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Social Networking in Education - Overcoming Obstacles, Providing Resources for Professional Development

Join Barry S. Britt as he explores the history, obstacles, and reasons behind the use of social networking in education. Discover valuable resources for professional development in the digital age. This presentation will be available online at www.soundzabound.com.

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Social Networking in Education - Overcoming Obstacles, Providing Resources for Professional Development

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  1. Department of Professional & Staff Development Career Tech and Special Education Social Networking in Education Presented by: Barry S. Britt This presentation will be published online at www.soundzabound.com.

  2. Session Outline • History • Obstacles • Reasons • Resources

  3. A Review of Corporate

  4. Created by Chris DeWolf and Tom Anderson • Began as SiteGeist, a community web site • Initially catered to local actors, musicians and artists in Southern California • Local bands (particularly Indie rock bands) created profiles and quickly became MySpace’s primary marketing tool • Eight months after its initial launch, MySpace experienced the “network effect,” an exponential growth of people adding “friends” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yWpnto-hqQ&feature=related

  5. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg while at Harvard • Named for facebooks used in some colleges to get acquainted • Originally called thefacebook.com • A hobby project became a Harvard, Stanford and Yale phenomenon within months, in high schools the following year, available to general internet public (13+) the following year • Renamed FaceBook in 2005 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cEySyEnxvU

  6. Founded by Chad Hurley, Steven Chen, and Jawed Karim • First registered domain name, then developed site in a garage • "Broadcast Yourself” • Business model is based on traditional banner advertising, sponsorships, partnerships and promotions • Generated early interest with a contest to win an iPod Nano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoQxFtQenrI&NR=1

  7. Quirkysurprising innovative competitive visionary

  8. Obstacles • Internal Network • Administration • Parental • Self

  9. Reasons • Viable / Necessity • 21st Century Skills / State Standards • Media Literacy • Student interest • Project sharing • Compete with U.K., India, China

  10. Resources • Classroom 2.0.com • Ning in Education.com • SchoolTube.com.com • Soundzabound.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoQxFtQenrI&NR=1

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