SOCIAL MEDIA

PLAN
EDUC 611
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
ZACHARY T VELYKIS

OVERVIEW
1. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
2. PROCESS
3. STUDENT ASSESSMENT
4. ENHANCED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
5. TECHNOLOGY: ONLINE COLLABORATIVE TOOL
6. IMPORTANT?
7. SUPPORTED RESEARCH
8. ACCEPTABLE USE

SYMBALOO
SymbalooEDU is the visual resource management tool that
helps educators and students organize and share the best of
the web. Users save their resources in the cloud and access
them from anywhere with any device. But it doesnt stop
there! With features like embedded content, group tiles and
sequenced tiles, educators around the world are creating
lesson plans, research assignments and personalize learning
in many different ways. (www.symbaloo.edu)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1 - STUDENTS WILL CREATE AND MANAGE
INDIVIDUAL SYMBALOO BOOKMARK

2 - STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP AND SHARE

INDIVIDUAL SYMBALOO BOOKMARK WITH 3 OR
MORE STUDENTS

THE PROCESS:
Organize & Share
Manage your favorite bookmarks and web resources using
Symbaloo tiles, then share them with your colleagues or
students!
Personal Learning Environment
Customize SymbalooEDU to create a personal learning
environment that fits perfectly with your learning style.

STUDENT ASSESSMENT:
AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC: INDIVIDUAL STUDENT
CONFERENCE, TEACHER OBSERVATION, CLASS WORK,
HOMEWORK REVIEW, SECTION REVIEW AND PARTICIPATION.
AUTHENTIC BEHAVIORAL: STUDENT DATA, BEHAVIORAL
RECORDS
STATE SGO & SGP: STUDENT GROWTH OBJECTIVES AS WELL
AS STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTAGE.
CURRICULUM BASED ASSESSMENT: STAR TESTING &
AIMSWEB BECHMARK DATA AND PROGRESS MONITORING.

ENHANCED
TEACHING/LEARNING
EXPERIENCE:

Integrating technology into classroom instruction means more

than teaching basic computer skills and software programs in a
separate computer class. Effective tech integration must happen
across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and
enhance the learning process. (www.edutopia.org)

Technology also changes the way teachers teach, offering

educators effective ways to reach different types of learners and
assess student understanding through multiple means. It also
enhances the relationship between teacher and student. When
technology is effectively integrated into subject areas, teachers
grow into roles of adviser, content expert, and coach. Technology
helps make teaching and learning more meaningful and fun.

TECHNOLOGY ONLINE
COLLABORATION:
STUDENTS ARE EMPOWERED!!!
CELL PHONES
TABLETS
CLASSROOM PERSONAL COMPUTER
COW (COMPUTERS ON WHEELS) STATIONS
WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTION

IMPORTANT?...YOU BET!:

SUPPORTING RESEARCH:
Computers Help Students Take Charge of Their Learning
As more teachers use computers to engage students and
differentiate instruction, struggling students get the spark they
need to tackle challenging curriculum and common core state
issued standards.
As with any project or lesson, students affect the manner in which
instruction is initiated, designed, and delivered. It is logical,
therefore, to assume that the students who will be working with the
technology-based project will impact the likelihood of success.
Educators who fail to anticipate the potential challenges and
resistance to technology-integrated projects from their students
may be alarmingly discouraged by their reaction and consequently
develop negative perceptions toward these types of instructional
projects (kerlind & Trevitt, 1999).

ACCEPTABLE USE:
As per district policy:

Nevergive personal information about yourself to anyone on line.

Neveragree to meet anyone in person. If someone wants to talk to you in person, talk to an adult about it.

Dont respondto emails or instant messages from people you do not know, even if they seem like they know
you.

Dontbully people on line.

Neverput anything on line that you do not want to see printed and brought to school.

Neverrespond to messages that are scary.

Dont believe everything you read on the Internet.

If someone writes an email or instant message to you that is threatening or harmful, dont delete it. Print it out
and show it to an adult.

REFERENCES
kerlind, G., & Trevitt, C. (1999). Enhancing self-directed
learning through educational technology: When students
resist the change. Innovations in Education and Training
International, 36(2), 96-105.
WWW.EDUTOPIA.ORG
WWW.SYMBALOO.EDU

In Conclusion:
Technology can support and enhance your teaching and student
learning in three important ways:
1) It can expand the scope of classroom learning beyond the
physical boundaries of the classroom (and also beyond inclusion
of only teacher and students)
2) It can expand accessibility of, and engagement with, content
and information
3) It can expand the ways students can demonstrate what they
have learned