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Incorporating Social Media in your Practice
Nell Eckersley
Introductions What do you know about Social Media?
What would you like to learn?
What one thing would you like to take away from this session?
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Agenda Social Media
What is it? Why should we use it?
Go2web20 Top 100 Tools for Learning list Twitter Action plan to incorporate at least one tool in
your practice Wiggio group
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Social Media
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Why Incorporate Social Media?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZRS0BnpAI&feature=youtu.be
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What is Social Media?
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Web 2.0 Cloud Computing Mobile Learning
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Why Social Media?
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Makes tasks authentic & challenging
Extends time devoted project
Supports collaborative work
Inexpensive, multiplatform
Real life experience Help break down the
digital divide
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Myths about Social Media?
Only young people use Social Media
Social Media; just a waste of time
Fears about security & privacy
Hierarchy of needs; technology comes after literacy
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Why use Social Media in Adult Ed?
Inexpensive and flexibleSupport Personal Learning Networks
(PLN) for professional development and with learners
Practice basic computer skillsStudent centered contentExtend time spent on projects Increase student retentionRaise public awareness of adult literacy
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Go2Web20
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http://www.go2web20.net/
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http://www.go2web20.net/#tag:e-learning+tag:student
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http://twiducate.com/
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Top 100 Tools for Learning
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http://c4lpt.co.uk/
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http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-for-learning-2011/
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http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-tools/top-100-tools/top-tools-twitter/
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http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-for-learning-2011/voting-2012/
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https://twitter.com/
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What Can You Say in 140 Characters?
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Twitter & Metacognition Metacognition
The practice of thinking about and reflecting on your learning
Increases comprehension and retention
Twitter can be a viable platform for metacognition Forces users to be brief and to the point-an important
skill in thinking clearly and communicating effectively Can provide a simple way for attendees at a
conference to share thoughts about particular sessions and activities with others at the event and those unable to attend.
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Retweeting
RT @Username
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Tagging
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HashTags
#EdTech #AdultEd#TwEd
#EdChat #TechPD #SoMeEd
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Anatomy of a Good Tweet
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Shortened URLS
http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/preparing-your-school-for-an (73 characters)
Bit.ly/3FjhpX (13 characters)
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Shortening Links
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You can use BitLy to shorten URL’s without creating an account
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Customizing Your Shortened URL
But if you create an account on BitLy.com, you can customize your shortened URLS
Go from http://bit.ly/vJrH91 to http://bit.ly/wiggiotips
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Analytics
With an account you can also track how many times the URL you created has been clicked.
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QR Code
And with or without an account you can make any of the shortened URLS into a QR Code by adding .qr at the end
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Finding People to Follow
Twitter Directories like http://WeFollow.com
Search hashtags and words #AdultEd See who follows people you follow http://Twibes.com http://Listorious.com http://Archivist.visitmix.com
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Search Twitter Search on http://Twitter.com for people,
keywords or hashtags Search on http://Search.Twitter.com for
keywords or hashtags even if you don’t have a Twitter account
Track hashtags and tweet from http://tweetchat.com/
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Sending and Receiving Tweets
Twitter.com Texts via your cell phone Applications on computers & smart phones
Tweetdeck HootSuite Seesmic
HootCourse and http://tweetchat.com/
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EdChat How do we
keep up with important education Twitter discussions?
#EdChat Wiki #AEChat
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http://tweetchat.com/
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Twitter Town Hall at COABE12
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Action Plan
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SoMe in Adult Ed Wiggio
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http://wiggio.com
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Our Wiggio Group
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Group name: SoMe for Adult Education
Group password: socialmedia1 Group email address:
Group web address: http://someforadulteducation.wiggio.com
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My contact info Moderator, NIFL Technology and Literacy
Discussion List http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Technology
Email: [email protected] Twitter: http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/nell.eckersleylac Blog: http://nelightful.wordpress.com/ Delicious:
http://www.delicious.com/nelleckersley
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