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The Relevant Educator

How Connectedness Empowers Learning

This information-packed guide helps teachers create high-quality professional learning networks using social media. Includes in-depth analysis of ten social media channels for educators, and more!

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  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781483371719
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Series: Corwin Connected Educators Series
  • Year: 2014
  • Page Count: 80
  • Publication date: August 01, 2014

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Description

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Professional growth and social media savvy at your fingertips!

This information-packed resource from digital experts Anderson and Whitby makes it easy to build a thriving professional network using social media. Easy-to-implement ideas, essential tools, and real-life vignettes help teachers learn to:

  • Find and choose the best social media tools, products, and communities
  • Start and grow a collaborative, high-quality PLN using Twitter, blogging, LinkedIn, and more
  • Use social media to enhance 21st Century education
  • Engage in authentic personal and professional learning

Includes invaluable resources and an in-depth analysis of the social media landscape. Collaboration has never been easier with this must-have guide!

The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. To explore the other books in this series, visit the Corwin Connected Educators website.

Check out the Connected Educator Series matrix to find out which book is right for you.

"It is incumbent upon all educators to connect with other educators who can reignite their passion for teaching. The authors generously share their wisdom for those who want to accelerate the development of a personal learning network. “
Angela Maiers, Founder and President
Choose2Matter, Inc. and Maiers Education Services, Inc.


"Learn how and why educators must connect in order to truly be at the top of their game. This book gives practical advice on how to connect, engage, and grow as a learner."
Adam Bellow, Corwin Author Untangling the Web


Key features

This book helps leaders explore the various ways to become a connected educator, through social media sites, Personal/Professional Learning Networks, conferences, and other ways. It also gives a definition to connectedness and shows leader how connectedness is a vital component to a school’s health and growth. This book will give leaders:

  • An understanding of what connectedness is and the qualities of a connected educator
  • Tools to start becoming connected leaders and educators
  • Ideas for building your PLN
  • Resources for further learning about connectedness

There is also the Connected Educators Series website where readers can connect with all of the authors of the series, find more resources, and find real support for putting flipped leadership into practice.

Author(s)

Author(s)

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Thomas D. Whitby

Tom Whitby has presented at many national, statewide, and local education conferences as well as Edcamps. He has contributed to the WISE Conference in Doha, Qatar, an International Education Conference, for the last two years. He served as a social media consultant for SmartBrief and a contributing Editor for SmartBlog on Education for SmartBrief.

Tom is a retired Adjunct Professor of Education at St Joseph’s College in New York, having taught for 6 years. He came to that position after 34 years as a secondary English teacher in the Public School system. He was also a leader in the New York State United Teacher Locals for 30 years. He has founded a number of Educational Groups on Linkedin including Technology Using Professors Group. He has been recognized with an Edublog Award for the most Influential Educational Twitter Series, Edchat, which he founded.

Additionally, Tom hosts The Edchat Radio Show for the BAM Network, which is available as free podcasts from K-12 education at the Apple iStore. He blogs at My Island View and has contributed articles to several education journals and has been a guest blogger with contributions to The Royal Treatment and Teacher’s Reboot Camp. He created the Ning site, The Educator’s PLN: http://edupln.ning.com/. Follow him on Twitter @tomwhitby.

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Steven W. Anderson

Steven W. Anderson is a learner, blogger, speaker, educational evangelist, and Dad. As a former teacher and Director of Instructional Technology, he is highly sought after for his expertise in educational technology integration and using social media for learning. He regularly travels the country talking to schools and districts about the use of Social Media in the classroom and how they can better serve students through technology. Steven has been a presenter at several educational technology conferences, including ISTE, ASCD, FETC, VSTE, and numerous state and local conferences. He is also responsible in helping create #edchat, a weekly education discussion on Twitter that boasts over 500 weekly participants. Steven has been recognized with the the 2009 and 2011 Edublogs, Twitterer of The Year Award, a Microsoft Heros of Education Award, along with a 2013 Bammy Award - recognized worldwide as the Educational Emmy - for his work with #edchat.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface by Peter DeWitt


Introduction


1. Connected Learning

2. Social Media in Education

Who is Using Social Media

Acceptable Use Policy

Myths and Misconceptions

3. The Effects of Culture on Change

School Culture

Internet Culture

4. Social Media for Professional Development and Professional Learning

Blogs in Learning

Why Blogging?

Personal Blog

Class Blog

RSS Feeds

Zite

FlipBook

5. Components of a PLN

What is a PLN? ...And What It Isn't

Twitter

LinkedIn

Facebook

Skype

Podcasts and Webinars

Chats

6. Education Conferences

National Conferences

Unconferences/Edcamps

7. Social Media Communities

Nings

EdWeb

EDUPLN

Edmodo

8. Getting Started

9. The Connected Educator

10. Apps/Sites for Social Media

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