FaceBook and Other Social Media Connecting through the Web

" New technologies are always used to do old tasks--until some driving force causes them to be used in new ways." ~Marshall McLuhan

How is the web changing where and how connections takes place?

Slide courtesy of Marta Z. Kagan, http://martazkagan.com

Slide courtesy of Marta Z. Kagan, http://martazkagan.com

Slide courtesy of Marta Z. Kagan, http://martazkagan.com

Slide courtesy of Marta Z. Kagan, http://martazkagan.com

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The Early WWW Web as destination One-Way Surfing Go to Web to search / find /read content collection HTML coding skills a must for publishing

Web as destination

One-Way Surfing

Go to Web to search / find /read

content collection

HTML coding skills a must for publishing

Web 2.0 The read / write web Anyone can now publish! Blogs, wikis, podcasting, RSS HTML coding skills not necessary Web creation and interaction

The read / write web

Anyone can now publish!

Blogs, wikis, podcasting, RSS

HTML coding skills not necessary

Web creation and interaction

Open Community of Practice

The Social Web & PLEs

Learning Mgmt Systems Open courseware Social networking Web 2.0 Formal & Informal Online Learning Environments

Learning Mgmt Systems

Open courseware

Social networking

Web 2.0

What do we know about Today’s students ?

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2007 Fourth consecutive year of study 27,846 Freshmen, seniors and community college students 103 Higher education institutions Educause Center for Applied Research

Fourth consecutive year of study

27,846 Freshmen, seniors and community college students

103 Higher education institutions

Student Computer / Internet Activity Average use of electronic devices exceeds 18 hours / week 99.9% send and read email 98.6% write documents for course work 94.7% search the web & institutional library 91.7% create presentations

Average use of electronic devices exceeds 18 hours / week

99.9% send and read email

98.6% write documents for course work

94.7% search the web & institutional library

91.7% create presentations

Student Computer / Internet Activity 86.4% online shopping 84.1% send instant messages 83 % use course management system 81.6% online social network (Facebook) 78.3% play computer games 41.7% access / use wikis 29.1% create web pages 27.8% blogging

86.4% online shopping

84.1% send instant messages

83 % use course management system

81.6% online social network (Facebook)

78.3% play computer games

41.7% access / use wikis

29.1% create web pages

27.8% blogging

Student Preferences for IT use in Courses

Perceptions of IT in Courses Using IT in Courses

Bottom Lines? Undergrads like IT Net Gen characterization does not apply to all undergrads University is a place where students mature as IT users Respondents agree with series of positive outcome statements about IT

Undergrads like IT

Net Gen characterization does not apply to all undergrads

University is a place where students mature as IT users

Respondents agree with series of positive outcome statements about IT

Facebook That Was Last Year, Now 4 th Most Trafficked

Questions ?