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Chris from Bloomington, IN. Teach world history for private online HS affiliated w/ Indiana Univ. One of the #sschat co-leaders. Excited for tonight's chat!
Good evening all! Happy Abe Lincoln Birthday!! -- Andrew, gr.8 SocSt from Massachusetts, #sschat co-moderator -- media, literacy, and being critical are 3 of my favorite things
A1) They should learn that interacting with others is a great way to learn but they also need to learn to be careful about not sharing too much online & thinking about how they want what they post to reflect on themselves. #sschat
A1: Students should learn that engaging with other via social media is "real"! It can be a power for good and...less than good. That's why they need guidance and models!
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A1: digital citizenship is now a part of being a good citizen. Learning how to communicate online safely is an important part of education today. #sschat
A1 Students should learn how to interact - not just post their opinions. How to digest ideas and thoughts from others, consider, and share their own. Anything social needs to be a two-way conversation. #sschat
A1 Making sure they understand the permanent nature of their comments and the fact that they are not just speaking to the person on the other end, but rather people from all over. #sschat
A1: SO much to say. Courtesy; empathy; your entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts; reasoned judgment; build others up versus tearm them down; and finally - connect FTF if you can! #sschat
Hi there! Matt from PA and I'm a social studies teacher currently teaching civics and government, foundations of citizenship, and leadership seminar.
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A1 First Ss should understand what social media is—more than just way to chat with friends; the history, the impact, the “media” part, how it is, was, and could be used #sschat
A1 Ss should learn that social media, although fun, can be a colossal waste of time and detrimental if not used correctly and for a PURPOSE. Like expanding your #PLN#sschat
I think everyone loses sight, at times, that posts on social media are FOR REAL; you should be comfortable seeing what you post on a bulletin board along the interstate. #sschat
A1: Students should learn that engaging with other via social media is "real"! It can be a power for good and...less than good. That's why they need guidance and models!
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A1) Social Media is a great way to interact with people of with all different view points and can be useful to grow. However, it is also important for students to understand that what they post cannot be erased and they need to be careful about what they post #sschat
A1 - Students should (re)learn that their words & actions can and will follow them throughout life. Engaging in social media reinforces that our reputations serve as footprints that do not easily melt like the snow. Digital histories are our 21st century record-keepers. #sschat
A1: I believe that they need to learn the importance of being able to control what they say. Just because they are behind a screen, does not give them the right to post whatever they want. #sschat
A1: How to interact with empathy. To listen and make an honesty inquiry into another person's perspective. Not just spew memes and partisan talking points. #SSCHAT
A1) Ss need to learn the idea of careful thought. Too many send off a tweet, snapchat, or post w/o really thinking through their thought let alone consequences. #sschat
A1 Ss need to understand the longlasting effects of their interactions online, know about their digital footprint; how to interact w others; how to stay safe and keep information private; but also how there is a wealth of info we could access thru social media! #sschat
Hi from Mississippi! I teach AP US Government and Politics, US History, and Sociology at Long Beach High School. I sponsor Beta Club and Young Democrats. We are currently on Mardi Gras break until Wednesday! #sschat
A1 Some social media users are real people, but they are playing a role for reasons that might be financial (it's their job!) or ideological -- they need to win an argument, not have a conversation #sschat
A1 I have a difficult time with the abbreviation of language that is used in social media. English is a big part of the testing in Indiana. I encourage Ss to use correct spelling of language. #sschat
A1 Need to become cognizant of how words & phrases can sometimes be taken out of context when there are no facial cues or voice insinuation to rely on #sschat
A1 As a head hunter myself, I share how we search for people who apply for jobs. Often, they will never get an interview and will never know why - depends on what we find. Be careful of what you share. #sschat
I think Ts can see just how capable their Ss are by watching how they interact and learn to navigate their way around social media forums, seems my Ss are always teaching me new tricks and tips #sschat
There is no, I mean zero, not a bit, to suggest social media hurts conventional spelling or writing.
In fact more socil media writing time correlates with better writing. #sschat
I struggled with this when I was teaching English at first, but i turned it into a lesson on voice and writing style. Different styles for different purposes and goals. #sschat
The child being plastered on Social media today via their proud parent's FB page will be the one to invent the "Erase Your Past social Media Self App" tomorrow #sschat
And - choose a professional email address and social media handle in high school. Don’t apply for a job with an email like - hottybaby42@gmail.com #sschat
A2: Civic engagement has changed due to social media. We need to teach beyond superficial use to promote our opinion and tap into powerful, influential uses of digital media to engage. "Old" methods (like letters and calls to reps) are still valid too!
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A2 There are so many more options today for engagement. Students can connect with leaders via social media and can use it as a tool for sharing their own opinions and getting involved in causes.
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A2: Social media provides a larger audience for Ss for civic eng. activities. I had a student use Facebook to create an anti-cyberbullying fan page and invited others; small but effective way to show power of social media #sschat
A2 we have discussed how social media is changing elections. This is a topic that I need to develop into a more involved project and inquiry. Also, comparison of press in a non-digital age vs press today. All controversial #sschat
A2: Civic engagement is so much more than writing your congressperson or voting. Now it includes responsibly, respectfully voicing opinions and thoughts and being sure to present yourself as someone who is worth listening to. #sschat
A2 Added civic skills that Ss must be taught. Changes the ways have to teach discourse & engagement w/ Ss. Provides new opportunities, such as cross-cultural civic engagement opps that previously may not have been available. #sschat
I never require students to use social media, we may analyze transcripts and I offer options but I never willingly say students must hand over data to third parties to sell and profit. #sschat
A2) I find my students' sense of political efficacy is enhanced if/when I can point out examples of political activity on Twitter, Insta, FBook, Snap, etc.
I also love that I can use @RemindHQ to reach Ss and Ps to maintain engagement. #sschat
Remember:
1)Use social media instead of it using you. 2) You are the product that's being sold (to advertisers).
3) Social media companies use psychology to get you hooked & maximize their profit.
4) Connect but be able to disconnect. #sschat
A2: As more people use online sources, have students consider how the medium they get their news from impacts what they see. https://t.co/93hdH5csLf#sschat
1. Understanding that kids (and everyone) consume most of their news via some type of social feed.
2. Making students aware of that.
3. Teaching them how to get out of that bubble.
4. Showing them they can contribute directly and positively to the world.
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A2: social media and tech apps/tools are good servants but terrible masters; can't let it make us react without deeper thinking about consequences & responsibilities #sschat
A2: Social media provides news at a much faster rate to a larger audience almost immediately. Students are constantly bombarded with information. Students can use this information to inform and bring about change digitally and reach larger audiences #sschat
A2 Twitter allows Ss to connect with local business leaders, local government officials and local activist. Showing students these broad concepts are all around them within their own cities. #sschat
#sschat A2 We have been fortunate to be able to connect our Ss with both of our Indiana US Senators @sentoddyoung and Joe Donnelly and allow kids to interact and ask questions. Allows them to engage with their leaders.
A2: As more people use online sources, have students consider how the medium they get their news from impacts what they see. https://t.co/93hdH5csLf#sschat
A2 As students study the Constitution in 8th grade we discuss the role of social media engagement at all levels of government. Ss also have thought provoking ?s on how social media fits with 1st amendment rights. #sschat
#sschat social media makes "civic engagement" so much easier ... which means that people can do much more damage with half truths, pressure, and good old fashioned name calling - Ss need to understand and recognize that just tweeting or posting isn't defined as "civic engagement"
Yes! I plan on using Social media as a modern day parallel to the Progressive Era next week and how it has help revolutionize modern reform efforts today #sschat
A2: I invite my students/families to follow my social media so they see me modeling behavior in the real world and online. I keep it respectful and positive while connecting to people all the world and encourage them to do the same. #sschat
A2: Also, social media makes it too easy for people to be passive-aggressive (cyberbullying - I'm looking directly at you!). If I can't say it in person, shouldn't say it at all. #sschat
When you discuss the 1787 constitutional convention, ask students what might have been the outcome had delegates possessed smartphones with social media apps? https://t.co/4Nrf8w6PzT#sschat
A2: I invite my students/families to follow my social media so they see me modeling behavior in the real world and online. I keep it respectful and positive while connecting to people all the world and encourage them to do the same. #sschat
When you discuss the 1787 constitutional convention, ask students what might have been the outcome had delegates possessed smartphones with social media apps? https://t.co/4Nrf8w6PzT#sschat
And much easier to feel like we responded because we clicked a thumbs up or a heart. Like can't be the only response... why did you like it? What did you like about it? What else do you think? #sschat
Ss in my gov class participated in a twitter chat of the State of the Union. Kids loved it - they asked questions and got real time answers. Looking for more opportunities like this. #sschat
When you discuss the 1787 constitutional convention, ask students what might have been the outcome had delegates possessed smartphones with social media apps? https://t.co/4Nrf8w6PzT#sschat
And what's the price of progress? The bombardment of information without an editing eye, the consumption of information without a critical eye, and the sharing of information without a considerate eye #sschat
A3: I think this is a big part of where "critical" comes in. Students need to be aware of who is creating not online content, but who provides web services and how they control messaging.
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Ss in my gov class participated in a twitter chat of the State of the Union. Kids loved it - they asked questions and got real time answers. Looking for more opportunities like this. #sschat
A3 They should know that social media posts can be just like TV advertisements. They might seem informative or entertaining, but we need to keep in mind that they are always selling something. #sschat
Absolutely, Michael - maybe THE tool - not of the future, but if the present - and it is imperative we look at it's process, power, and price in the SS classroom #sschat
A3: Who is giving you access and what do the really want from you. I love the free apps that help make teaching easier but I often wonder at what cost when I sign in using my gmail as they so conveniently allow me to do #sschat
A3 - Students should learn about #NetNeutrality when thinking about service providers and the type of content & source of content they use online. #sschat
A3 There is a purpose behind the post and it has been crafted usually with careful thought. Taking a look at the intentions of a content or sevice provider can give insight to their intentions. #sschat
A3: I think this is a big part of where "critical" comes in. Students need to be aware of who is creating not online content, but who provides web services and how they control messaging.
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A3) This is part of being a critical consumer. Just like looking a different articles for bias SM consumers need to look for bias in content providers. #sschat
A3. Students learn that social media is a way to communicate one’s interest. Marketing a product can be misleading and student should always question their instinct before drawing a conclusion. #sschat
Social media doesn't need to be void of the content you teach. Check out these student documentary poems brining in historical info https://t.co/1liY3hqnDa#sschat
A3 It should be embedded in Ss to look at author bias, who's behind a message, who benefits from message, etc. Ss should be using media lit Qs in order to gain deeper understanding of this. NCSS has some good Qs here. https://t.co/aDLA5Ss301#sschat
A3: Who is giving you access and what do the really want from you. I love the free apps that help make teaching easier but I often wonder at what cost when I sign in using my gmail as they so conveniently allow me to do #sschat
It makes it more important than every to have engaged, informed, and active citizens. More opportunity for good and more opportunity for evil, so we need to make sure our kids are ready. #sschat
And what's the price of progress? The bombardment of information without an editing eye, the consumption of information without a critical eye, and the sharing of information without a considerate eye #sschat
There is little evidence that checklist approaches help students with sourcing skills. They rarely transfer and students "parrot" back answers, "It has an .edu" #sschat
A3 They should also know about what providers use from their data. It can help inform their internet use and how much they want to put themselves out there. #sschat
A3 Ss should recognize that SM, like MSM, is a business, they should be aware of how SM earns profits with advertising and promoted posts, click bait, and selling marketing information. #sschat
@historycomics Which comic book character best exemplifies this attitude?
Follow-up Q: Can we start a series about an anti-hero called The Slactivist?
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There is little evidence that checklist approaches help students with sourcing skills. They rarely transfer and students "parrot" back answers, "It has an .edu" #sschat
A3: TOS and AUP needs to be more than a submit button. They are there for a reason but get pushed aside too quickly. CIPA and COPPA could also have more integration to social media for Ss. #sschat
In historical context, this is not new... Trumbull's Dec of Ind painting isn't a photo of a moment, Trotsky was removed from photos when he fell out of favor... "lying" with images is not new #sschat
A4: Before Ts could generally trust what was in the library for Ss. Now we have to teach how to filter digital information. For writing: it has provided a MUCH more effective way to provide fast feedback #sschat
Hard to fight the ease of Google's top ten paid placements. Ss don't understand someone is paying for that. Getting Ss to look at peer-reviewed sources is also difficult. Too much reading :-( #sschat
A4: This is so much more than simply not knowing the slang or new music. Ts must be literate themselves to help Ss navigate what will be their world. #sschat
Yes! So much can be unpacked from a painting in which everything is conscious choice of artist, to posed photo, to a candid that is cropped, to a photo that is altered after printing! #sschat
It is actually t2-3 three usually marked advertisements but yes we are teaching students to read behind a machines that tries to feed what they want. #sschat
A4 we need to be much better modelers of dig literacy & citizenship. I catch myself using an image without citing all the time. Or reading/using a so-so source. It’s not that world anymore. #sschat
A4. Education has evolved in this 4th Industrial Revolution. The paradigm has shifted. Digital literacy skills are a must for teachers in today’s classroom. #sschat
A4 - The move from print to digital has reinforced what social studies teachers have taught all along: there are multiple literacies. Being literate does not just mean aptly reading text, but also "reading" images, songs, movies, animation, and more! #sschat
A4: Someone on the @GTeacherTribe podcast talked about showing digital literacy vs. digital fluency. Literacy is where Ss are; Ts can model fluency. #sschat
What if it wasn't in the library like stories of the American genocide of First Peoples or books by People of Color? Not all gate keeping is good. #sschat
A4: You lose that interaction of sorts with the digital medium as with print copies you highlight and annotate the text - which I think for students makes for better comprehension. #sschat
I am reading my son's work (1st grade) biography of MLK its printed on paper (downloadable printable so MLK looks white) doesn't mention racism, just a speech, and no assassination. #sschat
Yes! The librarian is the collection curator and that is its own filter on what information is available - omission is another problem when it comes to misinformation! #sschat
Teachers need to understand where their students spend most of their time..their phones. If you don't have any idea how the major social platforms work, it is very hard to understand how your students think. #sschat
Or... you mean you actually have to CLICK on the link?! Need to keep reminding Ss to click on the link to an image or not just use the Google summary! #sschat
That may depend on how well you search... generating key words, using Advanced search instead of just typing in the omni bar... @Google search is powerful in the hands of an educated user #sschat
A5: Teachers need hardware, time and space to practice using tools, and access to support and PD on what real game-changing tools are out there.
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A4 we too need to know how to discern the credibility of information regardless the medium. I'm always looking for help with this. We seem to be living in the age of disinformation #sschat
I wonder how students might transfer this early 1900s primary source to social media. (Click Next Page to see all 9 pages.) #sschat@TeachingLChttps://t.co/2m9JHiFvUb
And, I would argue, time to talk w/ each other about what works, resources, strategies, activities, etc. Time is always the elusive resource, it seems. :( #sschat
A5: Teachers need hardware, time and space to practice using tools, and access to support and PD on what real game-changing tools are out there.
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A5 - Ts should make absolutely clear their purpose/goal/objective upon using social media, both in and out of class. And take responsibility/ownership of all their words/actions. #sschat
A5 We need to observe & understand our Ss use technology. Know how they search, how much (or little) they read, what kind of sites & apps they use. #sschat
My #GoogleEI project is all about teachers joining students in closed social media spaces to engage in guided conversations about the media they encounter! https://t.co/VOQZGX5DDS#sschat
A5 Make using media literacy Qs, such as those from NCSS (https://t.co/aDLA5Ss301) a part of al "social studies: sources (digital & otherwise) being analyzed #sschat
A5) Teachers need to provide ample opportunities for students to build media literacy within their content lessons. We are all doing a balancing act w/ our content and skills instruction. Media literacy is a skill we can't afford to skip out on. #sschat
We need to get multiple source reading done in K-3 schools and while we are at it let's get social studies back in K-3. Knowledge=Comprehension #sschat
What are we doing as teachers to make sure we understand the way students consume media (social media on phones) and educating them to deal with the situations that arise in those spaces? #sschat
We need to be modeling to students that just because we see it on social media, doesn't mean that it doesn't have a credited source. We need to model to them that we need to cite the sources that we are using, even if it is just a picture. #sschat
Question 6: What actions can NCSS take to support teachers who face first hand the impact of social media on their students and on the social studies?
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This is also difficult when the majority of disinformation campaigns emerges from one side of the political spectrum. Easy to come off of bias when you are only favoring the truth. #sschat
We need to be modeling to students that just because we see it on social media, doesn't mean that it doesn't have a credited source. We need to model to them that we need to cite the sources that we are using, even if it is just a picture. #sschat
A6) Continue offering PD in webinars and other formats to reach Ts who can't attend conference. There were tons of media literacy sessions at #NCSS17 but not everyone can attend. #sschat
I have been trying for years to find a grant to create a VR environment to teach sourcing skills. Have avatars do "biased" read alouds to students to see how perspectives influence truth. #sschat
This. My A4. Gotta quit dismissing SM like it's meaningless. Engage with Ss to understand how they're using it and what they think it means when they see/share something. #sschat
What are we doing as teachers to make sure we understand the way students consume media (social media on phones) and educating them to deal with the situations that arise in those spaces? #sschat
To start, I am using closed Facebook groups. Once they get comfortable I will encourage them to create a hashtag and continue the discussion in other forum #sschat
Maybe if it is done by the City or Police parents regard it as more credible? I don't know. This is hardly my area of expertise. I still don't know how they get the tiny people into the TVs. #sschat
Hey all!
So we've had this entire talk without discussing by name Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and FB.
How do you discuss these social platforms in your classes with your students and/or how have they changed your students?
Please share what you are currently doing!
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Better yet let's move to a recruitment model rather than a members benefit model for conferences.
Require everyone to openly license and share (sessions and session materials.
Give out the good stuff and get members rather than give shrinking membership the good stuff #sschat
Question 6: What actions can NCSS take to support teachers who face first hand the impact of social media on their students and on the social studies?
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I teach online & asynchronously but model Twitter use - have Twitter feed (based on class hashtag) embedded on homepages of my courses in Canvas. #sschat
Thanks again to the #sschat folks! If anyone would like to join us for some more social studies + tech camaraderie, tune in on 3/13 for our Adopt an App club! Folks from @goformative will be joining us as well to talk about Formative! https://t.co/hwYtwGyF20@NCSSNetwork
I know one of my colleagues @WendyLRouse has been doing this at San Jose State. Many of her students follow me at the beginning of the semester. #sschat
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@MsJWhiting, @historytechie, @WendyLRouse
Here is the blog post I wrote yesterday about setting up Facebook Think Tanks in classes and interviewing HS students about their social media use. https://t.co/RcygaAGw95#sschat
I’ve lost track of the Qs, but digital literacy is important skill to teach ss Ss—Ts also need to have these skills, another reason to engage in #sschat and/or SM...always bit shocked by Ts who aren’t connected, seems irresponsible
Please take our 6 min. #medialiteracy survey to help us sort out what Ts really need in the classroom. Get a free poster with NewseumED resources. https://t.co/XlBBib7xkg#sschat
That's cool! I am trying to connect my students with high school and college age student change agents so they can see use of social media for progress and service ala @JCasaTodd Social LEADia #sschat
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@scottmpetri, @historytechie, @WendyLRouse, @JCasaTodd
