Using Online Social Media To Engage Students

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+ josephs 2 years ago
see what you have started!!!!
+ Joyce Seitzinger 2 years ago
Wonderful to see the work you and your students are doing. Shows that these technologies can enhance the learning of student groups not traditionally perceived as ’into’ IT. Thanks for sharing!
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
I’d like to introduce you to how we’re using Ning, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube to build an online learning community.
This is not a shopping list of Web 2.0 sites, merely four online tools that I’m using to connect with my students.
After I’ve showed you what we’re doing, I will ask you a few questions about your views.
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
Why build an online social network?
My students are spread geographically, and I want to maintain contact between block-release classes at TAFE.
I also want students to learn how to present themselves online in a global context.
Doing this gives students a chance to collaborate with each other, maintaining their own network and extending it around Australia and to other countries.
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
Ning social networks at http://ning.com
Ning is the only online service where you can create, customize, and share your own Social Network for free in seconds.
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
Taking liberties with words provided a small dose of humour. Students ‘don’t mind’ that ‘their’ trade sector title is a little distorted.
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
The stonemasonry ning is a place for students to meet and share information about themselves in both work and personal contexts. The home page features tabbed browsing and 2-pane setting for widgets. A widget is a ‘web object’ or a chunk of HTML code embedded in the page. Widgets are customisable by the network administrator.
Members’ avatars (avatar = thumbnail image that represents the member) are prominently displayed, providing a sense of ownership.
The Voki avatar introduces the site with a spoken message when activated with a mouse click. She reads the txt sms message at the top of the page and guides usage of the browsing tabs.
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
Students are sorted into groups to give a greater sense of membership. The groups are named after Australian natural dimension stones used in the stone trade: Ariah Park Beige; Sydney Green; Verde Marinachi; Grandee.
An embedded slideshow features photos from Andrew L. Petrie. Building and Monumental Masons at Toowong in 1980.
A forum lists topics and invites discussion.
The ‘gadget’ at the left of this page embeds a Sony Walkman video game on my personal profile page.
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
The ClustrMap shows who is looking at the stonemasonry ning around the world. The current view shows visitors from every continent.
Students know that what they post to this site is viewable not just by each other, but also by their current employers, future employers and employees and colleagues. It is effectively their e-portfolio.
+ Simon Brown 2 years ago
Signing up for a stomas.ning account.

All fields are compulsory. Students are required to tell a little personal information, as well as identifying their work contexts. This helps the community get to know its members.
Fields are editable after joining, so that changes can be updated.

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Using online social media to engage students Presented by Simon Brown, SkillsTech Australia stonemasonry teacher.

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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:
- 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
Ning
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
I am joining this site because…
- 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
I am joining this site because…
- 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
I am joining this site because…
- 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?