1. Social media
in the class
Kris De Langhe
Bjorn Smeets
Jonas Vandevelde

4. Index
 Basic communication
 Connecting beyond
 Research projects
 Class discussion

5. Basic communication
 Communication between instructor and
student
 Sharing the course syllabus and
assignments
 Topically-related tweets
 As good as F2F classroom?
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6.  Blackboard
 Facebook
 Twitter
 SlideShare
 Google Calendar
…
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7. Blackboard
Pro Contra
 Sharing course  No mail of changes
syllabus  Not specific to
 Clear overview of certain files
courses  No use of all
functions
 Out of date
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8. Facebook
 Sharemessages
 Create discussions
 Q&A
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9. Twitter
 Tweet absence
 Tweet messages
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10. SlideShare
 Share presentations
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11. Google Calendar
 Share calendar
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12. Connecting beyond
 Internet provides ready access
 Conversations
 Additional insights
 Alternative points of view
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13.  YouTube
 Wikipedia
 YahooAnswers
 Flickr
 Blogs
 Discussion forms
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14. YouTube
 Large amount of videos
 Tutorials
 Additional course information
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15. Wikipedia
 Large amount of information
 Different languages
 Free
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16. Discussion forms
 Programming
 Q&A
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17. Research projects
 Facebook
 Dropbox
 Google docs
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18. Facebook
 Creategroup
 Messages
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19. Dropbox
 Share files
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20. Google docs
 Share office documents
 Live editing
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21. Conclusion

22. Class discussion
 What is your opinion on social media in
the classroom?
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23. Class discussion
 Don’t you think students will take
advantage of the use of social media in
the classroom to be on social media
24/7?
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24. Class discussion
 What social media do you see fit for use in
classrooms and why?
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25. Class discussion
 Do you think a new social media should
be created with a sole purpose of use in
classrooms? Which features should if have
then?
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26. Class discussion
 Do you think that the use of social media
in the classroom will make cyber bullying
even worse?
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27. Class discussion
 Do you think students will stay home more
often because everything will be
available online?
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28. Class discussion
 Do you think all teachers will be happy
with the use of social media in the
classroom and encourage it? Why?
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29. Class discussion
 Do you think that the use of social media
in the classroom could be a benefit for
the students while being in the classroom?
What changes would it bring to the
teaching we know today?
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