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Polling the Wisdom of the Masses: Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding
Torrey Trust
Twitter in 60 Seconds
Take 60 seconds to watch the following clip about the power of Crowdsourcing via Twitter:
http://tinyurl.com/twitter60
Agenda
Crowdsourcing 101
Why? How? What?
Crowdfunding
Crowdsourcing 101
Examples
“Web MDs: Social Media are Changing How We Diagnose Disease” (Alice Park, TIME Magazine)
Competitions Red weather balloon challenge Fold.it
Colleges
Olympic Ticket
Fancierhealth
Why Crowdsource?
Utilize the Wisdom of the Crowd
Crowdsourcing Activity Rules: Do not look up the answer on an Internet search engine Give your best (most educated guess) Everyone must participate
http://tinyurl.com/hpguess
Why Crowdsource?
Results Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: 309 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 734 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: 652
Compare your response to the average of all of the responses – which response was closer to the actual number of pages?
Why Crowdsource?
Utilize Wisdom of Crowd
Find Answers/Solutions
Fundraise
Learn
What You Should Crowdsource
Solutions Tech Problems, Classroom Management Issues
Feedback Lesson Plans New Classes/Clubs
Resources Classroom (equipment, supplies) Tech (websites, web 2.0 tools, apps)
Advice New textbooks, Starting an After-School Program, Differentiating
Instruction
How-To
Build Global Support Network
Ask Your Network Blog Tweet with Hashtags Discussion Forum Post Collaborative Document (Google/TypePad)
Tip: Cast a Wide Net
Crowdsourcing Tools
Edmodo vs. Ning
Crowdsourcing Tools
Twitter Hashtags (#edchat, #edtech) Wider Audience http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html Twitter Handle (@torreytrust)
Direct tweet toward a person
Crowdsourcing Tools
BetterLesson
EdWeb
Yahoo! & GoogleGroups
Others?
Crowdsourcing Tips
Select the most effective tools
Networking & Netiquette
Verify the information your receive
If your crowd has questions, give answers
Crowdfunding
Name (Global Alexa Rank) Kickstarter (746) IndieGoGo (4,301) GoFundMe (15,586) ChipIn (27,977) RocketHub (55,230) GiveForward (72,001)
Donors Choose
Crowdfunding Tips
Creative Pitch Make a video
Offer tiered incentives (i.e., cards from kids)
Be bold & think big ($1000, $500, $100)
More initial funding = More funders Closer to funding goal = more donations occur
Leverage your global support network & crowdsource tools Connect with people with large networks and leverage their
networks
Questions
Credits
Presentation Designed by:
Torrey Trust
Doctoral Candidate
Education: Teaching & Learning
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
UC Santa Barbara
K-12 Tech Tools Database Founder
Contact Me
torreytrust@gmail.com
www.torreytrust.com
@torreytrust
http://edutechdatabase.wikispaces.com
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