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Social Media Boot Camp 2.0
Flex Session: Oct 29
A directory of “official” sites is now included on our website. Please visit https://www.gvsd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=17589 to see the list we’ve compiled, and then “like,” “friend,” or “follow” your colleagues so that you can share on your own site (if you maintain one) the good news from across our schools!
Option #1: Learn More!
During the practical component of the flex session you might choose to learn more by exploring some of these articles.
- Using Social Media In the Classroom
- Tech Leaders: Amplifying Readers & Research
- School Library Journal - see how 6 educators leverage technology & social media in their classrooms.
- Description of different social media platforms
- This article is written for business marketing but scroll down to see a wonderful & succinct comparision of the different social media platforms!
- 22 Ways to Use Social Media in Your Classroom
- Ways Teachers Use Social Media in the Classroom Right Now
- 6 Ways to Avoid those Social Media Landmines
- 4 of the Best Social Media Teaching Tips for Educators
- 6 Ways Social Media Can Change Your Classroom
- Tech Leaders: Amplifying Readers & Research
- Using Social Media Professionally
- Miscellaneous
- Teens Rising Social Media Use is Not All Bad
- Can Teachers Ignore Social Media Anymore
- GVSD District Social Media Policy
- If that link doesnt work try this one and then open the social media policy
- Using Social Media In the Classroom
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Option #2: Create
During the practical part of the flex session, you might choose to play with different apps and start creating! Here are some suggestions! Play around and ask Kelsey or Chris for more help as needed :)
- Social Media Site for creating short, funny videos.
- GVHS Library's TikTok
- KDM Library's TikTok
- KDM Library's Insta
- GVHS Library's Insta
- KDM Library's Facebook
- Goodreads: Social Media for book lovers! Track what you've read, what you'd like to read, post reviews, run classroom discussions, etc
- KDM Library's goodreads
- GVHS Library's goodreads
- Canva.com
- Digital design platform - use it to create quick, easy, visually attractive social media posts, newsletters, handouts, etc
- Pic Stitch (or other collage app)
- Lets you create photo collages to share on social media
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Option #2: Create
During the practical part of the flex session, you might choose to play with different apps and start creating! Here are some suggestions! Play around and ask Kelsey or Chris for more help as needed :)
- Diigo
- Social Bookmarking site - keep track of your bookmarks, favorite webpages, articles, etc
- Hootsuite
- Social Bookmarking & Social Media Management dashboard
- Bitmoji
- Create digital avatar of yourself and integrate it into social media, flyers, signage, handouts, etc.
- typorama
- easily add styalized text to your photos
- Boomerang
- create silly back-and-forth 3 second videos
- Time-lapse and Slo Mo
- This is found on your ipad or iphone camera
- Repost app
- allows you to repost other's instagram posts
- Instagram Stories
- Create posts that evaporate after 24 hours (like snapchat) within instagram. Students use Stories a lot.
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Option #3 - Explore other's social media pages to get ideas
During the practical component of the flex session you might choose to explore other social media pages to get ideas and to see what kinds of things people post. Here are some suggestions to get you started!
- Miscellaneous Edu Accounts
- @classroompinspirations (insta)
- @iheartcraftythings (insta)
- @fanmaps (insta)
- @fanmaps (twitter)
- @merriamwebster (insta)
- @meriamwebster (twitter)
- @cultofpedagogy (twitter)
- @cultofpedagogy (insta)
- @shakeuplearning (twitter)
- @shakeuplearning (insta)
- @breakoutedu (twitter)
- @breakoutedu (insta)
- @weareteachers (twitter)
- @weareteachers (insta)
- @middleweb (twitter)
- @kidsdeserveit (twitter)
- Math
- #mathmonday (insta)
- @mathleticsCA (twitter)
- @mathinthenews (twitter)
- #mathchat (insta)
- @mathchat (twitter)
- #mathchat (twitter)
- Science
- @neiltyson (twitter)
- @neildegrassetyson (instagram)
- @IFLscience (insta)
- @IFLscience (twitter)
- @NASA (twitter)
- @NASA (insta)
- @JaneGoodallinst (twitter)
- @JaneGoodallinst (insta)
- @skypeascientist (insta)
- @amnh (twitter)– American museum of natural history
- @amnh (insta)
- @sciam (twitter)– scientific American
- @scientific_american (insta)
- @sciencegoddess (twitter)
- @billnye (twitter)
- @keslerscience (insta)
- @nittygrittyscience (insta)
- ELA and Reading/Books
- @projectlit (twitter)
- @projectlit (insta)
- #projectlit (twitter)
- #projectlit (insta)
- @sparknotes (twitter)
- @sparknotes (insta)
- @weneeddiversebooks (twitter)
- @weneeddiversebooks (insta)
- #weneeddiversebooks (insta)
- #ownvoices (insta)
- @Shakespeare (twitter)
- @the_pigeon (Mo Willems Twitter)
- #engchat on Mondays at 7pm EST
- @mobydickatsea (twitter)
- @wit_of_wilde (twitter)
- @collegeessayguy (twitter)
- @2peasandadog
- #ELAclassroom
- Digital/Tech/STEAM
- @nerdybff (twitter)
- @imagineerSTEAM (insta)
- @imagineerSTEAM (twitter)
- @flipgrid (insta)
- @flipgrid (twitter)
- Social Studies
- @newslitproject (twitter)
- @mediawise (twitter)
- @mediawise (insta)
- @newseumed (twitter)
- @newseumed (insta)
- @holocaustmuseum (twitter)
- @holocaustmuseum (insta)
- @smithsonian (twitter)
- @allsidesnow (twitter)
- @social_studies_success (insta)
- Funny miscellaneous
- @sparknotes (twitter)
- @sparknotes (insta)
- @boredteachers (insta)
- @teachinghumor (insta)
- Art
- @artwithjennyk (twitter)
- @nationalgallery (twitter)
- Any museum!
- these hashtags: #ArtTeacher #ArtEducation #K12ArtChat #HighSchoolArt and
- #MiddleSchoolArt
- World Languages
- @worldlangcafe
- Counseling/Mental Health
- @towriteloveonherarms (insta)
- @lostgotfound (twitter)
- @lostgotfound (insta)
Nurse
- officialnurse_justy (instagram)
- #schoolnurse (insta)
- @NASN (twitter)
- Miscellaneous Education Hashtags
- #teachersofinstagram
- #teachergram
- #teacherlife
- #ditchbook (ditch the textbook)
- #tlap (teach like a pirate)
- Who to follow general advice:
- Look for your colleagues, other GVSD accounts
- Favorite authors, publishers, scholarly journals
- Conferences
- Museums
- News providers
- Fact checkers
- Businesses
- Local libraries, colleges, book stores, etc
- Locations you visit on field trips
- College board
- APA
- Twitter Chats Hashtags
- #nt2t
- Chat for educators who are new to Twitter every Saturday at 9am EST
- #ok2ask
- Friendly chat with lots of classroom resources shared. Every other Thursday at 8pm EST
- #kinderchat
- Chat for those interested in kindergarten and early childhood edu. Mondays at 9pm EST
- #1stchat
- Chat about 1st grade teaching. Sundays at 8pm EST
- #Mschat
- Chat for middle school teachers. Thursdays at 8pm EST.
- #AppleEDUchat
- Tuesdays 3pm & 9pm EST
- #edtechchat
- Mondays at 8pm. Focuses on topics related to edtech
- #edchat
- Popular chat covers broad range of edu topics. Thursdays 7pm EST
- #5thchat
- Chats about 5th grade edu. Tuesdays at 8pm EST
- #mathchat
- Weekly math related chat. Not sure of time or day.
- #flipclass
- Mondays at 8pm. For those interested in the flipped classroom model.
- #sschat
- Mondays at 7pm. For social studies educators
- #kidscancode
- Tuesdays at 8pm. For educators interested in helping students learn to program and code.
- #LearnLAP
- Mondays at 8pm. focuses on strategies for creating a student-led classroom.
- #formativechat
- Mondays at 7:30pm. Discussion of topics related to formative assessment, from giving effective feedback to giving students more ownership of their learning.
- #Games4Ed
- Thursdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm. For those interested in game-based learning and gamification
- #iteachphysics
- Saturdays at 9am est. Bi weekly chat for physics teachers.
- #istechat
- third Thursday of month 8pm est. focuses on issues related to ed tech and the ISTE standards
- #digcit
- chat on Wednesdays at 7pm est. Focues on digital citizenship.