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Social Media in the Classroom

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The document discusses using social media for adult educators. It covers topics like blogs, Twitter, podcasts, and social networks. The presenter's background is in computers, the internet, TV/radio broadcasting and working for an adult education company. Various social media tools and platforms are demonstrated including blogs, Twitter experiments, and setting up podcasts and networks on sites like Ning.com. Potential uses for social media in education are explored.

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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ADULT EDUCATORS LES KLASSEN NEW MEDIA PRODUCER CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND WORK
My Background Using computers since 1982 Early adopter of the Internet, 1994 Arts degree, 1999 TV / Radio Broadcasting Diploma, 2005 Work for adult education development company since 2001 Wrote & directed for Frantic Films
HOW MEDIA HAS CHANGED BLOGS TWITTER 1 1 1 1 2 3 TODAY’s AGENDA
WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA Social media uses Internet and web-based technologies to transform broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many).
STUFF STIR Dr. Allison Rossett
STUFF & STIR EXAMPLE STUFF
STUFF & STIR EXAMPLE STIR STUFF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrJB1QOEWL4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrJB1QOEWL4
ONE BLOGGING MODEL CLASS BLOG LEARNER4 BLOG LEARNER3 BLOG LEARNER2 BLOG Post 1 Post 1 Post 1 Post 2 LEARNER1 BLOG Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Comment Post 2 Post 2 Post 2 Post 2 Comment Comment Post 1 Post 2 Comment Comment Comment
SIGN UP SAMPLE BLOG BLOG DEMO http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/ blogger.com
THE DASHBOARD VIEW BLOG DEMO
MAKING A POST LEAVING A COMMENT BLOG DEMO
MICRO BLOGGING
Application: The Twitter Experiment http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_one_teacher_uses_twitter_in_the_classroom.php
Summary Overcome fears Another way to be heard A way to share glossary terms Share knowledge across the globe Forces focus at 140 chars Remote Presence Learner’s think it’s cool
THE MODEL Learners and Instructors signup for Twitter. Learners and Instructors tweet out glossary terms & discussion points. Instructor projects tweets to the class.
DEMO
# Tags
Twitter Experiment Conclusions http://www.utdallas.edu/~mrankin/usweb/twitterconclusions.htm
PODCASTS An audio or video file that is pushed to your Podcatcher.
ITUNES IS THE EASIEST PODCATCHER
PODCASTS DEMONSTRATION Teacher 2.0 iTunes University The iTunes Store Looking for extended information (TWIT.TV)
Subscribe to interesting podcasts and play them in class. Assign a required podcast as additional resources for learners. Create your own podcast with lecture highlights or additional supplemental content. Subscribe to podcasts as a form of professional development.
Podcast Resources YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rz0jSXvG8 Apple’s Website (for Mac Users) http://www.seminars.apple.com/seminarsonli ne/podcastproducer/apple/ Mahalo.com Resources http://www.mahalo.co m/how-to-make-a-podcast About.com http://radio.about.com/od/podcastin1/a/aa030805a.htm
Social Networks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc
Social Networks Characteristics 1. Profile Page 2. Friends 3. A Wall 4. Info Page 5. Photo 6. Video 7. A Messaging System 8. Additional Characteristics vary by network.
Social Networks http://www.classroom20.com Example 2: Ning.com
Social Networks Setting Up Your Own Ning Network www.ning.com
Additional Technologies http://www.wallwisher.com /
Les Klassen New Media Producer Centre for Education and Work http://www.cewca.org [email_address] www.thelearningtreefort.com

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