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Where to find slides and handout• http://webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com/
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THE PROCESS
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Large Undertaking, Small Staff• Survey conducted about social media tools
• Week 1 – General discussion of using social media
• Week 2 – 10 small groups learn how to use a specific tool
• Week 3 – Small groups discuss how to use the tool in their adult ed practice
• Week 4 – All report back to the list on what they learned
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Reflections/Learning
• Huge potential for a process like this!
• Small # of participants, big # of lurkers
– Lots going on among lurkers, impossible to document
• How much more could happen with a little paid release time?
• Could we do something similar with our learners?
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Topics
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Photo Sharing
• Google Docs
• Ning (e-PLCs)
• Social Bookmarking
• Skype
• Wiggio
• YouTube and other video sharing sites
• Posting Audio
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BLOGS
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Blogger
• Tools chosen by survey
• 23 participants, 6 made blogs
• Reflections
– I've discovered that blogging is fun and not technically difficult (Susan)
– This group has given me the motivation to finally start the blog I’ve been planning to start for months! (Staci)
– I did it! Started my very own blog. Very scary, very exciting, very creative (potentially). (Bonnie)
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But…
• Three blogs are really being used
• Other seeds planted?
BACK
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WIKIS
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Wikis for Distance Learning
• Share info with teachers
• Share info with learners
• Group writing projects
• Share assignments within a class – build community
• See examples
BACK
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PHOTO SHARING
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Why do we need photo sharing?• Writing prompts
– My favorite clothes
– My favorite shoes
– My neighborhood
– Geotagging photos
• Learners can comment on photos online, add tags, download photos for use in docs
• Examples
• Picasa Group
BACK
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GOOGLE DOCS
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Google Docs
• Word docs
• Spreadsheets
• Slides
• Forms!
• Examples
BACK
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NING
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Ning
• CA ABE Community
• AALPD YouTube Discussion
• Classroom 2.0
• CA College Transition Network
BACK
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WIGGIO
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What’s Wiggio
• Similar to Ning but not as rich or pretty
• Gaining popularity (staying free!)
• Easy to create an email list
• Other features
– Upload docs (Ning is bad at this)
– Chat with archiving
– Calendar
– Messaging
BACK
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Twitter for Learners?
• More for PD
• Adding more features
• Keep in touch with news
• Keep in touch with groups
• Hashtags
• Twitter Apps
BACK
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Facebook Options• Account
• Business page
• Group page
• Fan page
• Privacy issues!!!
BACK
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SKYPE
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Skype for DL
• Group discussions
• Video interactions
• Call in an expert or guest
• Record, playback and post up to 15 min.
• Shared whiteboard (glitchy?)
• Easy to import contacts (from Outlook, Facebook, etc.)
BACK
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YOUTUBE AND OTHER VIDEO SITES
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Other video sharing sites
• TeacherTube
• Vimeo
• List of other sites
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_hosting_websites
• YouTube.edu
– http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400
BACK
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SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
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Uses for DL
• Create an account for each class
• Create a collection of links for all classes
• Link to Twitter, Facebook
• In Diigo, create a group (with email) through which all can share links
BACK
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POSTING AUDIO
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Sites for Posting Audio
• Drop.io
– Post any kind of doc, including audio
– Record via phone call
• Gabcast
– Create account for any class or group
– Post via phone call
– Not free
BACK
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Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. --Mark Twain