European project Sun.Com Social Networks for Educators
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This document discusses how social networks can be used for professional development of language teachers. It describes Joel Josephson's role in disseminating information about social media networks for educators. Some key networks mentioned are Facebook, Twitter, Ning and LinkedIn. The networks allow teachers to share resources, support one another, participate in online activities and communicate asynchronously or synchronously. Informal learning opportunities exist for both students and teachers through social media connections.
European project Sun.Com Social Networks for Educators
- 1. Sun.Com Social Networks For professional development Naples 2012 The project Sun.com has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
- 2. Sun.Com Social Networks Who is Joel & Kindersite? Role in the project : dissemination & social networks Involved in 22 European projects Expert in using the Internet and social networks Founded the EU_Educators group on Facebook Founded the Kindersite Project website
- 3. Sun.Com Social Networks What networks
- 4. Sun.Com Social Networks Why? A tool for professional development Sharing Support Activities Communications Learning Social networking sites support collaboration between professionals and connect language teachers around the world.
- 5. Sun.Com Social Networks Sharing Sharing of professional knowledge & information by web-links • Articles (academic, journalistic, background and focused) • Videos – example http://tinyurl.com/7swydn • Newsletters • Websites • New and old ICT tools and how to use them in education
- 6. Sun.Com Social Networks Sharing ICT Tools Blogs Video Articles
- 7. Sun.Com Social Networks Support Global virtual staff room • Hundreds of teachers just like you • Different experiences, teaching the same subjects as you • Available 24/7 • Always willing to share, no off days
- 8. Sun.Com Social Networks Activities Events, conferences & workshops • Webinars – WizIQ, Weekly TESOL • Twitter chats #ELTchat • Workshops • Conferences • Contributing to events and conversations
- 9. Sun.Com Social Networks Communications Synchronous and asynchronous conversations • Google plus hangouts • Skype meetings • Twitter chats • Facebook comment threads, groups and pages • LinkedIn groups • Listservs • Ning discussions
- 10. Sun.Com Social Networks Learning Informal learning • Meeting place for language: • Students • Teachers • Language learning opportunities • Student to student (same language, target language) • Teacher to teacher • Teacher development • Teacher resources • Teachers finding students • Online or blended courses
- 11. Sun.Com Social Networks The networks • Facebook www.facebook.com • Twitter www.twitter.com • Ning www.ning.com • LinkedIn www.linkedIn.com
- 12. Sun.Com Social Networks The networks- Examples
- 13. Sun.Com Social Networks Contact Sun.Com project Email : euprograms@action.gr Website : http://www.sun-languagecommunity.eu/ Joel Josephson Email : joel.josephson@joel-josephson.org Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/joel.josephson Twitter : @acerview54