Using Social Software Tools for Learning & Teaching

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Using the Cloud

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Penny Robertson & John MaguireJISC RSC Scotland

Overview of Social MediaUsing WIKIsUsing Blogsbreak

Curating Web ResourcesSocial Networking

Types of Applications

http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/social-software/index_html

Benefits

Limitations

• Answering questions• Notifications• Discussion• Collaboration

Twitter• Keyword searching• Access to field experts

Other uses

100 ways to use twitter in educationhttp://edudemic.com/2012/04/100-ways-to-use-twitter-in-education-by-degree-of-difficulty/Access to field experts

Useful for collaboration• Group tools

• Notification• Discussion• Polling• File sharing

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Facebook• Social network• Make connections• Share information/interests• Strengthen student teacher relationships

• http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom/

101 Ways you should be using facebook in the classroom

• http://lifehacker.com/5813990/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-managing-your-facebook-privacy

Always updated guide to Facebook privacy

Contact details

http://www.rsc-scotland.ac.uk/

support@rsc-scotland.ac.uk

Twitter: @RSCScotland

Mail List: http://bit.ly/RSC-info

Using Social Software Tools for Learning & Teaching

Using the Cloud

Using the Cloud

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