Using+Twitter+and+Facebook+to+connect+Families+with+School

Laura Bear & Alex Nagy, Hempfield Participants will learn how social media like Facebook and Twitter can be used to connect with families. Facebook and Twitter accounts can be linked to class blogs and offer families a choice in how they receive classroom news and special events. Students compose Tweets each day to share learning which excites them, or events which they think are important.  __Teaching Toddlers to Tweet: Introducing Social Media to Elementary Students__  //**Excerpt from article link above:**// I have worked with and spoken to dozens of educators who strongly feel that engaging in social media is irrelevant for them because of their students' age. These are wonderful elementary school teachers who value effective technology integration, yet when it comes to social media, concerns include:
 * Room ** : 106 ** B **
 * Presenters ** :
 * Audience: K-6 **
 * Description ** :
 * Students already have enough screen time.
 * Students need to be able to communicate in person.
 * Students don't need to know about social media at this point -- it isn't age appropriate.

If we honestly think about it, we were all taught the "social media" of our time in early elementary school. Remember the //friendly letter //? How about //thank you notes //? Telephone etiquette? In early grades, none of us were expected to master these skills independently, but they were integrated into our curriculum so that effective social behavior could be modeled at a young age.

  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">http://einstein.hempfieldsd.org/beargrade2/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/CES-Mrs-Bears-2nd-Grade-Class/160944557445519?ref=hl https://twitter.com/mrsbear3 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> https://www.facebook.com/pages/CES-Mrs-Fitzgeralds-2nd-Grade-Class/439972012779106 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> https://twitter.com/cesfitzgerald <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> media type="custom" key="24594700" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> Sites offering information/support for Twitter (**I found these sites when preparing for this presentation!): http://edtechreview.in/news/news/trends-insights/insights/578-tips-for-teachers-to-use-twitter-in-elementary-classrooms http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/w/page/22554523/Elementary%20Teachers https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2013/06/20/twitter-in-the-classroom/ http://www.essentialschools.org/resources/451 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Support for using Facebook: http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/07/8-real-ways-facebook-enriched-ms.html <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans,sans-serif; text-align: left;">