Introduction to Social Media Mary Zedeck February 11, 2011

Agenda – Feb 11, 2011 What is social media? Overview of social learning + online tools Making Connections Communication Sharing Resources Sharing Ideas Collaboration Networks and Communities Discussion/activity

Quick Snapshot Who is using social media now? Why are you on social media networks? Do you have any expectations/thoughts about social media with regards to teaching and learning?

Workshop Resources http://blogs.shu.edu/zedeck Social Learning Ladder

What is social media? Social media are online communications in which individuals shift flexibly between the role of audience and author. To do this, individuals use social software that enables anyone without knowledge of html coding to create, comment on, share content and to form communities around shared interests.

What is social media? Social media is media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media supports the human need for social interaction with technology, transforming broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers. ~ Wikipedia

Social Learning is about… making connections with colleagues, friends, other “like-minded” people, experts, gurus, students, etc. keeping up to date with news, asking and answering questions

Facebook FB Profile, Groups and Pages

Twitter Twitter Resources: http://blogs.shu.edu/zedeck/twitter-2/

What is Twitter? Evolved from simply answering the question, “What are you doing?” into Shared links to interesting content on the web Conversations around hot topics Shared photos, videos, music Real time accounts from people who are in midst of a newsworthy event convention or conference crisis or natural disaster (Haiti, Iran Elections, Egypt crisis) everyday life

LinkedIn

Guides/Resources How to use Twitter for Social Learning How to use Facebook for Social Learning ~ Jane Hart

Social Learning is about… communication to build relationships, for one-to-one communication, for broadcast communication

Skype 50 Ideas for Using Skype in the Classroom New Question for Professors

Wallwisher http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/wallwisher-ideas

Edistorm

Social Learning is about… sharing links useful and interesting web links

Delicious and Diigo

bit.ly

Social Learning is about… sharing files across computers

Dropbox and drop.io

LiveBinders Using iPads in Schools: http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/26195

Social Learning is about… sharing resources pictures, videos, music, documents

YouTube, Flickr, Slideshare, Slideboom

Prezi http://prezi.com/sljben5yoqo2/your-online-professional-persona/ http://prezi.com/u0mznoo-kdtp/engaging-web-20-tools/

Social Learning is about… sharing ideas and reflecting on learning class blog – learning blog

Blogging Platforms

Google Sites http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0Ai_c-lAAUbjUdDNYVm9Hd3c5aG90cGxjekhsN24xZ0E&hl=en&output=html

PDF Portfolios

Social Learning is about… collaboration working and learning together

Wikis

Google Docs

VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/#q.b26224.i145977

Social Learning is about… networks and communities Personal Learning Networks Learning Communities, Communities of Practice

NING and Grou.ps http://www.classroom20.com/ http://educationglogster.ning.com/

Discussion/Activity Using Google Docs Anyone with the link can access and edit http://bit.ly/fM2LPT

Workshop Evaluation http://asset.tltc.shu.edu:80/servlets/asset.AssetSurvey?surveyid=4385

Additional Workshops in SLL Series Making Connections – Feb 18 Communication – Mar 4 Sharing Resources – Mar 18 Sharing Ideas – Apr 1 Collaboration – Apr 29 Networks/Communities – May 6