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Social Media Using Social Media to Enhance Independent Learning
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Social Media. Using Social Media to Enhance Independent Learning. The World of Social Media. Social Media Sorting Exercise. Social Media Sorting Exercise. My personal social media experience. Launched 2000. Launched 2004. Launched 2005. My professional social media experience. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Social Media
Using Social Media to Enhance Independent Learning
Social Media Sorting Exercise
Number of ‘friends’ the average Facebook user has 2 billion
Number of new users each day who join Twitter 80%
Number of users who access Facebook through mobile devices 60%
Percentage of users who access Twitter through mobile devices 33%
Percentage of companies who use LinkedIn as a recruitment platform 300,000
Number of users of LinkedIn worldwide 11%
Number of Youtube viewers per day 130
Percentage of the world’s population that has a Facebook account 70 million
Number of ‘followers’ the average Twitter user has 100 million
Percentage of people who admitted using their mobile device while going to the bathroom
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Social Media Sorting Exercise
Number of ‘friends’ the average Facebook user has 2 billion
Number of new users each day who join Twitter 80%
Number of users who access Facebook through mobile devices 60%
Percentage of users who access Twitter through mobile devices 33%
Percentage of companies who use LinkedIn as a recruitment platform 300,000
Number of users of LinkedIn worldwide 11%
Number of Youtube viewers per day 130
Percentage of the world’s population that has a Facebook account 70 million
Number of ‘followers’ the average Twitter user has 100 million
Percentage of people who admitted using their mobile device while going to the bathroom
115
My personal social media experience
Launched 2000
Launched 2004
Launched 2005
What are your personal and professional experiences of social
media?
School Survey - June 2011
• Survey carried out in association with Adroit-e Research
• Online survey completed by 354 pupils (mainly years 8, 9 and 10) and 44 teachers followed by data driven discussions
• Main conclusions:– Vast majority of students use FB and have smart
phones– Teachers are suspicious of uses within school but see
the potential
Facebook Trial
• Trial with two year 13 classes in History and Law
First responses
Things get better…
and better!
Others join in
Others join in
Others join in
Opportunities: Anytime, anywhere
• Students can access the pages easily using home PCs or phones
Opportunities: Independent learning
• Quick links to websites/articles for further reading
Opportunities: Discussion and debate
• Questions can be used to encourage discussion, to consolidate learning or to provoke debate
• Great opportunity for citizenship – digital democracies
Challenges: Personal v professional
• Keep them separate – set up new profiles using school email address
• Never ‘friend’ a student• Encourage students to ‘like’ your Facebook
page
Challenges: Professional conduct
• Teachers have been sacked for inappropriate use of Facebook
• Use your common sense!• Delete any inappropriate comments made by
students and follow it up• Always keep an eye on the page and remove
from FB if no longer being used• IT policy
Challenges: Lack of response
• Some students don’t like mixing business with pleasure
Where do we go from here?
• Digital presence of The John Warner School• Guide to setting up a Facebook page• IT Policy• Other social media sites such as Twitter,
Youtube etc• Teaching and learning project• Keep me informed
