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Social Media in the Digital Age

Colin Jagoe and Urvi ShahEDUC5405 | Winter 2011

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Agenda1. Introduction (10-15 minutes)

- Colin and Urvi blogs

2. Answer question on blog post (5 minutes)- Few sentences comments on blog post

3. Article Discussion (20-30 minutes)4. Googledoc demo (5 minutes)5. Playing with Social Media: Class Activity (20-30 minutes) +

Self-directed break- Answer questions on googledoc

6. Sharing with Class (15-20 minutes)7. Conclusion (15 minutes)

- Youtube videos, poll, discussion questions

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Social Media According to Wikipedia….

• Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable communication techniques. Social media is the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue. Examples of categories within social media:

– Communication– Collaboration– Multimedia– Reviews and opinions– Entertainment– Brand monitoring

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Digital Age According to Wikipedia….

• Information age, computer age or information era, digital revolution. Current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously.

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Blogs

• Colin’s Bloghttp://jagoe.ca/

• Urvi’s Bloghttp://fromthedeskofalifelonglearner.blogspot.com/

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Googledoc

bit.ly/educ5405

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Playing with Social Media!Tool Description Website

Myspace Social networking tool similar to Facebook http://www.myspace.com/

Youtube Social video sharing http://www.youtube.com/

Delicious Social bookmarking and sharing (store all your bookmarks online)

http://www.delicious.com/

Linkedin Social networking for professionals http://www.linkedin.com/

Shelfari Social networking for book lovers http://www.shelfari.com/

Gardenbook Social networking for gardeners http://www.gardenbook.com.au/

Flickr Photo sharing and social networking http://www.flickr.com/

Foodily Social networking for food lovers (recipes, cooking tips)

http://foodily.com/

Supercool school create your own school! http://supercoolschool.com/

Moshi monsters Social networking for children http://www.moshimonsters.com/

Dweeber Online study groups http://dweeber.com/

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Investigate Your Social Media Tool

Please post your thoughts on the googledoc…

1. How can this tool but used for informal adult learning?

2. How can this tool be used for formal adult learning?

3. How can this tool be used for teaching purposes?

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Conclusion

Youtube video 1

Youtube video 2

• Poll Question - You watched the good and the bad of social media, pick a side. Which do associate yourself with more closely?

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Discussion on Wiki

• Please choose 2 of the 3 social media tools to comment on (Facebook, Twitter or Wikipedia). Answer the questions below based on the social media tools you have chosen.

1. Why would you use this tool in informal or formal adult teaching and learning?

2. Why would you not use this tool in informal or formal adult teaching and learning?