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Do social networking services impact learning?
Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
Web 1.0 = receiver/static
Web 2.0 = participatory/interactive
http://hinchcliffe.org/img/web1vsweb2.png
Web 1.0
* powerful resources for educators and students, but...* information moves from publishers to consumers* information cannot be edited* One-way Web* Read-Only Web
Web 2.0
* as easy to create as it is to consume* anyone can publish, share and change information* Two-way Web* Web 2.0
This is changing our world!
Social networking sites (SNS)Social networking services (SNS)
Personal learning environments (PLE)
Personal learning network (PLN) Education network
(EN)
What’s in a name?William Shakespeare, “Romeo & Juliet”
What is Social Networking?
http://pwoessner.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/networked-teacher.jpg
Examples of Web 2.0 (tools/services/applications/sites)
Benefits of Web 2.0
for Education:
* engagement and motivation* inquiry* creativity* information gathering* reflection and metacognition* communication* collaboration!
•Creativity and Innovation - YouTube, Flickr
•Communication and Collaboration - blogs, wikis, Ning, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube
•Research and Information Fluency - Delicious, wikis
•Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making - blogs, wikis, Twitter
•Digital Citizenship - developing a useful PLN
•Technology Operations and Concepts - exploring new technologies using current knowledge
Barriers to implementing social networking services in schools:* assessment* professional development and pre-service teacher training* information literacy - finding the authority or truth* intellectual propertye-safety issues:* inappropriate content* cyber-bullying* stalkers and predators
Social networks are playing an increasing role in classrooms around the world.
Though emerging research is positive, continue to explore the potential educational benefits of SNS focusing on specific services.
According to NET-S, teachers need to “demonstrate a personal responsibility for lifelong learning.” SNS facilitate this goal.
SNS offer unprecedented opportunities for communication and collaboration--21st Century skills.
Conclusion
Recommendations
Educators should “encourage social networking services to increase educational value” (NCSB, 2007, p. 8).
Schools should use social networking for staff communications and professional development.
Educators take more responsibility for their personal professional development by participating in a social networking community.
How do you grow your own
Personal
Learning
Network?
http://www.istockphoto.com/skodonnell
http://www.istockphoto.com/skodonnell
1.Open a Twitter account.
2.Think of something that interests you on a personal level.
3.Okay. St. Louis Cardinals.
How do I get started on Twitter?
http://www.istockphoto.com/skodonnell
How do I get started on Ning?
1.Open a Ning account.2.Think of something you are interested on a personal level.3. Let’s try Boxers (dog breed).
http://blogs.oracle.com/jobsatoracle/images/SocialNetworking.jpg
Grow your own
Personal
Learning
Network
today!