Web 2.

0 & Social Media

Presented by: Glenn Hervieux, CTAP

The Puzzle...A Closer Look

Social Media

Social Networking

Social Media are....

DEFINITION: Social
Media are primarily Internet and mobilebased tools and published media that allow us to communicate and build relationships with people in a variety of ways.

Social Networking is....

Social networking is the process of

initiating, developing and maintaining friendships and collegial or professional relationships for mutual benefit.

Examples of Social Networking Technologies

Text-messaging Online social networking communities, such as Facebook, Edmodo, Twitter, etc. Instant messaging, e.g. AIM, Google Chat, etc. Blogs (life-sharing, news analysis, and editorializing) (includes Twitter) Email (threaded discussions) Video conferencing & chat - Skype, Blackboard Collaborate, WiszQ, Adobe Connect, Google Video, etc. Document sharing and controlled collaborative authoring,
such as Google Docs

More Examples

Wikis - easily editable web authoring sites Loosely structured collaborative authoring and information sharing, such as Wikipedia Photo sharing, such as Flickr, Picasa & Facebook Video sharing, such as YouTube, Schooltube, etc. Second Life - virtual worlds, a combination of many of
the above communication and collaborative tools

Just How Big is Social Media? (Next Slide)

Welcome to the Revolution!

 Just how much information is being created online? Voices speaking from Gary's Social Media Count everywhere. But whose are they? 6 months of YouTube =
60 years of TV from top 3 networks!

The Explosion of Social Media

US National School Boards Assoc. Study (2007)

Online survey of 1,277 nine to 17-year-old students & 1,039 parents Telephone interviews with 250 school district leaders who make decisions on Internet policy Kids are heavy users of social media (96% have used at least once, while 71% weekly) Many of them are using social media for educational reasons.(50-59%) And most schools are requiring the use of the
Internet to complete assignments. (96%)

Only 10% in collaborative projects...wow!

Seek first to understa nd, then to be understood.

Stephen Covey

Digital Natives & Digital Immigrants

THINK ABOUT THIS...

As you think about the rise of Web 2.0 media &

social networking, how do you think these innovations will shape teaching and learning? What questions/concerns does this bring up for schools? teachers?

An Activity
1.Open your web browser and click on the "Livebinder"bookmark 2.Click on "Boot Camp Activities" 3.Click on link to "Implications of Social Media" 4.Type in password: ctapweb20 5.Have a recorder enter in your responses for your table. Be sure to work on separate lines. Feel free to use the chat to comment or ask questions during the activity.