1. Social Media in the Classroom and The Social Media Classroom Terri Simoneau-Berquez Clark University Worcester, Massachusetts SMMC SU 2010 [email_address]

3. Little note-taking

4. Resources made available

6. Shared links

9. It was odd at first, seeing people's pictures and 'blogging', as I have never participated in this kind of forum before, but I found that I liked it, I felt more like I knew my fellow classmates than in other classes. - student comment after participating in physical classroom that included a blog component

11. Skills immediately put into action

14. Lasting artefact

15. Community 81% of students surveyed reported the use of a social media tool created a sense of community in class. 83% of students surveyed reported the use of the blogs and comments was an effective discussion tool. (Macfarlane, Molina, Pacansky-Brock, 2008)

16. Blogs: Best Practices establish “community groundrules” • hold students accountable to them • participate in the community, modeling these defined behaviors • students will feel safe, ensured that they’re working with shared values and goals

18. Social Media Classrooms Mean: Learner Teacher And Learner-Learner

20. Internet Use RANK Category Share of Time June 2010 Share of Time June 2009 % Change in Share of Time 1 Social Networks 22.7% 15.8% 43% 2 Online Games 10.2% 9.3% 10% 3 E-mail 8.3% 11.5% – 28% 4 Portals 4.4% 5.5% – 19% 5 Instant Messaging 4.0% 4.7% – 15% 6 Videos/Movies 3.9% 3.5% 12% 7 Search 3.5% 3.4% 1% 8 Software Manufacturers 3.3% 3.3% 0% 9 Multi-category Entertainment 2.8% 3.0% – 7% 10 Classifieds/Auctions 2.7% 2.7% – 2% Other 34.3% 37.3% – 8%

23. they can be a force in the world; their voice can matter

24. teach kids to be socially responsible

25. teach them for learning

29. Today's Undergrad Profile • Socialize face-to-face and online • 95% of 18-24 year olds use a social network (70% daily) • Create & share online content • 45% share videos online (YouTube) • 42% contribute content to wikis • 37% contribute to blogs • 35% use podcasts • Have immediate access to information • 86% own a cell phone • 51% own a hand held internet device Source: Smith, Salaway, Borreson Caruso. ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and IT , 2009. http:// www.educause.edu/ecar

31. social bookmarking, discussions, wikis, blogging, file sharing

34. Examples of social media search used in class include Twitter, FriendFeed, Scoopler and SearchMerge, which allows you to search several sites in real time at the same time

36. students looking for inspiration for projects can see videos, pictures and other previously done projects.

37. easier to search for news and research being done at Stanford

38. The university has multiple pages, making it easy to locate information

39. Stanford University also offers Facebook office hours, at which time faculty is available to answer questions on Facebook.

41. pulls local, national and global news from a variety of sources.

42. places for users to connect, integration with Facebook, letter-writing opportunities and quip-sharing

43. basically a social network created by the students.

44. Twitter Scavenger Hunt Game-oriented learning Students compete to find resources, and be the first to post to Twitter.

45. TechWiki Class Q & A forum

46. E-learning consultants need to partner with IT, Corporate Communication, and HR strategists to weave social media into learning strategies. (Wilkins) Professional Training

48. The Social Media Classroom a) on-line learning (Moodle and the like) b) custom social networks (Ning) c) stand-alone or embedded threads (Voicethread)

49. SM: Why and How? WHY? added human dimension HOW? components of platforms social bookmarking Discussions wikis file-sharing blogging, microblogging RSS Widgets Video conferencing

51. social learning environments or

52. networks or communities (much more acceptable and accepted by senior managers)

53. SMC Properties applications are available from navigational tabs at the top of a personalized start page upon login that aggregates their own different posts to the various parts of the site.

55. Social Media Classroom www.socialmediaclassroom.com

56. http://socialgo.com

57. www.wikidot.com

58. www.JomSocial.com

60. provides various types of questions - Calculated, Description, Essay, Matching, Embedded Answers, Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Numerical, Random Short-Answer Matching, True/False.

61. integration with others such as (via third-party extensions) syndication, using RSS or Atom - external newsfeeds can be displayed in a course, and forums, blogs, and other features made available to others as newsfeeds. http://docs.moodle.org/en/About_Moodle

63. you: Actually, I am preparing a presentation on Social Media in the classroom...

64. Rob: i see. ok

65. you: I am a professional trainer who has taken up Master's studies. What is your role there?

66. Rob: i am a sales representative for SocialGO

67. you: Ah-ha, so I guess that means it is not free...

68. Rob: we have a free plan. our pricing plans can be compared here: http://signup.socialgo.com/plans

69. you: I'll check things out. Thanks.

70. Howard Rheingold http://vodpod.com/watch/954742-howard-rheingold-on-social-media-classroom ...No more chained books! http://socialmediaclassroom.com/

71. http://voicethread.com/#home.b409.i848804 http://voicethread.com/#q.b119840.i618868

72. Useful Resources www.readwriteread.com (online community management) http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org

73. References: 1/2 http://mpbreflections.blogspot.com www.socialgo.com http://janeknight.typepad.com/socialmedia/ http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/authors/8/david-wilkins

74. References - 2/2 Online Learning in the Social Web Michelle Pacansky-Brock email : mpb@teachingwithoutwalls.com blog : http://mpbreflections.blogspot.com ______________________ http://bestonlineuniversities.com/2009/ 13-enlightening-case-studies-of-social-media-in-the-classroom/

75. Thank you for listening