Today I presented for the faculty of Burman University in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. This post has the accompanying resources for the social media session.

PowerPoint

Examples of Social Media Use

• Art teacher on Pinterest
• Yammer – a closed social media network
• Faculty twitter use
• Faculty blogging example
• Remind.com for texting students reminders
• #HopeTrending: web, Facebook, Twitter

Other Social Media Ideas

• A Domain of One’s Own
• Facebook Groups

Articles and Resources on Twitter in the Classroom

• Tweeting in Higher Education: Best Practices
• Guide to Using Twitter in Your Classroom

LMS vs. Social Media

• LMS vs. Social Networking Can Social Networking Sites Act as a Learning Management Systems?

Issues and Challenges

• Overcoming Hurdles to Social Media in Education
• Fake news issues
• Students who choose no social media
• To friend student or not: sample reading on this topic, much more out there…
• Program or Be Programmed
• Alone Technology

Additional Recommended Reading

• Reading paper vs. screens
• Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking
• Multitasking Costs and Media multiaskers
• Hidden Causes of Aimless Surfing
  • Crazy Busy

Bonus Idea: COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning

• SUNY COIL
• My blog posts regarding COIL