Social Media & Web 2.0 for Learning (2nd Edition)

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Zaid Ali Alsagoff

http://socialweblearning.blogspot.com/

Are These 4 Tools Useless for Learning?

If Social Media were a University

Adapted from: http://www.flowtown.com/blog/class-of-2011-if-social-media-were-a-high-school

Don’t Get Confused!

Source: http://tinyurl.com/47zxymk

MISSION

Starting with this Crash Course…

http://socialweblearning.blogspot.com/ A Gentle

Introduction, It Is Only…

CONTENTS1. The Future?2. RSS & Curation3. Blogging4. Twitter5. Facebook 6. Wikis7. Other Tools?8. Challenges

The Future?1

FUTURE?

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Learning Overload!

Source: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/cck11-connectivism-connective-knowledge.html

The Future of Education...?

James L. Morrison

Graduates Must Be Able To…

Function in a global economy for job success in the 21st century.

Work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Work as a team member. Access, analyze, process, and communicate

information. Function creatively and innovatively. Use information technology tools effectively. Engage in continuous, independent learning.

Source: http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/presentations/HiED%20in%20transition.pdf

The Future of Learning...?

Source: http://tinyurl.com/3ybwox7

Web 3.0Semantic Web

Web 1.0The Web

Web x.0Meta Web

Web 2.0Social Web

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Connects information Connects people

Connects knowledge Connects intelligence

The eXtended Web

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Source: http://www.slideshare.net/timbuckteeth/the-future-of-learning-6809148

Connectivism

Source: http://www.elearnspace.org/media/ProfessionalDevelopment/player.html George Siemens & Stephen Downes

Source: http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=668

Learning Using A Network of Diverse Technologies

Connectivism & Connective Knowledge

2011

Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/cck11-connectivism-connective-knowledge.html

Personal Learning Environments (PLE)

Source: http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2010/07/anatomy-of-ple.html

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PLE

Source: http://www.pamorama.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/artoflistening.jpg

Where to Start?

Can the Power of Connections Transform Education?

Source: http://weblogg-ed.com/2011/personal-learning-networks-an-excerpt/

THE MOMENT YOU EMBRACE SOCIAL MEDIA, LEARNING

GOES…“There are more than 200 million

active users currently accessing

Facebook through their mobile devices.”

Source (March, 2011): http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics

Are YOU Ready?

RSS & Curation

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RSS in Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

With RSS You Can Create Your Own

Online Newspaper

What is RSS? RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication or Rich

Site Summary. It is a web page with a .xml file type that can be

subscribed to and read by a newsreader (aggregator). The aggregator will find the new content and display it when it becomes available.

Newsreaders (sometimes called aggregators) are very easy to find and use (stand alone applications or through a web browser).

In essence, it is content that comes to you, instead of having to search for it. It will save you an infinite amount of time.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS

Ways RSS is being used:

“My” Google Reader

http://www.google.com/reader

Personal Learning Spaces

http://www.google.com/ig

http://www.netvibes.com/ http://www.pageflakes.com/

Social Bookmarking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU

Social Bookmarking Social bookmarking is a method for

Internet users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of metadata (tags).

Folksonomy (from folk + taxonomy) is the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking

Social Bookmarking Tools

http://www.diigo.com/ http://www.delicious.com/

My” Delicious Bookmarks

http://delicious.com/zaidlearn

Social Bookmarking For Learning

Research Groups

Course Collections

Subscribe to Tags

Bibliography

Learning Networks

Reading Lists

Literature Review

Search for Resources

Social Curation

“…Today there is a new wave of social bookmarking tools in the name of 'Social Curation', which are empowered with some really innovative collaborative sharing

tools to make sense of the overloaded web by organizing discoveries and resources into mind-stimulating topics, stories, collections, etc..”

– Zaid Ali AlsagoffSource: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/buzzing-with-social-curation-tools.html

Social Curation Tools

Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/buzzing-with-social-curation-tools.html

Blogging3

133+ Million Blogs!

Source: http://www.intac.net/breakdown-of-the-blogosphere/ December, 2009

Why + What People Blog?

Source: http://www.intac.net/breakdown-of-the-blogosphere/ December, 2009

Education?Teaching?Learning?

Blogger: http://royal.pingdom.com/2010/02/24/google-facts-and-figures-massive-infographic/

How Much People Are Blogging?

Source: http://www.intac.net/breakdown-of-the-blogosphere/ December, 2009

Me?You?We?

Blogs in Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

What is a Blog?

A blog (short of weblog) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

"Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

Blogging for Learning?1. Reflect your teaching and

learning experiences.2. Group projects to co-

produce content.3. Build a class newsletter.4. Post latest Industrial-

related trends and news.5. Post materials and

resources.6. Host online discussions.

Student Project

Story: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/student-blogging-project-to-promote.html

Blogging Tools?

https://www.blogger.com/ http://wordpress.com/

http://www.edublogs.org/

Twitter4

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/breaking-news/2010-social-networking-wars-twitter-vs-facebook-infographic.html http://technology.eoutputs.com/2010/09/twitter-seeing-90-million-tweets-per-day-25-percent-contain-links/

Twitter

http://twitter.com/

A form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually 140 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user.

Twitter for Learning?

Use Twitter #Hashtags to Amplify Your Learning!

"The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter

users as a way to categorize messages" Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/02/use-twitter-hashtags-to-amplify-your.html

Using Twitter to Transform the Classroom!

Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/10/using-twitter-to-transform-classroom.html

Looking for Learning Professionals?

Here: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2009/04/juiciest-learning-professionals-on.html

Useful Twitter Tools

http://paper.li/

http://monitter.com/

More useful Twitter tools: http://socialweblearning.blogspot.com/p/twitter.html

http://www.polleverywhere.com/ http://twitpic.com/

http://www.tweetdeck.com/

Facebook5

The World Map of Social Networks

Source: http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/03/03/social-networks-in-us-and-asia/

Facebook Stats (08/03/2011)

Source: http://www.facebakers.com/countries-with-facebook/

Facebook Users in Malaysia? (08/03/2011)

Facebook Users: + 10 Million

Source: http://www.facebakers.com/countries-with-facebook/MY/

Penetration: 39.09 %

Demographics– Malaysia

(08/03/2011)

Source: http://www.facebakers.com/countries-with-facebook/MY/

User Age Distribution

Male/Female User Ratio

What is Facebook?

Source: http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics#!/press/info.php?execbios

Facebook is a social utility that helps

people communicate

more efficiently with their

friends, families and coworkers.

Facebook for Learning? Boleh!

Slidecast: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/04/facebook-for-learning-boleh.html

Why Not Use Facebook…

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If We Use Facebook, What about…

Facebook Legalized for teaching & learning only!

Social Learning

(Facebook)Informal Easy-to-UseSharingCommunication CollaborationCommunitiesInterest GroupsMobileAlways Connected!

Formal Learning

(LMS)• Course Notes• Discussions• Assignments• Quizzes • Grades

Facebook Groups & Pages

Facebook for Learning?

Adapted from: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/140Learning/lecturefb.html

Instead of Facebook, Why Not Use…

Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/use-linkedin-to-collaborate-with.html

"While Facebook is a goldmine for connecting people and having social fun, Linkedin is the present and future goldmine for connecting students and ideas

to the corporate world."- Zaid Ali Alsagoff

Or Perhaps Use…

Schoology is a free web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. It leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication, and makes it easy to create and share academic content.

https://www.schoology.com/

Wikis6

Wiki Wiki Shuttle at Honolulu International AirportPicture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HNL_Wiki_Wiki_Bus.jpg

Picture: http://ourfounder.typepad.com/leblog/WindowsLiveWriter/Menu.jpg

Wiki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Definition of Wiki A website created by a group; rather than

by an individual. In Hawaiian, Wiki means “quick” What I Know Is… (descriptive of the

process of collaborative content development.)

Wikis for Learning?

 Collaborative Learning Information Sharing

Engagement

Communication

Participation

Group Projects

Content Development

Wiki Tools?http://www.wikispaces.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/

http://pbwiki.com/ http://sites.google.com/

http://docs.google.com/

OtherTools?

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Reuse/Remix/Mashup/Adapt…

URL: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/06/university-learning-ocw-oer-free.html

Download YouTube Videos?

URL: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/08/real-way-to-download-convert-insert.html

Upload PowerPoint Slides & Create Slidecasts?

http://www.slideshare.net/

http://www.slideboom.com/ http://www.authorstream.com/

Create a Screencast?

URL: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/10/8-free-screencasting-tools-for-tony.html

Salman Khan Uses…

URL: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/12/salman-khan-uses-microsoft-paint-to.html

Virtual Classes/Learning Sessions

http://www.skype.com/ http://www.wiziq.com/

Broadcast Yourself Live?

http://www.ustream.tv/

3D Virtual Learning Spaces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jY4UkPbAc

Quora

http://www.quora.com/

Quora is a continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it.

Accumulating Knowledge

Reusable

Collaborative

Continually Improving

Organized

TargetedPeople

Create Cartoons, Movies & Animations?

http://www.xtranormal.com/

http://www.toondoo.com/ http://goanimate.com/

100+ EduGames to Spice Up Your Course!

URL: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/05/75-free-edugames-to-spice-up-your.html

Wordle Your Learning!

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.

http://wordle.net/

URL: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-learning-tool-for-every-learning.html

Challenges8

Challenge I

Challenge II

Challenge III

Q&A

Hands-On9

RSS ReaderA

Google Reader in Plain English

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPZ2Uu_X3Y

Activity

1. Find a feed (e.g. blog).2. Find the RSS link.3. Copy the URL or link.4. Go to Google Reader.5. Click on Add Subscription.6. Paste in the link. 7. Organize the new feed into your

folders or subject structure.

http://www.google.com/reader

Mission

TwitterB

Twitter in Plain English

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o

MISSION1. Sign up for a Twitter account.2. Customize your profile page.3. Write your first tweet.4. Find people to follow.5. Send someone a tweet (message).6. Retweet someone else's tweet.7. Share a web link (URL).8. Find and Save (follow) a #hashtag.9. Create a #hashtag (for your course).

Activity

Example 1 – Conference #hashtag

Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/07/using-twitter-to-amplify-connective.html

Example 2 – Movement #hashtag

Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/05/join-moodlewish-twitter-stream.html

FacebookC

Where to Start?

MISSION1. Login to Facebook.2. Create a Facebook Group (or Page).3. Customize Group Settings (Closed Group).4. Add Logo.5. Add a URL or Video to the Wall.6. Add a Photo.7. Add a Video (if possible).8. Add/Invite people to join.9. Add a Doc (wiki).10. Be creative and have fun!

Activity

8 Things Teachers Should NEVER Do on

Source: http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/fbteacher_fullsize.pdf

8 Ways Teachers SHOULD Be Using

Source: http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/fbteacher_fullsize.pdf

Example 1: University Page

URL: http://www.facebook.com/Harvard?v=app_6009294086

Example 2: Facebook in Education

URL: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/education?ref=ts

To serve as an ongoing resource for information about how educators can best use Facebook.

Example 3: Facebook - Academic Research

URL: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5114067727&ref=ts

A group for anyone conducting or (interested in) academic research into Facebook.

Example 4: IMU E-Learning

Source: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/IMU-E-Learning/251921959456

BloggingD

Let’s Blog!

https://www.blogger.com/start

3 Steps1. Create an account.2. Name your blog.3. Select your template.

https://www.blogger.com/start

ActivityMISSION

1. Customize your blog layout.2. Set comment moderation settings.3. Create and publish a post.4. Add a link (URL).5. Add a picture.6. Embed a video.7. Add a gadget.

Example 1 – Expert Blog

Blog: http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/

Example 2 – Newsletter

OLDaily: http://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm

Example 3 – Group Blog

URL: http://imuelearning.blogspot.com/

WikisE

MISSION1. Select a wiki tool (e.g. Google Sites).2. Create a new wiki.3. Invite others to participate.4. Create a new wiki page.5. Add text, pictures and links to the wiki page.6. Embed a video to your wiki page.7. Explore other features and have fun!

Activity

Example 1: Anatomy Wiki

http://anatowiki.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

Example 2: Greetings from the World

http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/

Example 3 - Classroom

Site: http://sites.google.com/site/classtemplate_en/

Example 4 - MedTutor

Site: http://medtutor.wikidot.com/

Article: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/04/medtutor-learning-to-think.html

Social Bookmarking

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Activity

1. Sign up for your own account. 2. Install the two buttons in your browser. 3. Surf the web and find at least two (2) sites

you want to bookmark. 4. Add them to your delicious bookmarks by

clicking the "Tag" button and then enter the title, description and tags (optional but recommended).

MISSION

Social Bookmarking For Learning1. Great for groups researching a topic together or a lecturer

that wants to share great websites they have found.2. Others can subscribe to your bookmarks or individual tags and

receive them whenever the publisher adds a new bookmark.3. Create working bibliographies for projects by ensuring they

share a common tag.4. Build lists of resources with fellow students/ teachers (decide

on common tags first).5. Create a network with friends or fellow club members with

whom you share an interest.6. Spend a few minutes planning how you’ll tag so that your tags

are consistent (remember – no spaces within tags!) Plural vs singular Teacher’s names / course names

7. Clean up your tags periodically using the delete and rename tag functions.

Adapted from: http://www.slideshare.net/leonardstern/rss-in-education/

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