Social Media and The History Classroom - 2011 MCSS

Hello.  Today I'm presenting at the 2011 Missouri Council for Social Studies Conference in Kansas City.  My topic is how history teachers can use social media to collaborate and enrich their curriculum. 

You can view the Prezi that I will be sharing at the conference.  A list of links related to the presentation are included below the Prezi.

MCSS Social Media on Prezi

Twitter

TweetDeck

Twitter Site for #historyteacher hastag

Flickr

Eric's Flickr Collection

Clay County Museum Flickr Collection

National Archives Flickr Collection

Smithsonian American History Museum You Tube Channel

Musket You Tube Video

Declaration of Independence Break Up Letter You Tube Video

Mount Vernon You Tube Video

Skype

Skype in the Classroom

Podcast #167 - Twitter, Social Media and the Reporting of the US Airways Plane Landing in the Hudson

Hello. Tonight I just wanted to share some thoughts on how I "watched" the coverage of today's top story - the US Airways plane landing in the Hudson River - on both mainstream media and my Twitter network. I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the term "citizen journalist" but I couldn't help but be amazed as I saw stunning first photos of the rescue - see picture above taken by Janis Krums while on a ferry coming to help the passengers. He used TwitPic to post the picture immediately and it is now being viewed around the globe.

I think this has some powerful implications for education and how our students obtain information. What do you think? Who controls the flow of information today? Is it as reliable as it was 15 years ago? Is it better or worse? Just some thoughts on a Thursday night before I head to bed.


Direct link to Podcast #167 - Twitter, Social Media and the Reporting of the US Airways Plane Landing in the Hudson River" to Teach Lincoln - MP3 Audio File