Parents and Social Media

Being a parent, I wanted to read about how parents use social media.  It seems that parents and non-parents have some differences. 

In the report the findings found that out of parents Facebook topped the list with Pinterest 2^nd, Linkedin 3^rd, Instagram 4^th and Twitter 5^th. 

Parents are more likely to use Facebook and they use it to share, respond to good and bad news, and for support.   It seems that more moms use it the most frequently.     I also found it interesting that a typical parent has 150 Facebook friends one third of them are “actual” friends, while non-parents report that less than one fourth of their network is made up of “actual” friends.  Most parents over 40 are likely to be friends with their children on Facebook. Parents with one older child will more than likely be friends with their children on Facebook.  Lots of parents are more likely to be friends with their own parents, children and neighbors.  I find this to be true, I am friends with my children where I can keep up with my grandchildren.

Instagram, 54% of non-parents post on their accounts than 39% of parents.  I don’t follow anyone on Instagram.  I know my daughter-in-law loves it and post continuously on it.

Moms are more likely to use Pinterest than fathers. Also 20% parents over the 16% post or use Pinterest.   Among Twitter and Pinterest users, there are few statistically substantial differences in how often parents and non-parents use them.

More parents than non-parents are likely to use Linkedin.   I have used Linkedin but only with my children.  

Parents also use social media as a source for parenting advice and information. Also they use it to keep up with the children or grandchildren.

1 out of 3 parents expressed concern about their child’s social media and technology use. 

I do believe that parents are on social media because they want to keep up with the times or the kids.

M. Duggan, A. Lenhart. (July 2015) Parents and Social Media, Pew Research Center, Retrieved October 2015 from http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2015/07/Parents-and-Social-Media-FIN-DRAFT-071515.pdf

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9 Things You Need to Know about Teens, Technology & Online Privacy

1. Teen internet use is becoming more mobile. 74% teens have Internet access on cell phones.

2. Teens are diversifying their social media portfolios. Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram etc. 81% teens are on social networks.

3. Teens are sharing more information about themselves.  In 2012 91% posted photos of themselves on a social media.

4. Privacy norms vary by platform. Facebook 60% of teen have private sites but tweets or 64% public

5. Network size and composition matter. Students with lots of followers tend to have joined more social sites and have "friended" people they have never met. 

6. For teens managing their “social privacy” online is "paramount," Teens delete people from the network, edited something that they posted in the past, and have deleted comments from others.  Teen devote a lot to managing their network.

7. Advertisers and others are not on the top of the mind of teens. Teens are interested in the relationships not the information that is shared.  They don’t realize that other people might be able to see their post.

8. Parents of online teens express a wide range of concerns. Parents are concerned about what people know or can find out about their children.  Parents are concerned about their child’s future academics, employment, and reputation of their children.

9. Teens are turning to peers and parents for advice. Teens know that it is necessary the for privacy and ask for advice. Many are turning to friends and their parents.

Not only do teens spend too much time on social media but so do some of their parents.  Parents and teens need to spend more time together and talk face to face.

Yes we need to be social but more eye to eye contact is what best for all.

9 Things You Need To Know About Teens, Technology & Online Privacy. (2013, November 6). Retrieved November 18, 2015, from http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/11/07/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-teens-technology-online-privacy

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" 10 Things to Know About How Teens Use Technology

“10 Things to Know About How Teens Use Technology"

The words teens and technology go together like peanut butter and jelly. The following 10 facts about teens and technology will be informative for parents and teachers alike.

1.  Teens 12-17, social network site growth has slowed (particularly Facebook), but Twitter use is growing.

2.  Teens are sharing more personal information online. Teens post pictures the most and the cell phone number the least amount of times

3.  Teens do care about online privacy. Parents of online teens are concerned about their child’s reputation and safety,

4.  Today's teens take active steps to manage their online reputations. One out of five teens regret something they have posted on social media, and most have deleted or blocked people.

5.  Parents of teens are very aware that online content can impact their teen's lives. The majority of parents are concerned with strangers online.

6.  Most teen's educational environments include the use of at least some digital technologies. Cell phones are used more than other electronic devices such as e-readers or tablets.

7.  The Internet has altered how teens do research. The Internet provides a vast array of information and resources.  Teachers’ see the internet as both positive and negative impacts on student’s research habits and skills. Positive outweighs the negatives. 

8.  Digital tools can benefit teen's writing skills and abilities, according to teachers. They feel these tools inspire creativity, personal expression, and teamwork. Students take shortcuts and don’t put as much effort in their writing.  Students have poor grammatical and spelling skills.

9.  Teachers are divided as to whether "digital natives" are all that unique. Today’s students are more media savvy that previous generations.  Pew Research show just about equal that there is no different than previous generations, they just use different skills to express themselves.

10.  A digital divide persists in the area of education and technology. 54% of teachers say all or almost all of their students have sufficient access to digital tools while in school, but just 18% say the same is true at home to complete school assignements.

Purcell, K. (2013, July 10). 10 Things to Know About How Teens Use Technology | Pew Research Center. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/07/10/10-things-to-know-about-how-teens-use-technology

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Libraries at Crossroads

Libraries at crossroads

This is an interesting article since I want to be the best librarian that I can be.  My job will be to help not only the students but also help the teachers at my school.

The findings in the report were very interesting.

1.    Pew Research center survey libraries need:

·         Support local education

·         Serve special constituents

·         Help local businesses

·         Embrace new technologies

2.    Closing libraries

People believe that libraries are important to their community.  They feel that libraries can offer new programs to everyone young and old.  Two-thirds of Americans ages 16 and order feel that closing the library would have a major impact on their community. 

3.    Library Usages

46% of Americans ages16 and over said they visited a library or bookmobile in the last year.  22% ages 16 and older have used a library website in the past year.  27% of those who have visited a public library to use their computers or Wi-Fi signal.

4.    Libraries are important

Most of the books are borrowed from higher educated and well off people, while low income people where more likely to use the help of the librarian.  Lower income people will watch or listen to media.  Also low income people will more than likely use computers and internet access from a public library.

5.    How most people use the library’s websites

Research

Library Catalog

Placing holds on materials

Renewing materials

Databases

Downloading ebooks

Checking or pay fines

6.    Librarians contribute to our communities

Share Information

Learn how to use technologies

Learn about our community

Finding Jobs

7.    Ebooks

Local libraries are lending more and more ebooks.  I love using them because I don’t have to worry about an overdue book the library website returns the ebooks for me or my grandchildren. ALA says the 90% of libraries have ebooks.

This was such a great article I shared it with my superintendent and my principal.

Harrigan, J.(2015). Libraries at the crossroads. PEW Research Center. September 2015.  Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/09/15/2015/Libraries-at-crossroads/
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Final Reflection

I have researched many apps and websites.  I consider myself to be a techie kind of person since my job before I become a teacher was a Technology Technician.  And I know there are many new apps and website that I will need to learn technology changes on a daily basis.  As I think back on the course that I am finishing up.  There were some technology apps that I really like, ones that caused me to be frustrated and will never use, and others that I used in the library the next week. Also there is some I will never get to use because of the websites being blocked.

Which ones I liked the most?

I really enjoyed using ToonDoo to make comic strips.The comic strips were also fun and students love doing them.  I have used this site with my older students and they enjoyed it.  This was a great way to pull my students into a unit and let them show their knowledge in many different way.  Students beg to do this program, so we use it at least once every nine weeks.

There is so much information on YouTube that my teachers and I use it all the time.  Our students enjoy it.  Students can use YouTube to help with homework.  QR codes are great for the classroom as they also the students to get to sites quickly without fumbling through URLs and students love to have scavenger hunts.

The screencasts are beneficial and in my favorite.  At the beginning I had problems using it but after using is for a while it became user friendly.  We use screencast for book trailers, directions, and interviews.  Students also use screencast to make book reviews and help other students understand a concept.

Which ones I liked the least?

Some of my least favorite apps and websites are the social media sites, like Vine and Instagram.  These are helpful in sharing information and getting my students to buy in the assignment. This is valuable because this is where the most of my students live.  They were fun and interesting but like any other social media site must be kept up with.

I personally do not like podcasts.  It is a great way to give directions to students but I have such a strong Texas accent that I sound funny.  I use it for different stations but let students record the directions.  The students take ownership to each podcast.

I was not so impressed with the online book communities.  I cannot connect with other readers on Facebook because of the block site.  They were fun and interesting.

I was not impressed with Piktochart either.  It was difficult to use.  I will not be using this product.

There are so many applications on the World Wide Web that are great for education.  The only bad thing that I have found is that my school blocks so many sites and to get them unblocked you have to write why you want it unblocked and how you will use it.  Who has time for this!

Funny Library Cartoons

Instagram and Vine

Instagram and Vine

Instagram and Vine are social media platforms to connect with students. Students are always posting pictures with Instagram.  Instagram allows you to take pictures to share with your followers.  Vine allows for short 6 second videos.  Both have great possibility to be a great tool in the classroom. Students can showcase their work for open house or sneak peek for their parents to see.  Students could do book trailers or book reports using either one of these program.  Students could record steps on a “how to” or even science experiment. At my school the technology department has block on all social media platforms so I will not be using either one of these programs at my school.

Instagram
Instagram was easy to use but I would not use with elementary students because of time. I would use this picture as a writing prompt with my students.

Dinner

A photo posted by Nancy McKneely-Stevens (@nms029) on Nov 15, 2015 at 11:27am PST

Vine
Vine was not as easy as Instagram and I would not use it with elementary students because of time and ease of using it.
Please click below!
Cause and Effect

Screencast

Screencasts

Screencasts are great ways to connect with students at any age or at anytime.  You can create almost any kind of video that students can access anytime day or night. For this post, I used two sites, Screencast-O-matic and Jing. I looked at a third website but it was retired.

Screencast-O-Matic (http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/)

Destiny Quest

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Screen-O-Matic was not easy to use I had to change browsers than download java. Which I could not do at school because only technology technicians can do this at my school.  There will be no way of using this with my students at my school.   Registration is typical for web applications in that you use your email and create a password for your account.  A free account allows you only a 15 minute screen cast.  You can opt to use your webcam, publish to YouTube.  If you want more editing features, then you opt to purchase a Pro account that costs $15 per year.

Recording, you click "Start Recording" and you set the screen outline to record. Once you are done, you can hit to the stop button and then review your screencast.  You will be able publish the video to YouTube, publish to screencast-o-matic, or download your video.

I will not be using Screen-o-matic because it will not work well at my school.


Screenr (https://www.screenr.com/)

I tried Screer but could not use it because of it's retirement this month.

Jing (https://www.techsmith.com/jing.html)

Symbaloo'

Please click  below!

http://screencast.com/t/bsE0EsH5

I tried and tried and Jing will not upload or open in my blog!  So this to me would only frustrate the students like it has me!

Jing allows you to capture images and videos on your computer screen and share them via the web.  Jing is no registration is required and is a free download.  I used Chrome as my internet browser and I was able to easily install Jing and launch.

Once I launched Jing, the symbol appeared on the top of my screen.  I selected "Capture" and then selected what part of my screen I wanted to use.  You have two options at this point: to capture an image or video.  I chose video.  After a three second countdown, my recording began.  Once I was finished, I clicked stop, I recorded with ease and I was able to review my video. I could saved but not sure why it saved as a PDF file, every time I save is saved as a PDF file. I tried everything possible to switch it to a jpeg. It started up loading but stops in the middle.  I recorded again and the same thing happens.  Like I said this problem has frustrated me so I know it will frustrate my students.


Which will I use?

I think I might use both applications and it depends on the project I am doing.  I have never used either one of these programs but if I had to choose I would choose Screen-o-matic.  I think Screen-o-matic is easy to use and would be a great option to create online video.  If I'm sending an email, Jing would probably be the application I use. 

Cartoons and Comics

Book reviews, book talks, creative writing, vocabulary words, research projects, and character viewpoints are a few of the great ideas that can be used in the classroom using comic strips.  Students who don't typically like reading, read graphic novels at my school.   I think those students would enjoy writing using this format.  ToonDoo, Pixton, and MakeBeliefsComix are a few of the sites that offer free accounts.  ToonDoo and Pixton require users to create a profile using an email address, but MakeBeliefsComix will let you get started right away.  

ToonDoo

ToonDoo starts out prompting the user to begin by creating a site layout. I would have liked to be able to use more different characters to make the cartoon strip.  This site had a lot of editing options and creative tools that would help the older student make an extravagant comic but for younger user I don’t think this is the site to use.  It was difficulty to move and use the different characters and backgrounds for me.  I don’t think I will use this site with my students.

Pixton

Pixton was the easiest of the three comic sites.  This site is great for teachers looking to create an account for the classroom.  The only drawback is the price, the account will cost $8.99 month plus 30 cents per student. This site was the most user friendly site and could be used with young children with ease. 

MakeBeliefsComix

MakeBeliefsComix

A perfect site for users to use quick to create a comic without paying or loggin.  It was easy to save in my documents and paste it in my assignment.  I will be using this site with my students in the future. I like the part about emailing it to someone or to yourself.  The graphics are great and kid friendly with many different types that gives a variety for any student to use.

The three sites are easy to use.  I will recommend MakeBeliefsComix to my teachers and students if they need to do a quick and easy comic.  I feel this site is one that young or older student will use over and over to do all kinds of projects.  

Book shelf

 Bookslikes.com I like booklikes but it was not the easiest to use. It has all the books that anyone would every read and share with anyone.
 
 What I like about shelfari is the timeline, you can rate the books you read! I also like that it has the book covers.  Shelfari was easy to use.

Goodreads has some good points, like favorite books and your friends that have a goodread account also.  Like the bookcovers, was not easy to use!

LibraryThing has great timeline and shows the bookcovers just like all the rest! Good things about this site it shows how many books in collection, how many authors and the series, this helps a librarians with titles of the books.

Biblionasium is easy to use and kid friendly!  The reports on the students login in the the reading shelfs.  I like it shows the bookcovers of all the books.  Suggested reading is great for the students to look at different kinds of books that they might like to read.  Letters to parents will help them understand how the books shelf works.  Biblionasium is the bookshelf I will suggest to my teachers and students every time! It's easy and kid friendly.

Podcasting

The three accounts I looked at for my podcast were Soundcloud, Audiboom and Podpmatic, they were all very easy to use and to make a podcast. I created free and basic accounts for each one of them. I decided to make my podcasting for this assignment with SoundCloud because to me it was more kid-friendly then the other two.  I think the children would love to make a book review using this program! I will recommend SoundCloud to all my teachers! I had a problem downloading Lame, so I would not recommend this podcasting website.  My students used podcasting to interview each other. I plan on using SoundCloud when my students do booktalk.  

Videos and QR Codes in the Library

The Videos I that will be helpful in the library are
NHS Library Website
Finding and Using Wikimedia Commons Images
Snapshot of the Panthers Library
Overdue Games

The Videos I think the children would like are
The Norman High Library
Greek Mythology Project Period 3 Corbett
Back to School Night
Bring Them Back Overdue Library Book Parody

It's Sammy the Shark's first day at school and he's terribly excited about it. But, oh dear, when Sammy gets excited he just can't help biting things. Can he get through the day without causing too much trouble and without eating the teacher?

Book Trailer
Below is a QR to a book tailor  I made on Animoto!  It was very easy to make the free version, you can only fave a 30 second video which is really not enough time.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 1-Sammy the shark is so excited about starting school that he can't control his jaws. He bites through the kitchen table, then eats a classmate (but spits her out). He eats his painting, chews up the classroom, and then he almost eats the teacher. The lively illustrations show colorful, cartoon fish swimming through a classroom and smiling Sammy eagerly crunching everything in sight. Children will enjoy this as a read-aloud, chiming in on the chorus, "Oh, Sammy! Don't eat-." An additional but humorous, back-to-school story.
Be Astengo, Alachua County Library, Gainesville, FL
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

I have used QR Code in the library for a scavenger hunt to help students understand the Dewey decimal system.  
*QR codes told student to look under the authors name for all sorts of books!
*QR Code Scavenger Hunt Library Edition for Book Week
A fun activity to do for Book Week – A scavenger hunt in the library using QR codes! This activity is designed to integrate technology and help students become more familiar with the areas of the library such as Fiction, Non Fiction, Senior Picture Fiction and Easy Fiction.
*QR Code Listening Center
*Stories about School Read Aloud QR Codes
*Texas Bluebonnet Nominee Book Trailer QR Code Posters
*Find the Gingerbread Man QR codes in the library
The Students love doing all these activities!

I am using bloglovin' and tumblr!   This blog and blog reader is easy to learn and had a lot of information! Tumblr
I am following schoollibraryjournal, librarianproblems, elmirahslibrary, childitfan, and neverwithoutabook!  They all had great book reviews and had library ideas that would help every librarian.  The one I really liked was neverwithoutabook, it had books for all ages.

Infographics assignment

I used piktochart to make this slide show about Teens, Technology & Friendship from the website http://www.pewinternet.org/.  This is my infographics assignment.

http://www.pewinternet.org/   

Teens, Technology & Friendship

Teens, Technology & Friendship

     Interesting that the new contours of friendship in the digital age.  Teens friendship can start digitally, 57% teens have met a new friend online though social media or online gaming.  Boys are more likely to make friends on line than girls.  Facebook and Instagram and than networked video games are the sites most teenagers find friends.  More than 50% of teens text their friends on a daily basis.  83% of the teens say they hang out with their friends mostly at school.  Please check out this site it was informative and interesting!

Lenhart, A., Smith, A., Anderson, M., Duggan. M., Perrin, A., (2015) http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2015/08/Teens-and-Friendships-FINAL2.pdf

76 pgs out 150

Follow me Tweet

This blog discusses some great tweets:

The one tweet that Kathy Schrock @kathyschrock twitted Aug 5, I enjoyed was the one Android apps for the applying level of Bloom’s.  This blog is very friendly and will help anyone remember how to apply the Bloom’s to any lesson.

Android apps for the applying level of Bloom's http://t.co/ChYyxV0dD7

— Kathy Schrock (@kathyschrock) August 5, 2015

              Linda W. Braun @lbraun2000 tweeted on Sept 1, 2015 I think everyone needs to read!  “We can no longer hld back students bc of r fears of what cld go wrong, but lead by focusing on what could go right.” Georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/.. In this blog it states about the principal of change and that change is the one guarantee that changes happens.  I love the quote a student said that is relevant to today’s way of life.

           “Social media is like water because it is everywhere in our life.  We can ignore it and watch kids drown, or we can teach kids how to swim.

"We can no longer hld back students bc of r fears of what cld go wrong, but lead by focusing on what could go right." http://t.co/oPFZWclo5j

— Linda W Braun (@lbraun2000) September 1, 2015

 Which way are you going to go?”

                Periscope caught my attention from Tony Vincent tweet @tonyvincent on Sept. 1, 2015.  I am going to share this with my teachers.  Periscope videos are live but can be replayed on the web.  There was many times I would have a student absent that I would have to write out a lesson for them when they could just watch Periscope and understand what I was teaching for the day.

"Periscope for Teachers: A Complete Overview” from @kontentsolution: http://t.co/Q6nkkTFw8O #periscopeEDU #periscopeteachers

— Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) September 1, 2015

This was interesting on taking notes: Is the pen still mightier than the keyboard? This tweet was on Buffy Hamilton’s tweet @buffyjhamilton. I agree that “Longhand note-taking results in a better conceptual understanding of the material and is easier to recall later. I can take note all day long and recall that was said at a conference but give me a handout without me taken notes and I cannot remember anything.

Taking Notes: Is The Pen Still Mightier Than the Keyboard? | @scoopit via @buffyjhamilton http://t.co/vIlv5ie36D

— Sara Kelly Johns (@skjohns) August 20, 2015

The daring librarian @GwynethJones the tweet says it all!  Technology is the future!

@gwynethjones thought you might be interested http://t.co/dzmb5LfOhI allows teachers or librarians to search internet by reading level

— Vastly (@learningunbound) August 23, 2015

Jim Lerman @jimlerman tweeted on August 31 about free technology for teachers: Good online Bookmarking Tools for Students by Richard Byrne sco.it/8HsUPB.  I always like free stuff.  The article was great and was about good online bookmarking tools for students.  

Free Technology for Teachers: Good Online Bookmarking Tools for Students ^ by Richard Byrne http://t.co/OqMTbrke0R pic.twitter.com/XNX9ZtRltl

— Jim Lerman (@jimlerman) August 31, 2015

To Like or Not to Like

The blog for the day I will be discussing using Facebook to promote your school library. I see that several schools on Facebook include their activities and pictures of the students.  I see one advantages of using Facebook is it would get the word about different events and things that parents need to know. In today’s world technology is in everyone’s daily life.  Children love technology, they want to have it in their hands at all times.  I notice that many schools are using some kind of technology to communicate with parents. Using Facebook is quick and convenient way to share information. 

School library Facebook pages look similar even though they are from different parts of the country even the world. School libraries are into the digital world with books, resources, and services that are offered in the library.  Why not use media when it is in everyone’s hand.  The libraries feature books and authors, post announcements and library activates. 

Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School Library (https://www.facebook.com/rwlibrary?fref=ts) uses social media. This library shares the activities they have done what will be happening in the future.  It also shares pictures of their student. 

An advantage is the libraries are communicating with parents and students.  They can promote activities, events, and books.  A disadvantage is that not all students have access to the internet.