Social Media as a tool for Rich Learning

At the beginning of last semester, Erin Kahn and I joined the
KQED Do Now Working Group and we had our students sign up for Twitter. 

We have found Twitter to be an invaluable tool for our own professional development, but this was our first foray into incorporating social media into my classes. 

It has been a success! 

Not only have our students developed their communication skills -
only 140 characters requires you to be efficient in comments -
they have discovered a new way to use social media as an educational tool.

This week, students, Mana from #APBio3
and Shannon, Lindsay, Katherine, Emily and Nicole from #SMed7, 

were highlighted in the KQED Roundup of the #DoNowConcussions discussion.

KQED has so many incredible resources. 

We encourage you to check them out. #DoNow is such an incredible way 

to get your students communicating their thoughts and ideas. 

It is a fantastic way to build skills specifically 

required through the Common Core State Standards as well. 

We are excited that three colleagues have joined this semester's KQED Working Group. 

We will have more students learning, reflecting, and communicating through Twitter.  

Follow us @NDBEkahn and @TechBioBek and our class hashtags 

to see what else our students are up to 

as they continue to develop their 21st century skills. 

Tweet Tweet!