Thousands of educators are using the social media platform BlueSky to connect, share ideas, and collaborate. With so many social networking platforms now available, where should innovative teachers and educators connect? Especially since November 2024, one answer is BlueSky, thanks in part to the #EduSky community facilitated by Alice Keeler. In this interactive session, we will explore tips and tricks for using BlueSky as educators, and ways to specifically connect with other media literacy educators on BlueSky using starter packs, lists, and hashtags. Start off 2025 with inspiring ideas from educators around the world with BlueSky!
Recorded Webinar (41 min)
Date: Monday, January 6th, 2025
Time: 12 pm EST | 6 pm CET | 10:30 pm ISTÂ
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Required Media
- Podcast on YouTube: What Educators Should Know About Bluesky with Alice Keeler - 297 (ClassTechTips, 28 min, original post)
- Use #MediaEdClub hashtag on BlueSky!
- Infographic: The Butterfly Effect: BlueSky Basics for Educators (InfoGraphic)
Optional Media and Links:
- A Twitter Alternative – #EduSky for Educators by Alice Keeler (July 2024)
- Join the Bluesky Educators #EduSky at tinyurl.com/edusky
- Starter Pack by @wesfryer: Media Literacy #MediaLit Advocates
- Podcast: Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably Training AI (404Media, 4 Dec 2024, 43 min)
- Meta scrambles to respond to upstart social platform Bluesky’s surge (Washington Post, 23 Nov 2024, Archive.ph paywall free version)
- How to verify your Bluesky account (use your website as your username)
- Tony Vincent on BlueSky
- BlueSky on Google News
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Host: Dr. Wesley FryerÂ
Wesley Fryer, PhD, is a middle school STEM and media literacy middle school teacher at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. As an educational technology “early adopter / innovator” since the late 1990s, Wes shares a variety of resources on social media platforms including BlueSky, Mastodon, YouTube, Linked In, Facebook, TikTok, etc. Learn more about him on wesfryer.com/bio. Watch one of his TEDx talks (or another presentation) via this YouTube playlist.
Please get in touch with us if you want to suggest future Media Club meeting topics to discuss an article, book, podcast, video or any media related to our interests.
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