Using Social Media To Engage Students

Using online social media to engage students Presented by Simon Brown Stonemasonry teacher

Using online social media to engage students
Aims
Brief overview of each tool:
Ning
Twitter
Flickr
YouTube
Questions: What is your view?

Aims
Connect with each student (one to one)
Build a supportive relationship outside class (one to many)
Encourage collaboration between students (many to many)

The WWWeb is the platform

Twitter

Flickr

YouTube

Why Ning ?
Easy to set up and use
Customisable profile questions
Visually oriented (photos and videos)
Aggregates Twitter and Flickr feeds
Embeds YouTube videos
Ning social networks

Ning social networks
Why stomas.ning ?
Stoma = alternative portal
Sounds a bit like stonemasoning
Stone Masoning = ‘stone crafting’

I am joining this site because…
i was held hostige until i did.
Simon said, Plus could be a good way to meet other apprentice masons
cause you can achieve so much more than what you can get out of it... example trade, knowledge, skills and a good future...
i think it is great
i'm an apprentice stone mason and would like to keep in contact with mates that i have meet down here at tafe.
im joining this site because our teacher wants us to become members of it to update and communicate with other stonemasons and apprentices online

simon said
meet more people
i want to meet other stone masons
to interact with people
i am learning at tafe at the moment.
something 2 do
i'm retarded
because I want to learn from the Guru
i am currently doing a stonemasonry apprenticeship
to meet others with similar interest and hopefully gain more info about stone

networking is good
keeping in touch with everyone from tafe
Simon made me.
I'm helping to build a network of stonemasons
i want to learn
to keep in touch
I'm interested in all things stone. Educating people about stone sculpture has become very important to me and I hope to be able to contribute in some small way.
its good

sumfin 2 do & my class teacher made me!!! lol peace
To share my interest in stonemasonry
Simon would like us 2 have a profile so we can discuss topics online
of tafe training and to learn more about the trade
its cool
I want to learn more about the stone industry
because it a good way to keep in touch with my trainer and also the other first apprentices involved in my trade as a stonemason.... and i have found it is a great way to find resources on stonemasonry...
We are trying to set up an online community to share stonemasonry stuff.

Why Twitter ?
It’s simple to use
Character limit forces good word choices
Twitter has many web applications
Can also be set up on a mobile phone
Twitter instant messaging

Why Flickr ?
Very easy to use
Metadata supports media searching
Social
Flickr image sharing

Why YouTube ?
It is a vast resource
Supports metadata
Embeddable videoclips
YouTube

Questions
Has the project achieved its aims?
Is it OK to use the WWWeb?
Where to from here?

Using Social Media To Engage Students

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