Social Network Services Social Network Services as Tools for Teaching as Tools for Teaching

and Learningand Learning

Edward Podgaisky, Edward Podgaisky, Russian State Hydrometeorological Russian State Hydrometeorological

UniversityUniversityEUMETCAL 2008, Toulouse, France EUMETCAL 2008, Toulouse, France

27 August 200827 August 2008

OutlineOutline

Mobile content usage perspectives Mobile content usage perspectives (from CALMET 2007)(from CALMET 2007)

Social networking sites overviewSocial networking sites overview Example of a SN site usage for Example of a SN site usage for

learning content distribution, incl. learning content distribution, incl. mobilemobile

Example of a SN site usage for rising Example of a SN site usage for rising public awareness/learningpublic awareness/learning

Tablet PCs

personal media players

video game consoles

Smartphones

mobilephones

PDAs

Wearable PDAs

Mini digital camcorders

Portable DVD players

netbooks

digital voice

recorders

Era of Mobile Devices

PersonalResponseSystems

CommutinCommuting time…g time…

0

5

10

1520

25

30

35

%

N/A 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

min

There is software to There is software to produce small screen produce small screen

audio-enabled audio-enabled presentations:presentations:

Articulate Presenter, expensiveArticulate Presenter, expensive http://www.articulate.comhttp://www.articulate.com

Camtasia Studio 4.0 - $179 educational Camtasia Studio 4.0 - $179 educational licenselicense

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasiahttp://www.techsmith.com/camtasia FlashSpring 2.FlashSpring 2.11 - - $99$99 educational license educational license

http://www.flashspring.comhttp://www.flashspring.com ……and many more!and many more!

Update from 2007:Update from 2007:

iSpring 3.5 is now available free of iSpring 3.5 is now available free of chargecharge

FreeScreencast software – free of FreeScreencast software – free of chargecharge

Articulate Presenter and Camtasia Articulate Presenter and Camtasia Studio have newer & more powerful Studio have newer & more powerful versions, remaining commercial leadersversions, remaining commercial leaders

St Petersburg student St Petersburg student community: community:

peculiarities of mobile phones peculiarities of mobile phones usageusage

August, 2006: SIMs sold = populationAugust, 2006: SIMs sold = population Late market boost (monopoly till mid-Late market boost (monopoly till mid-

2001)2001) Advanced neighboursAdvanced neighbours Students – most advanced mobile users;Students – most advanced mobile users;

IndependenceIndependence Social statusSocial status Well beingWell being

Questionnaire (early 2007)Questionnaire (early 2007)

Commuting timeCommuting time Mobile phone usageMobile phone usage M-learning and CAL potentialM-learning and CAL potential

How is the commuting time How is the commuting time spent?spent?

0 20 40 60 80 100

look around

sleep

talk

think

learn

listen music

read

%

73% fully utilize their mobile phone’s 73% fully utilize their mobile phone’s featuresfeatures

68% are ready to use audio narrations68% are ready to use audio narrations 55% are technically able to watch video55% are technically able to watch video 46% plan to buy new mobile in 12 months46% plan to buy new mobile in 12 months Only 39% phone memory exceeds 10 MBOnly 39% phone memory exceeds 10 MB

Summary of mobile phone Summary of mobile phone usageusage

Conclusions we made:Conclusions we made:

Small chunks of mobile learning contentSmall chunks of mobile learning content AVI, 3GP AVI, 3GP or FLVor FLV video 128x128 or video 128x128 or

320x240 pt available to more than 50%320x240 pt available to more than 50% Not substitute – only complementNot substitute – only complement

How to market the optional How to market the optional learning content among the learning content among the

students?students?

Is there an opportunity?Is there an opportunity?

University of Minnesota study, 2007University of Minnesota study, 2007 http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/

Multimedia_Videos/social_network.htmMultimedia_Videos/social_network.htm File://D:/EUMETCAL/MySpacePkgGrfx-File://D:/EUMETCAL/MySpacePkgGrfx-

medium.flvmedium.flv

What is a social networking What is a social networking site?site?

a social utility that connects people a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, with friends and others who work, study and live around themstudy and live around them. . People People use use it it to keep up with friends, upload to keep up with friends, upload photos, share links and videos, and photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they learn more about the people they meetmeet.. (Facebook creators)(Facebook creators)

University of Minnesota, 2007

What social networking What social networking site is the best?site is the best?

Ask your students!Ask your students!

Best site for you is the one Best site for you is the one where your students arewhere your students are

SN websites usage by country SN websites usage by country (Alexa, Aug 2008)(Alexa, Aug 2008)

SN websites usage by country SN websites usage by country (Alexa, Aug 2008)(Alexa, Aug 2008)

Let’s try it!Let’s try it!

http://vkontakte.ru/club4294315http://vkontakte.ru/club4294315 * *

Not available without registration on the SN websiteNot available without registration on the SN website

Another example of learning on Another example of learning on SNSSNS

http://www.facebook.com/profile.phphttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=640381424?id=640381424 **

Not available without registration to the SN websiteNot available without registration to the SN website

Thank you for your attention!

http://www.rshu.ru – RSHU university

Edward Podgaisky

podgaisky@rshu.ru

Videos used:Videos used:

Research on educational benefits of Research on educational benefits of social networking sites - video available social networking sites - video available herehere http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/

Multimedia_Videos/social_network.htmMultimedia_Videos/social_network.htm Small videos on weather-related issues Small videos on weather-related issues

for public awareness:for public awareness: http://www.watchtheweatherchange.com/http://www.watchtheweatherchange.com/

Locally produced videos available on Locally produced videos available on demanddemand

Analytics online:Analytics online:

http://www.alexa.com/browse/generahttp://www.alexa.com/browse/general/?&Mode=general&CategoryID=630l/?&Mode=general&CategoryID=6309075&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity&R9075&Start=1&SortBy=Popularity&R=True=True

http://social-networking-websites-http://social-networking-websites-review.toptenreviews.com/review.toptenreviews.com/

http://video-share-http://video-share-review.toptenreviews.com/review.toptenreviews.com/

Sharing Sharing screen-/slide-/webcastsscreen-/slide-/webcasts

There are several options to share There are several options to share screencasts online:screencasts online:

http://freescreencast.com/ - based on http://freescreencast.com/ - based on FreeFreeScreencast Recorder softwareScreencast Recorder software - free - free

http://slideboom.com/ - based on iSpring http://slideboom.com/ - based on iSpring softwaresoftware - free - free

http://www.slideshare.net/tour -free http://www.slideshare.net/tour -free online online conversionconversion

http://screencast.com/ - based on TechSmith http://screencast.com/ - based on TechSmith products (fee-based)products (fee-based)