social media in business education classroom

Social MediaBusiness Education ClassroomOBEA Spring Conference 2012

Social MediaBusiness Education Classroom

Peter McAsh

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OBEA Spring Conference 2012

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Social Network for Students, Teachers, and Parents

Ways to Use Edmodoin Business Education Classrooms

(adapted from: www.edmodo.com/Lucia)

Make Edmodo a daily part of your activities. Mobile website and iPhone/Android apps provide easy access to Edmodo.

Daily outline - eliminates the questions "What are we doing today?" and "I was away yesterday, did we do anything?"Electronic copies of handoutsEmbedded content - videos - Google DocsAssignments - paperless submission and feedbackGradebook - students can monitor their achievementIncentives - badges

21C Classroom

Teach proper use of social media by requiring professional standards.

Require students to post in complete words and sentence (i.e. “you” not “u”, “I” not “i”).Help your students improve their grammar and punctuation by enforcing proper usage on Edmodo.

Professional Social Media

Encourage real-time discussions through Edmodo.

In-class moviesExtend learning beyond the classroom walls. (Backchannel during current events - e.g. breaking news stories, etc.)Mobile website and iPhone/Android apps provide easy access to Edmodo anytime, anywhere.

Backchannel Discussions

Give your students an interactive educational experience through mobile devices.

Bring Edmodo on your next field tripPost photos and create scavenger hunt questions, polls or quiz questions along the way.

Mobile Learning

Send a message to students and parents in your class to keep them updated on all of the events and achievements of your class.Provides a way for parents to reach out to you for one-on-one discussions.

Communicate with Parents

Keep parents up-to-date on classroom activities during the semester through parent accounts on Edmodo.

Edmodo is great for communicating when you or one of your students are absent from school.

Provide notes, assignments or other updates to students who are absent.Communicate updates or check in with your your class if you are absent from school.

Sick days & extended leave

Create a “teacher lounge” where teachers within Business Department can discuss ideas and share content.

Creates a casual environment where online discussions can take place.Share ideas, files and links between a group of teachers.Teachers can contribute on their own time.Connect with other Business Departments at other schools

Teacher Lounge

Take a project-based approached to learning by creating Edmodo sub groups.

Students can collaborate and work towards specific goals together in small groups.All group information can be shared and stored in Edmodo for easy access by all group members.Students need not be from the same school / class.

Project Based Learning

Connect your classroom with other classrooms within your school or around the globe.

Co-teachers can help grade assignments, monitor discussions, and post files or comments to the group. Students from different schools can be members of the same group.

Co-teaching

“Sub Hub”

Provide your sub an easy way to help manage students and stay connected with you.

Create a student account for your sub so they can participate in your Edmodo class, without gaining access to your account.Allows you to communicate with your sub and students, plus view all classroom activity, even while you’re away.

Keep up with all your favorite blogs through Edmodo!

Create an Edmodo group, retrieve the RSS links for the blogs you like to read and add them to the group.

Create an Edmodo group for your students with RSS links to current business news

RSS Feed

Use the calendar feature to mark important dates / meetings / dealines

Notifications will help you update the group on important messages .

Post results, pictures, etc. for the group to view.

Business Club / OBEA Contests

After the school year ends, keep in touch with students and help them stay connected with each other.

Alumni Groups

Create an alumni group for all your graduates to join.Keep in contact with students who pursue post-secondary / business opportunities.

Edmodo in Action

Demonstration of my use of Edmodo.groupsdaily postsassignmentscommunication with students / parents / publicPLN - making connections, communities

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Wrap-up

Current Edmodo user? How do you use it?

Additional questions / comments / suggestions

Peter McAshSt. Marys DCVI

St. Marys, Ontario

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