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Social Networkingand Microblogs

Tools for Collaborative SuccessRich Kiker

CFF Coach | Palisades Academy Chair

rkiker.wikispaces.com

What is Social Networking?

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What is Social Networking?

What is Social Networking?

In Plain English

…by the numbers

National School Boards Association Study (2007)

...encouraging schools to take another look

and reconsider some of their fears

"...37% of districts say at least 90% of their staff are participating in online

communities of their own"

…by the numbers

"...In fact, 76% of parents expect social networking will improve their children’s reading and writing skills, or help them

express themselves more clearly...“

52% of schools prohibit any social networking sites in school

Why?

Digital LearnersGlobal Competence

Improved & Increased CommunicationInformal Professional Development

Low or No CostTimely Information

How?

Social Networkswikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network

List of Networkswikipedia.org/wiki/

List_of_social_networking_websites

Live Tool Interactive

LiveShare Project Blueprint Liveshare.ning.com ProjectBlueprint.ning.com

Twitter Edmodowww.twitter.com/rkiker www.edmodo.com

Brainstorm

How can you collaborate with these tools in your district?

What ideas do you have about overcoming fears?

How can creativity be exemplified with these tools?

Google Form

Fear in Perspective

Use with Faculty

Use Secured Networks

Teach Responsibility, not Restriction

0.08%0.08% of Students Meet Online Strangers

1 out of 12771 out of 1277 Surveyedhttp://files.nsba.org/creatingandconnecting.pdf

Future of Social Media

Open Source

Global Competence

Semantics Web &Artificial Intelligence

Increased Bandwidth Even More(Fiber Optics) = “Media Rich”

Applications

Works

http://www.slideshare.net/rjames01/social-networking-for-learning-presentation

http://www.slideshare.net/acarvin/social-networking-and-education

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/07/schoolboards-net-dangers-over-rated-bring-social-networks-to-school/

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/byronreview/

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