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The Use of Social Media in ELT

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The Use of Social Media in ELT

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  1. THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN ELT (BLOGS, WIKIS, PODCAST, & FACEBOOK) DWINANDA PUSPIKA / 12240 K2 - 09

  2. WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA • Social media is any medium of communication that allows interaction • Social media can be defined as any web-based application that allows you to communicate, collaborate, and share resources with other people • Social media comprehends a group of social network and other web pages at internet, which teachers can use to teach. This are some social media’s characteristics: Participation, Open, Conversation, Community, and Connective

  3. TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA • SOCIAL NETWORKS: MySpace, Hotmail, Facebook, Twitter. • BLOGS:Blogger, Wordpress. • WIKIS:Wikipedia. • PODCAST: Apple iTunes.

  4. ADVANTAGES OF USING INTERNET TOOLS OR SOCIAL MEDIA • Freedom of speech. • Share knowledge with other people. • Make friends online. • Can be used as a diary. • Can be used as a portfolio, adding new work per day or per week. • Independent of time or place. • It’s not necessary to be an expert on using computers, this is easy to use.

  5. Students are able to develop communication skills within class using the computer. • It is a flexible tool which can be used for a wide variety of applications. • Free of time, place or distance. Possible to create a community of learners. • Anyone can edit and it is easy to use and follow. Students can be authors, not just researchers. • Technology works as motivator, students like internet.

  6. DISADVANTAGES OF USING INTERNET TOOLS OR SOCIAL MEDIA • Need to keep it constantly updated otherwise you lose potential readers. • Easy to start, hard to maintain. • All the classroom have to count with easy access to internet. • Difficult to implement in rural institutions. • Low level of confidentially. • Students become easily distracted and use the computers for other purposes. • Requires Internet connectivity to collaborate, but also the possibility to print. • The information can be modified in a bad way by any user.

  7. USING BLOGS IN ELT • The word blog is taken from the words web log, but is more than a simple diary hosted on the internet. • Uses for a blog • “scribe blogging” • explanation of concepts • embed PowerPoint or other slides & notes from class • announcements • practice problems

  8. A blog is a website on which an individual or a group of users voice opinions or post information, articles, photos, videos, etc. on a regular basis. They are very easy to set up and maintain, and require no HTML knowledge. There are many blogging platforms, the most popular being: • Many teachers create blogs to centralize information relevant to their classes for parents and students. Some teachers use blogs to philosophize on teaching, or as a way to maintain an online journal about their teaching experience. Other teachers use blogs to collect and share teaching resources.

  9. USING WIKIS IN ELT • Wiki is a collaborative website whose content can be edited by visitors to the site, allowing users to easily create and edit web pages collaboratively. (Chao, 2007) • A wiki is more of a “total website” than a blog is, though either can be used in place of a typical class website. Wikis are more adaptable to class collaboration because they’re designed precisely for collaboration. • The main difference between Wikis and Blogs is that members of a Wiki can edit and add to the original content, so they are more collaborative in nature.

  10. USING PODCAST IN ELT • A podcast is usually an audio (or visual file) that is available , after being published, for download from the Internet. • The material can be downloaded and listened to on iPods, laptops, iPads, mobiles, simple mp3 players, or any updated digital tools. People subscribe to audio or video content over the Internet People listen what t hey want, when they want, and where they want. • Types of podcasts: authentic podcasts, teacher podcasts, student podcasts, and educator podcasts.

  11. USING FACEBOOK IN ELT • Facebook is a social networking website intended to connect friends, family, and business associates. • Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues.

  12. Using facebook combined with other tools, a teacher can: - create class groups (closed groups) - special interest groups/ project groups - organize threaded discussions on certain topics related to the syllabus - ask students to share essays, articles, reports, etc. - share materials (links, videos, tests, worksheets, etc.) - ask students to work on video projects, upload them on youtube and share them on facebook. - etc.

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