ENL+Training+Outline

**Education Network Leaders Training Outline**
**Professional Social Network Leader Training July 13 & August 3, 2010**
 * Training Topics:**

1. **8-9 am** Outcomes of Social Networks: Building Community & Support Student Learning (Jake, Rich & Loren) a. Introductions b. Discuss attitudes & assumptions (from pre-test) c. Current local communication system (pre-test) d. Expectations of SNLs & college credit

2. **9-TBD** Understanding the Tools: Examples, pros/cons, security (Don, Dana & Loren) a. Purpose of the tools: Communicate, recruit, engage, PR tools b. Groupsite c. Facebook & Ning d. Blogging e. Mobile applications – texts, twitter f. School Tube/YouTube/ Flipcams g. Survey Monkey

3. **TBD-2:30 pm** Hands on use of tools (Don, Dana & Loren) a. Groupsite (everything through the lens of Groupsite ) b. Facebook & Ning c. Blogging d. Mobile applications – text, twitter e. School Tube/You Tube/ Flipcams f. Survey Monkey


 * ​2:30-3:00 pm Wrap-Up: Participants will complete assigned work between sessions, including...**
 * Expand on their newly formed groupsite
 * Practice # tools from list
 * Recruit some members to join & complete the on-line assessment (ongoing improvement process)
 * Watch video and/or scan chapters 1-3 of “Here Comes Everybody” and post 1-2 questions for their colleagues on groupsite.
 * This ends the first 6 hours of training.**

4. Sustaining the tools (Michelle, Rich, Sara & Don) a. Share out their site, challenges & what’s working well b. What they learned from their local assessment & what they plan to do next c. “Here Comes Everybody” discussion d. Best care & feeding of networks: Communication ideas & network culture/community building e. New habits for individuals & locals f. Time management  5. Barriers: security, email address issues, contracts, etc. (Rich & Michelle) a. What does ‘private’ mean? Security, discretion & limitations. Expanding on security of Groupsite, Facebook , etc. b. Anne Plooster’s experience & perspective c. The Way Back Machine  6. Transfer of use of tools to classroom & community use (Rich, Michelle, Jake & Don) a. Show examples of use in classrooms (your profession & supporting student learning) & community b. Discussion of uses  7. Train-the-Trainer preparation (Dana, Jake & Sara) a. Framework for training b. Identify their needs so they’re comfortable  8. Buy-in from Local Leadership (Sara, Dana & Jake)  9. Wrap-Up (Loren & Rich) a. Support from SDEA & trainers for your groupsite b. January follow-up c. Evaluation of the SNL training

a. MeBeam b. Google docs c. Slideshare d. Text the Mob/Poll Everywhere
 * 10**. Other Fun Tools to Enrich your site (if time permits) (Rich & All)

__**Additional considerations:**__ a. Local communication system (#1 in communications folder) b. Individual skills, interests & attitude
 * 1**. Consider a pre-test of SNL participants to gauge learning & needs