Ulster Connections Social Networking Sites/Facebook

Topics covered today Overview of social networking Facebook/Bebo – what your students are using Introducing Ulster Connections (UU’s own social network)

Overview of social networking

Facebook/Bebo – what your students are using

Introducing Ulster Connections (UU’s own social network)

What is social networking? (1) Commoncraft video Simple explanation in visual format

Commoncraft video

Simple explanation in visual format

What is social networking? (2)

What is social networking? (3) A conversation, powered by social software People-centred technology

A conversation, powered by social software

People-centred technology

Popular social networking services

What your students are using

Facebook – Your profile All about you Photo of yourself Your interests Work/education history Your likes and dislikes ‘ Mini-feed’ of recent activity on your page Be aware of identity fraud

All about you

Photo of yourself

Your interests

Work/education history

Your likes and dislikes

‘ Mini-feed’ of recent activity on your page

Be aware of identity fraud

Sharing information with your network

Sending messages in Facebook Via public ‘Wall’ on your page (see example, left) Through private messages Comment on other people’s photos or videos

Via public ‘Wall’ on your page (see example, left)

Through private messages

Comment on other people’s photos or videos

Sharing multimedia on Facebook Upload and share your photo albums Share your music tastes Watch YouTube videos

Upload and share your photo albums

Share your music tastes

Watch YouTube videos

Facebook Applications Option to add ‘Facebook Applications’ Free for users Designed for amusement or educational purposes Quizzes, games, news feeds and more

Option to add ‘Facebook Applications’

Free for users

Designed for amusement or educational purposes

Quizzes, games, news feeds and more

Bebo homepage

Bebo – your profile

Customising Bebo with ‘skins’

Bebo and video/music content Video partners – CBS, MTV and more Band pages – bands promote their music Competing with sites like MySpace - showcases new artists before they become mainstream Aiming for youth entertainment market

Video partners – CBS, MTV and more

Band pages – bands promote their music

Competing with sites like MySpace - showcases new artists before they become mainstream

Aiming for youth entertainment market

Privacy issues (1) – Public access

Privacy issues (2) – Make it private Bebo - Make your profile public or private (one click) Public – anyone can view/search for you Private – only authorised friends see your page Comments on public pages still searchable Facebook’s privacy settings – more complex – edit separate sliders to define privacy Facebook ALWAYS keep a copy of your details

Bebo - Make your profile public or private (one click)

Public – anyone can view/search for you

Private – only authorised friends see your page

Comments on public pages still searchable

Facebook’s privacy settings – more complex – edit separate sliders to define privacy

Facebook ALWAYS keep a copy of your details

Privacy issues (3) - Visibility ‘ Poke’ – electronic nudge Recipient gets told you have contacted them Your profile is public to recipient for one week (even if it’s usually private)

‘ Poke’ – electronic nudge

Recipient gets told you have contacted them

Your profile is public to recipient for one week (even if it’s usually private)

Intellectual property rights - Facebook

Intellectual property rights - Bebo Bebo can reproduce your content through site Your profile could be featured on homepage (see left) Your video/music/content might be featured on Bebo Make your profile private (if you don’t want others to see your content)

Bebo can reproduce your content through site

Your profile could be featured on homepage (see left)

Your video/music/content might be featured on Bebo

Make your profile private (if you don’t want others to see your content)

Introducing Ulster Connections

What is Ulster Connections? Social network Exclusive to the University Add friends Be part of a community Upload files/photos/resources Keep a blog View aggregated media

Social network

Exclusive to the University

Add friends

Be part of a community

Upload files/photos/resources

Keep a blog

View aggregated media

Ulster Connections and privacy

Ulster Connections and community

Suggestions for using Connections

How will social networking influence education? Already influencing politics, traditional media and advertising Sheer ubiquity will compel educators to get up to speed Educators still trying to figure out how to best use the technology

Already influencing politics, traditional media and advertising

Sheer ubiquity will compel educators to get up to speed

Educators still trying to figure out how to best use the technology

Some current educational uses Language learning social networks ( Palabea , Lingro , Livemocha Subject-specific networks – Nature Network Social network groups to support learning – Stanford, Teaching & Learning with Facebook (need account with Facebook to view) Pre-application information – University of Oxford Forums for groupwork/collaboration

Language learning social networks ( Palabea , Lingro , Livemocha

Subject-specific networks – Nature Network

Social network groups to support learning – Stanford, Teaching & Learning with Facebook (need account with Facebook to view)

Pre-application information – University of Oxford

Forums for groupwork/collaboration

How to use Ulster Connections See Ulster Connections> Karen Virapen> Files (in right hand menu)

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