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Social Media for Educators New Media Consortium Summer Conference Wednesday, June 15, 2011 University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Learning Technology Center Tanya Joosten and Sharon Stoerger
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ocial media, including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, is changing the way we communicate, share ideas, and build networks. By exploiting the power and popularity of these tools, we can provide students an enhanced learning experience. This session will focus on how social media can be used in education, both inside and outside the classroom. More specifically, we will offer real-life, tried-and-true examples to demonstrate social media's ability to increase course communication and collaboration; create engaging learning activities; enhance the student experience (e.g. satisfaction); and improve student learning and performance. Note: Attendees must bring their own computershttp://www.nmc.org/preso/8322
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Social Media for EducatorsNew Media Consortium Summer Conference
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
University of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeLearning Technology CenterTanya Joosten and Sharon [email protected]
Today’s Workshop• Part 1: Getting Started with Social Media– Setting up Twitter
• Part 2: Social Media and Pedagogical Uses– Modeling YouTube video cases– Hands-on practice with social media
• Part 3: More Social Media– Setting up Facebook– Managing your social network
PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
Setting up your Twitter account!
And Now We Tweet!
Hashtags
• Tweet using hashtag:
•#nmc11• http://search.twitter.com
• Now follow! Build your network!
Follow us!
• @tjoosten
• @csoleil
Retweeting & Replying
Twitter Notifications
WHO IS USING SOCIAL MEDIA?
What are you using?
Why are you using it?
What is social media?
SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEDAGOGICAL USES
Breakout Activity
• How is your campus implementing social media?
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?
Informal Space
Supplementing the CMS
Professional Development
LET’S SET UP A FACEBOOK FAN PAGE!
Create a Fan Page
TO LINK OR NOT TO LINK…THAT IS THE QUESTION
Creating a link
Editing your Facebook-Twitter link
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?
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
Using Facebook in the Classroom
• Discussions• Supplementary materials– Videos– Articles– Websites
Takeaways
• Video cases on YouTube #edusocmedia
• Microblog gathering and sharing of social media information #edusocmedia and #elfa2011
• Video collaboration of today’s events 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
