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Your Name and Title: Brad Wilson, 4^th Grade Teacher

School, Library, or Organization Name: Lakeshore Public Schools

Co-Presenter Name(s):

Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Michigan, USA

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): Elementary/middle school teachers, administrators, technology staff

Short Session Description: Using Social Media to communicate with families and enhance your digital classroom community.

Full Session Description:

Twitter and Facebook are integrated into almost every part of society, so why not into your classroom?  Students can Tweet about learning & parents can Like student projects! Stop spending time updating parents with wordy newsletters & learn how these easy tools can save time and enrich your classroom community!

 Participants will:

• Observe examples of social media use for parent communication
• Observe examples of social media use with students
• Find links to help justify & advocate for social media use
• Note tips & tricks for setting up social media accounts and using them in the teaching and learning process

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:

http://www.21innovate.com/session-links.html