Transcript Using Social Networks in the Classroom

Regional Staff Development Day
October 23, 2009
K. Virginia Bond
[email protected]
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Communication and Collaboration
Digital Citizenship
Technology Operations and Concepts
Research and Information Fluency
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and
Decision Making
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/original/grasgf.jpg
http://www.adrants.com/images/social_networks.jpg
From Wikipedia-
“A social network is a social
structure made of individuals (or
organizations) called "nodes,"
which are tied (connected) by one
or more specific types of
interdependency, such as
friendship, kinship, financial
exchange, dislike, sexual
relationships, or relationships of
beliefs, knowledge or prestige”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network_service
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Theglobe.com
Geocities
share info /
ideas around
personal
homepages
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Classmates.com
Link to each
other via email
addresses
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Epinion.com
more control
over content /
connectivity
‘02-04
Friendster
MySpace
Bebo
led to
Facebook
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launch of
Yahoo 360.
‘08-09
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Twitter
Internal (ISN)
•Closed private
community within
a company/ ass’n/
society or ed/
provider
•“invite only” in ESN
External (ESN)
•Open/public
community
•Available to all
users
•Designed to attract
advertisers
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Online communities
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Share interests / activities
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Most web-based
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Provide multiple ways to interact:
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Email
Posting
IM’ing
Photos
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Encourage new ways to communicate and
share information
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Used by millions of people (regularly
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Gained popularity in the 21st century
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Most popular contain category divisions
◦ Former school / year
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Can upload a picture of themselves
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Create a profile
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Be friends with users
◦ Confirmation of friends
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Usually have privacy controls
◦ Allows users to choose who can view their profile
Personal
Classroom
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NO
NO
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NO
SWEARING
SMOKING
ALCOHOL / DRINKING
DRUGS
RUNNING DOWN people
◦ Always be aware of specifics
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NO “YUCKY” comments about employer
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NO PRESENT DAY Students!
“Sorry, I don’t accept current students. I will
accept you as a friend once you graduate
high school.”
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Mobile phone users can do ALMOST
everything a user at a computer can do
http://cadltech.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/smstext-message-tricks/
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Some of the things I bet you didn’t know you could do with SMS text
messaging:
1. Movie times at your local cinema
2. Driving directions
3. Stock quotes
4. Traffic updates
5. Weather updates
6. Translate words to and from English
7. Send email
8. Watch your auctions on eBay
9. Post to your blog
10. Compare prices for merchandise
11. Find wifi spots
12. Check whether your flight is on time
13. Keep up with Twitter
14. Get alerts and add events to google calendar
15. Track your package
16. Convert metric to english measurements and back again
17. Calculate math
18. Receive AMBER alerts
19. Get RSS feeds
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Create brand awareness
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Online reputation management tool
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Recruiting
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To learn about new technologies &
competitors
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As a lead generational tool to intercept
potential prospect
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Share/ exchange scientific knowledge
◦ Able to increate both their learning / flexibility
beyond their area / research field
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Expand knowledge base & share ideas
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Creating chat-room forums/ groups to
extend classroom discussions
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Post assignments, tests & quizzes
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Foster parent – teacher communication
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Privacy
◦ Too much?
◦ Data theft
◦ viruses
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Notifications
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Access to information
◦ “only positive”
◦ Beware if NOT given a choice
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Potential for misuse
◦ bullying
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Risk for child safety
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Potential for misuse
◦ Cyber Bullying
◦ October 2006 - Megan Meier
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Risk for child safety
sexual predators
http://www.informify.com/top-stories/49-science-technology/131mother-indicted-in-nations-first-cyber-bullying-case
Web-based / distance learning
Concept used to describe the
connection within and between
society and SN
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Facebook is increasing used by
administrators and law enforcement as a
sources of evidence against student users
Vast majority of school districts have
STRINGENT rules against nearly ALL forms of
SN’ing during the school day
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twitter
MySpace
Facebook
Youtube
Teacher tube
blogs (blogspot)
wiki (wikipedia)
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Teacher Forums @ ATC
Others……google groups / yahoo groups
http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/infographie/2008/01/14/reseauxsociaux-des-audiences-differentes-selon-lescontinents_999097_651865.html#ens_id=999297
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http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/
what-is-21st-century-education
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http://careerbooster.ning.com/video/howto-use-twitter
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http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/
what-is-21st-century-education
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Social Networking graphic, slide 2,
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/ori
ginal/grasgf.jpg