim: Students investigate and explore values. In particular that begin to identify different types of values and how these influence a person’s behaviour and attitudes.

Student Example

How To Teach Social MediaYear 7 Integrated Learning – Orientation

Unit Aim: Students work through an orientation program for the first weeks of High School in Year 7. As part of the Safe Laptop Use lessons students are asked to review a ‘fakeBook’ page and identify:• What judgements we make when we see a page.• What private information we can find on her page.• What her images tell us?

Students then identify what there digital foot print is on a paper footprint and discuss this with their parents and advisors

What judgement do you makeDigital Footprint

How To Teach Social MediaYear 8 Technology: Mosaic Clocks

Unit Aim: To develop a Mosaic Clock for the home

Mosaic Clocks

How To Teach Social MediaYr 8 Integrated Learning Global Citizenship

How To Teach Social MediaWhat’s current….

As a visual bookmarking site, self-described as a ‘virtual pinboard’, Pinterest allows users to ‘pin’, or transfer digital images to an interest ‘board’, or webpage that they make themselves and give a title to. The images are then collected together on this board and made available for others to see. Users may ‘repin’ images from other people’s boards, pin images they have found on other websites or use images of their own (their own photographs or infographics, for example). A wealth of high-quality and diverse images are available to use for Pinterest purposes.

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How To Teach Social MediaSocial Media Resources

• http://todaysmeet.com/• http://edublogs.org/• http://www.glogster.com/• https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups&hl=en#!

overview• http://www.chatzy.com/advanced.htm• http://www.edmodo.com/• http://www.weebly.com/