Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube: Social media for educators
-
date post
18-Oct-2014 -
Category
Education
-
view
3.087 -
download
0
description
Transcript of Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube: Social media for educators
Social Media for EducatorsDistance Teaching & Learning 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
University of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeLearning Technology Center
Tanya Joosten, Sharon Stoerger, Dylan Barth, Matt Russell
Today’s Workshop• Part 1: Getting Started with Social Media– Hands-on practice with social media
– Tweeting, Hashtags, & the Wall
• Part 2: Social Media and Pedagogical Uses– Twitter, Facebook, YouTube
– Modeling YouTube Video Cases
• Part 3: More Social Media– Managing your social network
PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
Hashtags
• Tweet using hashtag:
•#dtl2011• Http://search.twitter.com
• Build your network!
Tweeting!
More Hashtags!
• #edtech
• #higheredtech
• #learnchat
• #edusocmedia
• #socmedia
• #socialmedia
• #sachat
• #iamuwm
Mega Education Hashtag List:http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
Follow us!
• @tjoosten
• @csoleil
• @dylanbarth
Others to Follow? Twibes(http://www.twibes.com)
WHO IS USING SOCIAL MEDIA?
What are you using?
Why are you using it?
What is social media?
Breakout Activity
• How is your campus implementing social media?
SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEDAGOGICAL USES
Using Twitter in the Classroom• Announcements• Supplemental information• Live microblogging• Connections/PLNs (e.g., Siemens, 2004)• Collect real world data• Twitter polls• Backchannel communication• Other?
Jewish Studies
Clinical Lab Sciences
Professional Development and Student Services
LET’S SET UP A FACEBOOK FAN PAGE!
Creating a Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/
Create a Fan Page
Using Facebook in the Classroom
• Supplementary materials– Videos– Articles– Websites
• Discussions• Community building inside/outside classroom• New student “recruitment”
SOCIAL MEDIA & VIDEO
Creating a YouTube Account
Your YouTube Channel
Creating a YouTube Playlist
YouTube Alternatives
Content & Publication• SchoolTube• TeacherTube• Vimeo
Educational Content• MIT World• PBS.org• TED • YouTube.EDU
And many more!
Why social video?
• Presence• Content – no need to recreate the wheel• Student-created content• Active learning– Interactivity– Engagement
• Creativity
Breakout Activity
• What are the costs associated with implementing the use of social media for faculty, staff, and students?
Breakout Activity
• How do we teach students and faculty to use social media appropriately?
Breakout Activity
• What concerns should we have about privacy in our use of social media?
Breakout Activity
• How do we teach students and faculty to use social media appropriately?
Breakout Activity
• What are some best practices in using social media?
Breakout Activity
• How do we evaluate the impact of social media?
MANAGING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
TO LINK OR NOT TO LINK…THAT IS THE QUESTION
Creating a link
Editing your Facebook-Twitter link
Linking Alternatives
• Social Dashboards– TweetDeck (http://www.tweetdeck.com/)– HootSuite (http://hootsuite.com/)– Seesmic (http://seesmic.com/)
• Social Browsers– RockMelt (http://www.rockmelt.com/)– Fizzik (http://www.fizzik.com/)
Why Social Dashboards and Browsers?• One post – multiple social media• Hashtags (e.g., #edtech)– Class discussions– Conferences– Webinars
• Real time• Monitor multiple conversations at a glance
Social Dashboards - TweetDeck
Social Browsers – RockMelt
Takeaways
• Microblog gathering and sharing of social media information #edusocmedia and #dtl2011
• Facebook examples at uwm jewish, uwm business, uwm student, and more!
• Video cases on YouTube #edusocmedia
Additional Resources• UWM Social Media Grant project
– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com
• Presentation and Data– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com/Presentations+by+Tanya
• Set-up Instructions– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com/Howtosocialmedia10
• Creating a Twitter Account – http://tinyurl.com/4lkdkj3
• Creating a Facebook Fan Page– http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php
References• Heiberger, G., & Harper, R. (2008). Have you Facebooked Astin lately? Using
technology to increase student involvement. New Directions for Student Services, 124. Retrieved http://tinyurl.com/4vygtde
• Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). (2007). College freshman and online social networking sites. Retrieved from http://gseis.ucla.edu/heri/PDFs/pubs/briefs/brief-091107-SocialNetworking.pdf
• Junco, R., Heibergert, G., & Loken, E. (2010). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. http://blog.reyjunco.com/pdf/JuncoHeibergerLokenTwitterEngagementGrades.pdf
• Kopytoff, V. G. (2011). Blogs wane as the young drift to sites like Twitter. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/technology/internet/21blog.html?_r=1
• Zickuhr, K. (2010). Generations 2010. Washington DC: Pew Internet and American Life. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Generations-2010.aspx