Itec299 - Social Learning
This document discusses different digital tools for learning including social bookmarking, social networking, games, and the students' investigation of these tools. Social bookmarking allows users to organize and share web links and resources through tagging. Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter allow posting questions and collaborating through hashtags and follower networks. Games make learning fun through risks, decisions, and collaboration in games like World of Warcraft and Farmville. The students found games most interesting and were surprised by the educational benefits of social networking through iLearn. They want to learn more about social bookmarking and will continue using games and social networking after this class.
Itec299 - Social Learning
- 2. Taylor Gonzalez Bookmark websites or links online on a site such as delicious.com Organize bookmarks with tags. Similar to hash-tagging Search tags to find information on certain topic Comment on bookmarks Not as well-known as social networking sites SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
- 3. Brandon Lopez Examples: Facebook, Twitter, iLearn Post questions about problem or topic Search hash-tags to find information Follow or Like pages that provide useful information Use Forums like iLearn to communicate with other students Work collaboratively to solve problems Ask questions SOCIAL NETWORKING
- 4. Brandon Lopez Examples: World of Warcraft, Farmville, Mario. Make learning fun and enjoyable Allow player to take risks and make decisions they wouldnt in real life Games like Farmville can teach the user how to manage money and how much work it takes to raise crops and keep animals alive Interaction with others in games such as World of Warcraft can help players learn the importance of collaboration GAMES
- 5. Brandon Lopez Most interesting: Games We have played games our whole lives but did not consider how they assist in education Surprised us: iLearn/Social Networking ITEC We were surprised that iLearn is considered a Social Networking site and we now have a grasp on how we can use Social Networking to our advantage instead of only for pointless status updates We want more: Social bookmarking We were unaware of social bookmarking before taking this class but we see how useful it can be in other classes in the future, especially during group activities. INVESTIGATION
- 6. Taylor Gonzalez We will continue to use: Games & MMOGS MMOGs can be used to train employees in certain careers and games will always be a fun way to relax and have some fun while still learning Social Networking Sites such as LinkedIn can be used to find a career and network with important people. AFTER ITEC