Social+Learning+Works

Social Networking with Mike Baker From South Side School District 1st ever network? You need a place to communicate. District provided a private label wiki. We created our own wiki: [] Username: pete2010 Password: pete2010 Social networking in the classes…check the BackChannel page. www.Eduwiki.sswiki.com for great resources…check archives When you run a social classroom, you can’t plan for every minute The idea is to help communicate If you want kids to develop a relationship with what they are learning…post a backchannel…let the kids talk about the lesson at any time of day. SKYPE…you can do visual contact not just informational contact Jill the backchannel was setup at www.coveritlive.com Then added to the wiki by clicking on the "tv" button in edit mode, selecting other, and then pasting the code from the coveritlive site. You need to break group thinking by providing diversity…that is what a back channel provides…controversy Back channeling allows ALL to contribute because it doesn’t label and it’s easier to take chances Post directions on a public forum and tell students to “figure it out and go!” Danah Boyd has a great blog about what happened when the backchannel got away from her: @http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/24/spectacle_at_we.html