Social Networks as Learning Networks: Classroom Applications

Susan DavisThe Chinquapin School

Daryl Cagle, "Joe Heller," Daryl Cagle's Political Cartoon Index, msnbc. Reprinted from Green Bay Press Gazette on 25 August 2009. Used with permission.

Blogging: Mrs. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog (1st Grade)

The Landmark Project: Class Blogmeister, http://classblogmeister.com

Glogster: Sharing Online Posters

flickr Groups: Creative Media

VoiceThread: Positive Learning Environments

Facebook Groups: AP English

Ning: Build Your Own Social Network

What are the implications for our teaching?

• Writing shorter, clearer, tighter• Writing with images, exploring the

relationship between image and text• Organization, storytelling, storyboarding• Learning commenting, feedback skills• Learning how to conduct online discourse

in a professional, respectful way• Understanding audience

Your Classroom

• What is a challenging concept you have to teach in the next few weeks?

• How could you use an online social network as a tool to help your students learn that concept?

• What would your assignment look like?• Share?

Thank you!

• The Association of Independent Maryland Schools

• Renee Hawkins and the GFS Tech Team: Robert Ammons, Louis Gephardt, Ryan Smink, Diana Gross, and Jim Audette

Resources (Wiki)

• http://sociallearningnetworks.wikispaces.com/