Using Social Media In
Education To Foster
Innovation
Brian Lockrey
http://AssistCoach.com

Overview
Social Networking
Social Media
Blogs
Micro-Blogging
Photo Sharing
Video Sharing
Podcasts
News Feeds (RSS)
Wikis

What is Social Networking?
MySpace
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
Delicious
FriendFeed
Many others…

What is Social Media?
YouTube
Flickr
Slideshare
Mixx
Vimeo
Viddler
Many others…

Tagging, Sharing, Discussions
Google Friend Connect
Facebook Connect
Twitter
FeedBurner
Technorati
Bloglines
Discuss
Many others…

Sharing Content and Ideas
On-lineEducational Tools
Blackboard
eCollege
Student Blogs
Classroom Blogs
Classroom Wikis
Many others…

News and Articles
RSS Feeds
Newspapers
TV Stations
Radio Stations
Podcasts
Video sites
Many others…

Current Events
FeedBurner
Bloglines
RSS Feeds / Readers
News Media
Government specific sites
Collaboration

Blogsphere
WordPress
WordPress Multi-User
Blogger
Cross Linking
Technorati
Classroom Wikis
Many others…

Classroom Wikis
Teacher Managed
Student Driven
Discussion
Information Repository
Wikipedia
Include Content
Include Feeds

Collaboration in Classrooms
Articles
Content
Multi-Media
Links
Discussions
Idea Sharing

Collaboration Worldwide
Networks of Schools
Networks of Teachers
Networks of Students
Current Events
Discussions
Idea Sharing

Clients and Content
Desktop / Browsers
Mobile Devices
Digital Cameras
Video Cameras
iPods / Podcasts
Feeds
Many others…

External Participation
Family?
InvitedGuests
Other Teachers
Other Students
Other Schools
Selected Discussions
External Sites

The Security Factor
Confidentiality
Authentication
Spammers
Stalkers
KnownProblems
Management Issues

Innovation
Collaboration
Two heads are better than one
A million heads is better than two
Sharing ideas
Sharing insights
Sharing knowledge
Ongoing discussions

Innovation Without Pain
What can we automate?
What do we need to manage?
What is the value proposition?
How can we teach this?
How do we get students to use it?
How do we keep it secure?

Next Generation Technology
New Devices
New Software
New Platforms
New Content Providers
New Resources
Integration?

Summary
Overwhelmed?
Start simple
Your students may be the experts
No single solution exists
Different age groups
Collaborate with others!

Questions?
@AssistCoach