* They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, mobile phone, stereo, games console, and digital camera) * They frequently conduct over 5 activities whilst watching TV * 25% of them agree that “I’d rather stay at home than go on a holiday with no internet or phone access” * A quarter of young people interviewed text or IM (instant message) friends they are physically with at the time * They have on average 123 friends on their social network spaces * And the first thing the majority of them do when they get home is turn on their PC

* They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, mobile phone, stereo, games console, and digital camera) * They frequently conduct over 5 activities whilst watching TV * 25% of them agree that “I’d rather stay at home than go on a holiday with no internet or phone access” * A quarter of young people interviewed text or IM (instant message) friends they are physically with at the time * They have on average 123 friends on their social network spaces * And the first thing the majority of them do when they get home is turn on their PC

* They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, mobile phone, stereo, games console, and digital camera) * They frequently conduct over 5 activities whilst watching TV * 25% of them agree that “I’d rather stay at home than go on a holiday with no internet or phone access” * A quarter of young people interviewed text or IM (instant message) friends they are physically with at the time * They have on average 123 friends on their social network spaces * And the first thing the majority of them do when they get home is turn on their PC

* They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, mobile phone, stereo, games console, and digital camera) * They frequently conduct over 5 activities whilst watching TV * 25% of them agree that “I’d rather stay at home than go on a holiday with no internet or phone access” * A quarter of young people interviewed text or IM (instant message) friends they are physically with at the time * They have on average 123 friends on their social network spaces * And the first thing the majority of them do when they get home is turn on their PC

* They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, mobile phone, stereo, games console, and digital camera) * They frequently conduct over 5 activities whilst watching TV * 25% of them agree that “I’d rather stay at home than go on a holiday with no internet or phone access” * A quarter of young people interviewed text or IM (instant message) friends they are physically with at the time * They have on average 123 friends on their social network spaces * And the first thing the majority of them do when they get home is turn on their PC

Collaborative writing and project work

Social Media in Education Ollie Bray National Adviser Emerging Technologies in Learning Education Scotland www.educationscotland.gov.uk @olliebray 22nd March 2012

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8 devices…

Turn on the computer…

123 friends

25% agree that…

”Young People are not the same as they used to be…”

information

emotion

what is social media?

does anyone care?

challenges traditional models

collaborate communicate

audience

reverse hierarchy

open

non-traditional good communication highly collaborative open authentic audience

Back to basics…

Learning Credit: http://bit.ly/cqGXk8

Learning Credit: http://bit.ly/cqGXk8 Good Pedagogy

Learning Credit: http://bit.ly/cqGXk8 Interesting / Engaging Good Pedagogy

i. culture

ii. real time

iii. pathways

iv. audience Photocredit: heppell.net Hellerup School, Copenhagen

v. accessible

Life

How technology has changed things… Shop Play Socialize Finance

5

how can schools use social media?

what can we learn from enterprise? examples

1. the power to engage

audience

http://y22012.leamoreblogs.net/

collaboration

mark zuckerberg

improved attainment

entrepreneurship

2. real data in real time

Classroom…

Rich resources

trust and respect

twitter.com/ukwarcabinet

3. it is not going away…

don’t ignore the problem

classroom management

http://goo.gl/LUKyn

http://goo.gl/LUKyn

web cameras

live video

4. professional development

Vs (C)PD

5. businesses want to hire workers who understand the internet

who is responsible?

Health and Wellbeing Level Early - 4 “ ” I am learning to assess and manage risk, to protect myself and others, and to reduce the potential for harm when possible. Physical Wellbeing

“[young people] do not differentiate between online and offline”

“ ” Registered teachers show in their day-to-day practice a commitment to social justice, inclusion and caring for and protecting children. 3.1 Professional values and personal commitment GTCS Standard for Full Registration

Source: Minty Hen “Good teachers use good tools”

Harness the Power

Harness the opertunity

“The solution is in the problem” Cliff Dennett

Ollie Bray ollie.bray@educationscotland.gov.uk www.educationscotland.gov.uk www.olliebray.com www.flickr.com/olliebray