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1. Social Networking in the Classroom Lisa Yamagata-Lynch Northern Illinois University
2. Overview Examine social media and social networking Explore examples Consider content accuracy and reliability Consider whether there is room for social media and social networking in the classroom 2
3. Social Media Often Web 2.0 based online tools Takes advantage of cloud computing Participants create and share content Participants maintain information quality No authority figure in charge of content accuracy, but shared among participants Accommodate variety of media formats 3
4. Why Pay Attention to Social Media? Partnership for 21st Century Skills http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ Horizon Report http://www.nmc.org/publications/2010-horizon-report MIT Comparative Media Studies Program Project New Media Literacy (NML) http://newmedialiteracies.org/ 4
5. Social Media for Children Many students are exposed to social media and social networking activities whether you introduce them the classroom or not http://www.clubpenguin.com/ http://www.webkinz.com/us_en/ http://www.the39clues.com/ https://www.pokemon.com/us/account/login 5
6. Social Media for Adults Blogs http://teachersteachingteachers.org/ http://theopenclassroom.blogspot.com/ Multi-User Virtual World http://secondlife.com/whatis/?sourceid=0410-sergoog-slSecondLife-wisl&gclid=CIye2e_s0aECFRchDQodrF4a2Q 6
7. Social Media for Adults Social Networking Sites http://www.librarything.com/ http://www.facebook.com/ http://www.myspace.com/ Social Tagging Sites http://www.diigo.com/ http://www.flickr.com/ http://delicious.com/ 7
8. Social Media from Google that Schools have endorsed Collaborative Document Management Website Management Blogging Tools Mapping Tools 8
9. Interesting Google Tools http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYPjJK6LZdM&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA http://sites.google.com/site/ http://www.google.com/sky/ http://earth.google.com/intl/en/tour.html http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/ 9
10. But…not all students have access to social media right? Pew Internet & American Life Project Reports http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/12-Wireless-Internet-Use.aspx http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/18--Social-Isolation-and-New-Technology.aspx 10
11. Shared Knowledge in a world of Social Media Is shared knowledge developed through social media and social networking valid and reliable? Wikipedia and Encyclopedia BritannicaNature Magazine Investigation http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html 11
12. How is Shared Knowledge Maintained? Participants are compelled to organized activity without formal procedures for maintaining valid and reliable community knowledge Can you imagine this happening in your classroom? 12
13. Advantages/Disadvantages Globally distributed in an instant, free of cost, and provide just-in-time access to the information to whomever interested Does this sound interesting and helpful or problematic? What does your students need to know about sharing information? 13
14. Illinois Public Act 095-0869 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=095-0869 Does it address what students need to know about social media and social networking activities? 14
15. What does this all mean to me? What do you think? Would social media and social networking ever affect you as a teacher and your students? Are there ways for you to take advantage of these tools and engage students in learning through social networking activities with social media? 15
16. Discussion, Question, and Answer 16