Social+Media+Projects

Using Facebook to role play: http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/if-historical-events-had-facebook-statuses/

There are a lot of different ways to use social media in the classroom. Here are some examples: Here is a link to Google For Educators which lists more ways to use Google Docs in the classroom, as well as Tips and Tricks to make it more effective: [] ARIS is a user friendly, open source platform for creating and playing mobile games. With ARIS you can create a scavenger hunt for you students that allows them to interact with the curriculum.Here is a link to the ARIS demo video which more fully explains how the program works: []
 * Google Docs**
 * A Google Document is an excellent way for students to collaborate on a project or a paper.
 * Students can peer review each other's papers and have a running dialogue about suggested changes.
 * This allows students to respond to constructive comments, rather than disregarding them, creating a more interactive peer reviewing system.
 * This also applies to teacher comments, it creates more of a conversation instead of writing comments that students don't read.
 * Google Documents has an auto-save so you don't run the risk of loosing your work and it can be accessed from any computer.
 * Students can go back and see their revision history to see how their work has grown.
 * Google for Educators also has links to other projects using different facets of Google like Google Maps and Google Podcast.
 * ARIS**

ARIS is just one of many ways that teachers are starting to use mobile devices in the classroom. Here are some other examples:  Here are some more links to great sites and projects: [] (A local example of Social Media use in Portland schools) [] [] (Activism based projects)
 * ARIS uses the GPS in students phones, iPads, or other mobile devices to track students locations and allow them to interact with their environments in key locations.
 * Because teachers create their own version of ARIS it can be adapted to most curricula.
 * Students role play as historians, journalists, famous writers and editors in order to investigate the significance of the clues they are given.
 * Students interact with each other and their environments to create deeper understanding.
 * Using websites like www.polleverywhere.com and http://wiffiti.com  to take online polls of students and receive instant feedback.
 * Having students use mobile drop box to interact between computers and cell phones
 * Having students use the pictures that they take on their cell phones for class projects. For example students can take pictures of their friends, family and pets and use them in autobiographical writing.
 * Wiki Projects**
 * Wiki lets students link their research and writing to other students.
 * There is endless depth that you can add to a Wiki, so if you create it for one class the next class can add to it.
 * Students can comment on each other's pages asking questions, suggesting changes and sharing links.
 * It's easy for teachers to keep track of the information that is being posted and the comments that are being made.
 * Students can incorporate all types of media from linking to other social media sites to adding their own voice threads.
 * =Flat Classroom Project: []=
 * [] (100 ways to use social media in the classroom) (TWEPRINTS) **