Part of the Social Learning Ladder Series at Seton Hall University.

1. Sharing IdeasMary Zedeck April 1, 2011

2. Agenda – April 1, 2011 Quick overview of social media definition and categories Sharing Ideas – Hands-on Blogger Google Sites PDF Portfolio (need Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro) Teaching and learning integration discussion (throughout workshop)

3. Workshop Resources http://blogs.shu.edu/zedeck Social Learning Ladder

4. What is social media? Social mediais media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media supports the human need for social interaction with technology, transforming broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers. ~ Wikipedia

5. What is social media? Social media are online communications in which individuals shift flexibly between the role of audience and author. To do this, individuals use social software that enables anyone without knowledge of html coding to create, comment on, share content and to form communities around shared interests. ~Natalie Greco Koibot Creative, LLC

6. Social Media Categories Making Connections Communication Sharing Resources Sharing Ideas Collaboration Networks and Communities

7. Social Learning is about… sharing ideas and reflecting on learningclass blog – learning blog

8. Blogging Platforms

9. Blogging Hands-On Using the login information provided, log into Google: https://www.google.com/accounts/Login Choose More (bottom left) Blogger Enter password again Display Name – enter YOUR name Gender Accept Continue Blog title (you can change this later) Blog URL – check availability Continue Choose Template (you can personalize this later) Start Blogging!

10. Blogging Hands-On Creating First Post Title Body Text Preview Publish Post View Post Click on title of your blog, write that URL on the board Go to someone’s blog and comment on their post Creating Second Post Title, Body Text Add hyperlink and picture About Me Edit profile Dashboard (if time permits) Template Designer

11. Google Sites http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0Ai_c-lAAUbjUdDNYVm9Hd3c5aG90cGxjekhsN24xZ0E&hl=en&output=html

12. Google Sites Hands-On Choose My Account in Blogger (upper right) Choose More (bottom left) Sites Enter password Create site Choose template (Personal and Professional) Name your Site URL fills itself in Choose theme Other options Type code Create site

13. Google Sites Hands-On Edit Site Edit homepage To edit another page, click on it in Navigation and then Edit Page Edit sidebar (navigation) Site Content, Site Settings and Site Appearance Return to Site Insert, Format, Table, Layout More Actions Save

14. PDF Portfolios

15. PDF Portfolio Hands-On Bianca Ross example If time permits, assemble PDF Portfolio with files on your desktop.

16. Additional Workshops in SLL Series Collaboration – Apr 29 Wikis, Google Docs, VoiceThread Networks/Communities – May 6 NING, Grou.ps

17. Workshop Evaluation http://asset.tltc.shu.edu:80/servlets/asset.AssetSurvey?surveyid=4385