Education in the 21st CenturyA fundamental shift in the way we communicate. Michele Berner

Presentation OverviewWhat is Social media ?Web 2.0Social media in educationBlogs, Nings, WikisThe web is all around us

About Me..@michele_bernerTeacher at Rowville Secondary CollegeTeaching EnglishCisco Networking Academy Instructor Information TechnologyE-learning coachmichele.berner@gmail.comhttp://ictlearning.netwww.facebook.com/micheleberner1www.slideshare.net/mberner

Is Social Media a Fad?

We are no longer limited to being consumers of information.We are now collaborators ... producers of informationEvery person has the ability to contribute ideas and experiences to the larger body of knowledge that is the internet

Gen Y is taking over the WebGen Y (18-32) – and can be as young as 5 Gen X (33-44) Younger Boomers (45-54) Older Boomers (55-63)Silent Generation (64-72) G.I. Generation (73+)

How Gen Y is differentThey’re plugged inTV is background noiseThey care what their friends thinkWork isn’t their whole worldMultitasking

What makes Gen Y people different is the way they arespending more time with the Internet than TV, and also use thethe centrepiece of their life. It’s how theyconsuming mediainternet as the hub of their media activitycommunicate with each other and their world

Fastest growing age for using the internet?In 20052-5 yr oldsIn 200970-75 yr oldsSource: “Generations Online in 2009,” , Pew Internet & American Life Project, January 28, 2009

Web 2.0 is all about live, realtime interaction between the user and the web

http://www.go2web20.net/

Characteristics of Web 2.0

FreeShared DocumentsData cloudDownloadedFlickr: 1pictureadayhttp://docs.google.com

User ContentFlickr: OlivanderAnyone can postBlogs

MultidirectionalCommentsFeedbackAdditional information

Group ThinkCollaborative encyclopediaPathfinder for researchCollaborative web sitesFlickr: linh.ngân

Frequent UpdatesMicroblogsTimelyConferencesSharing experiences

FriendingFriendsFriends of friendsFamilyColleaguesSimilar interests

No BoundariesOrganizingCommunicatingPower silosGeographyRelationshipsTimeCell phones

Social media in education ..kids have hypertext minds. They leap around.. Their cognitive structures are not sequential

navigators

constantly connected

content creators

The Net-GenerationThey use the latest in TechnologyThey are highly motivatedThey have a wide range of interestsThey use computers in work and hobbies

Digital Education Revolution“ In coming years, a critical component of a world class education system in Australia will be use of a computer and access to reliable, high speed broadband. This will provide closer links betweenschools, teachers, students and parents, and help realise the true potential of e-education. It willchange the way teachers teach, and the way students learn. “Kevin Rudd, 2007

Learning Web

New media literacies

“What changes must we make in our teaching as it becomes easier to bring primary resources to our students?How do we need to rethink our ideas of literacy when we must prepare our students to become not only readers and writers, but editors and collaborators and publishers as well?What needs to change about our curriculum when our students have the ability to reach far beyond our classroom walls?How can we as learners begin to take advantage of the opportunities these tools present, so we may understand more clearly the pedagogies of using them in the classroom?”Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

CreateCollaborateCommunicateEvaluateThis shift from a page-based to a screen-based society is causing a drastic change in literacy ....It’s a different way of encountering communication or thought or human expression.

Evaluate

New Technologies

Learning Going Forward

Teachers Toolbox

BlogsThe term is a shortened form of weblog. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging“Individual articles on a blog are called "blog posts," "posts," or "entries".The person who posts these entries is called a "blogger".

A BLOG...is a page of entries (posts)is organized in reverse-chronologicalorderis normally publicThe entries in a blog usually come from a single authorReaders can add comments oneachentry and the author responding

A BLOG...InteractwithyourreadersReaders respondwith commentsComments are powerfulmotivatorsWriting is ‘inside’, blogging is ‘outside’Writing is ‘monologue’, blogging is ‘conversation’Writing is ‘thesis’, blogging is ‘synthesis’

Why BLOG...communication spaceconversation spaceexpression spaceparticipation space

State of the Blogosphere

DiaryCommentaryKnowledgeRead someBlogs

Search for a Blog

Education blogshttp://betch.edublogs.org/

Where do you find blogs?http://technorati.com/http://www.twingly.com/search

Search term: Powerpoint 2007

Search term: Windows 7

Tech Blogswww.engadget.com/http://mashable.com/www.indiandevs.com/technoworld/www.techcrunch.com/

Keeping up with BlogsWhat is RSS?Really Simple Syndication

Subscribe to the RSS FeedSubscribing to blogs, podcasts, web site updates Blogging & podcasting delivered via RSS (Feeds) Sends new content to the user –automaticallyTo read feeds requires software - a web-based news aggregator (Google Reader, Bloglines)

How can you get RSS feedsSubscribeLook for RSS linkClick on button thenlook for connection link or paste code to the reader.

Reading your Feedshttp://www.bloglines.com/

Writing your own blog

Blogging Platformshttp://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/15/choosing-a-blog-platform/

www.blogger.com / Google account

Make sure you write down your username and password!

Registering your blog

Blog Design

Nearly Done!

First Steps In Blogging

Go have a look at you blog!

Wiki Siteshttp://pbworks.comhttp://www.wikispaces.comhttp://www.wetpaint.com

Features of WikisEasy to update –no HTML neededCollaborative: can identify who made what changesVersion control: can restore older versions and see history of changesDiscussion feature: can discuss a page in a discussion area

Wikis in the workplaceExposure to wiki technology and content is good for students’ resumesUsed in many offices for team projects: collaboration on anything from general project management to specifics like problem-solving product-design difficulties Growing belief in collaboration tools as effective contributor to innovation and growthEmployers value teamwork –wikis are all about teamwork.

Wikis in the ClassroomEasy to set up a group projectHistory –can see/assess who is participatingBuilt-in discussion area –encourages participationGroup work presented on a wiki is easily shared with everyone in the classrepositories –can view content after course has finished

Collaborative ProjectsFlat Classroom Project: http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

Professional Developmenthttp://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BLOGS AND WIKISBLOGSWIKISUsually single author Reverse chronological structure Personal voiceExternal links onlyAuthor’s responsible for contentNo modifications in postsVertical structureUsually many authors Structure determined by content and users Collective voiceInternal and external links Co-responsibility of contentConstant editingHorizontal structure

A SOCIAL NETWORK...Is a social structure (participatorycommunity)UsersestablishrelationshipsBasedontheircommoninterests

The right social networkWhat do you want out of a social network? Are you looking into social networks for professional reasons? If you are passionate about a particular subject, a niche social network with a specific theme can be a terrific place to start. Because it matches your interest, you will be more likely to get involved in the community, and getting involved is what social networking is really all about.Most social networks contain user-created groups that help people with similar interest find each other.In education, the ning is becoming the social network of choice

www.ning.com

What is Ning?

What is NING?allows people with common interests to share ideas and learn from one another.It is a platform for creating social networks where members are able to upload material, make comments and share ideas and experiences relating to a particular topic.It’s like getting a group of people together in the same room and discussing similar interests – except it is done using a virtual environment and not in ‘real time’.

Features of a NingVideo

http://windows7network.ning.com/

http://windows7qna.ning.com/

http://gimpshop.ning.com/

http://geeks.pirillo.com/

http://www.genealogywise.com/

How do you find a Ning site?http://www.ning.com/

Create your own social networkhttp://www.ning.com/main/createyourown

Manage .... Appearance

Manage .... Features

Manage .... Ning Apps

Stop being a lurker

Butterscotch TutorialsBeginners guide to blogging with BloggerThe finer points of FacebookBeginners guide to YoutubeBreaking Tech newsGoogle Reader and RSS FeedsGmail for BeginnersTwitter for beginners

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