Supporting the 3Cs through Social

Networking ToolsApril Hayman

Instructional DesignerInternational Society for Technology in Education

Instructional Designer

Super Mom

Lifelong Learner

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You are here

Why?Social Networking Tools

for Communication

BonusSocial Media Tools for

Collaboration

Use one social networking or social media tool

Choose the right tool for the job

Create an activity that encourages communication and collaboration

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80%

66%

50%

43%

4%

SNS

Video

IM

Games

Blogs

Virtual Worlds

83%SNS80%Video66%IM

50%Games

43%Blogs4%VW

http://bit.ly/bMvziy

80%Use social media in class

and for assignments

60%Online Videos

15%Post for an assignment

Communication

Collaboration

Curiosity

So what?

A microblogging tool that allows you to chronologically “tweet” posts of 140 characters

or less

Activity

1.Sign up for an account

2.Tweet questions you have

3.Find someone to follow

4.Watch the Twitter Experiment Video

5.What are your reactions to the video?

A single sign on site that aggregates many different types of media, e.g. messages,

photos, video, events, links

Activity

1.Join Facebook

2.Friend me

3.Post a response to my comment on the wall.

4.Post a photo, video, or link to the wall.

A bookmarking tool that allows you to highlight text, annotate, bookmark, tag web pages, and

share with others.less

Activity

1.Sign up

2. Add an extension to Firefox or Diigo

3.Find the group and join it

4.Using one of the given resources, annotate it with a reflection,

comment, or question

A website with regularly updated entries posted in reverse chronological format

Activity

1. Go to http://idlovesedtech.wordpress.com/

2.Watch the video

3.Answer the reflection question in the Comments section

A collaborative website updated and edited by a community of users.

Activity

1.Go to http://3csworkshoptx.wikispaces.com/

2.Tables are assigned a topic.

3.Create an expert page on that topic.

Bonus: Redevelop an activityAt your table, you should have a number. That is the group you will be using.

Go to the wiki: http://3csworkshoptx.wikispaces.com/

Find your group page (Group 1: Bonus Activity)

With your group, use the editing features in the wiki to redevelop the activity using the information and strategies you have learned in this workshop.

When you are done, please tweet that you have finished and any additional comments you would like to share.