Sunday, April 8, 2012

A Cyberbullying Lesson

In my new book Using Web 2.0 and Social Networking Tools in the K-12 Classroom, there is a lesson on bullying, a topic of concern to educators and parents today. Check this YouTube video for a lesson on cyberbullying and how to explain it to your students. This interactive lesson provides questions to answer after each part to reinforce the concepts presented. It also contains additional links to other videos on bullying.

Review this 9-minute video, and read Chapter 3 on Wikis in my book and try out the unit plan related to bullying, designed to be used in a multidisciplinary unit for English and social studies using wikis.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Upcoming free Social Learning Summit

Put April 21 on your calendar to attend the Social Learning Summit, a virtual, free, worldwide conference being sponsored by the Discovery Educator Network on the use of social media and Web 20 in teaching and learning. Presentation proposals are still being accept through Saturday, April 7. View the list of proposals already accepted HERE. Session blocks are 30 minutes in length, and more information on how to submit can be found HERE.


This one-day session will be an exciting and informative, offering practical ideas on how to use Web 2.0 and social media with your students. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity.