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How Social Media and Wearable Technology are Transforming Education
The document discusses how social media and wearable technology are transforming education. It notes that smartphones, tablets, and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have been adopted extremely rapidly. New forms of wearable technology like smartwatches and fitness trackers are emerging. The document suggests that these technologies can make learning more social, dynamic, real-time, and collaborative by connecting students and teachers anywhere. Challenges include addressing privacy and transforming large amounts of data into meaningful insights. Overall, social media and wearables may help shift education from passive and location-based to active learning anywhere.
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- 1. How Social Mediaand Wearable Technology are Transforming Education Dr. William J. Ward aka @DR4WARD Social Media Professor Friday, October 25, 13
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- 6. “Nothing has changed. Everythingis different.” ~ Stefan Olander,VP Digital Sport for Nike co-author Velocity - Friday, October 25, 13
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- 9. What does thefuture look like? Friday, October 25, 13
- 10. When was thefirst smartphone introduced? Friday, October 25, 13
- 11. iPhone launched 2007 Friday,October 25, 13
- 12. How much powerdid the first iPhone have? Friday, October 25, 13
- 13. 100,000 times asmuch ram as Apollo Guidance Computer 1000+ times faster than the computer used to land the orbiter on the moon 16 million colors vs calculator-like display of the AGC Friday, October 25, 13
- 14. How quickly haveSmartphones been adopted? Friday, October 25, 13
- 15. Smartphone adoption isfaster than any other technology shift in history? 58% Mobile Market penetration in the U.S. - 2013 Friday, October 25, 13
- 16. How quickly havetablets been adopted? This year, tablet sales could surpass both desktops and laptops Launched 2010 2013- 31% of adults have a tablet computer - 26% own an e-reader Source: Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project 2013 Friday, October 25, 13
- 17. What are peopledoing on their Smartphones? Friday, October 25, 13
- 18. How are ourdevices changing what we do? 88% of people who watch TV have a second screen in front of them 62% of people use Social Media while they watch TV. 2012 Friday, October 25, 13
- 19. What does thefuture look like? Friday, October 25, 13
- 20. ~ Brian Solis,Principal at Altimeter Group Author, The End of Business As Usual Friday, October 25, 13
- 21. Digital Divide IsEvery 6-12 months, Not Generational Friday, October 25, 13
- 22. Spread of EarthquakeRelated Tweets 5.8 mag earthquake Epicenter VA Aug. 23, 2011 30 secs. Friday, October 25, 13
- 23. How fast arewe moving today? Real-time SB47 more than 22 million tweets. SB46 had 13 million. Friday, October 25, 13
- 24. How quickly hasFacebook grown? Launched 2004 2008 - 100 million users 2013 - 1.1 billion users 79% of daily active users are outside the U.S. and Canada Friday, October 25, 13
- 25. How quickly hasTwitter grown? Launched 2006 2008 - 6 million users / 300,000 Tweets per day 2013 - Over 500 million users / 400 million Tweets per day Friday, October 25, 13
- 26. How quickly havenew social media grown? Launched 2013 2013 40 million users 2011 500 million users 2010 150 million users 2010 2009 Friday, October 25, 13 48.7 million users 30 million users
- 27. Why was theLondon 2012 Olympics called the Social Olympics? How did it compare to the 2008 Olympics? Photo Credit: Joe Rocco Newsday Opening Ceremony 9.6 Million Tweets 17 Days 150 million tweets Volume 100-150 times greater than Beijing 2008 Olympics Friday, October 25, 13
- 28. What was thetop Facebook status after Hurricane #Sandy? After Hurricane #Sandy, ‘We Are OK’ Top Facebook Status The terms have moved from yesterday's 'stay safe' to the all-important "we are ok." 1. we are ok 2. power – lost power, have power, no power 3. damage 4. hope everyone is ok 5. trees 6. made it 7. safe 8. thankful 9. fine 10. affected Friday, October 25, 13
- 29. Twitter and Facebook werea lifeline for people during the hurricane. 13.7 million tweets sent during the Super Bowl in February 2012 Friday, October 25, 13
- 30. How was socialmedia harmful during Hurricane #Sandy? Friday, October 25, 13
- 31. The rise ofsocial media like social networking sites and blogs has helped the news become a social experience for consumers People use their social networks and social networking technology to filter, assess, and react to news. Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project 2012 Friday, October 25, 13
- 32. How has socialmedia transformed politics? Friday, October 25, 13
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- 35. "The use ofsocial media is becoming a feature of political and civic engagement for many Americans." 60% of U.S. adults surveyed use socialnetworking sites including Facebook and Twitter and of these users, 66% have conducted either civil or political activity through this communication channel. Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project 2012 Friday, October 25, 13
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- 37. How will wearablecomputers, devices and sensors activated by voice and gesture change what we do and how we use social media? Friday, October 25, 13
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- 40. Glasses / Goggles GoogleGlass NTT SmartGlass Friday, October 25, 13 Recon GPS Ski Googles Glass Up
- 41. Smartwatches Samsung Galaxy Gear QualcommToq Friday, October 25, 13 Google Apple
- 42. Fitness and ActivityBands Jawbone Up Nike Fuel Bowflex Boost Fitbit Flex Friday, October 25, 13 Misfit Shine
- 43. NFC Ring Friday, October25, 13
- 44. Surface / MotionSensors Friday, October 25, 13
- 45. How much datais there? Our 15th Century counter parts experienced less data in their entire lifetime than we do in a a single day. Friday, October 25, 13
- 46. “Every day, wecreate 2.5 quintillion bytes of data -- so much so that 90% of the data in the world has been created in the last two years alone.” ~ IBM Friday, October 25, 13
- 47. Besides privacy andtrust issues, what is the biggest challenge facing Big Data Moving Big Data from... Noise To Value - Strategic, Actionable Insights Friday, October 25, 13
- 48. Improved communication and collaborationfrom social media could add $1.3 trillion annually in value to the economy and raise knowledge worker productivity 20-25%. 2012 Study Friday, October 25, 13
- 49. “I would ratherhire a high-level World of Warcraft player than a MBA from Harvard.” ~ John Seeley Brown Co-Chairman of Deloitte Center for the Edge Friday, October 25, 13
- 50. Past Present Topic Passive Traditional Classroom Location &Time Specific Friday, October 25, 13 Data Data Topic Active Social Learning: Real-time, Anywhere
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- 63. Social Classroom Outcomes Data Dynamic Dynamic Real-time Real-time Crowd-sourced Collaboration Continuous Innovation Multi-directionalAgility Continuous Innovation Multi-directional Agility Friday, October 25, 13
- 64. Dr. William J.Ward aka @DR4WARD Social Media Professor Friday, October 25, 13