This document discusses how various social media tools are being used for learning. It provides examples of how tools like social bookmarking (Delicious), blogging, microblogging (Twitter), file sharing (SlideShare, YouTube, Flickr), podcasting, social networks (Facebook, Ning), and collaboration tools (Google Docs, Wikipedia) are enhancing learning. Educators cite benefits like easy communication, sharing resources and student work, reflecting, facilitating connections between learners, and creating learning communities. The document also mentions tools like iGoogle that can help manage these various social learning tools.

1. Big What can “social” tools do for education? Brenda C. Nix KATE Director http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoWKkl5nA08&feature=related Source: YouTube, sapickren

2. Social media and learning

3. How is social media being used for learning

4. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking

5. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking Session Networking URL http://tinyurl.com/kyKATE

6. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking “I teach my students to search in Delicious as an alternative to Google.”…JeroenBottema, Amsterdam “crowdsourced learning, best links”…Martin Schlichte, CEO Lecturio

7. Social Bookmarking-- Delicious

8. Social Bookmarking-- Delicious Store “My Bookmarks” Search “tags”

9. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking Blogging/ Micro-Blogging

10. How is social media being used for learning Blogging/ Micro-Blogging “Writing a blog is a learning activity, of course, but reading the best blogs that are available is one of my most productive learning experiences.” …Jerome Martin, Book publisher, Canada “Blogs are great for learning from others, reflection, story sharing, facilitating connections…”…Janice Petosky, PA

11. Blogging -- Reader “…has become a personal learning portal that I dive into most days.”...Patrick Mayfield, UK “Another key tool for personal knowledge management and daily learning.”…Jeff Cobb, Learn Something

12. Blogging -- Blogger

13. Blogging -- Blogger Free, Easy to Use Blogger

14. Micro-Blogging -- Twitter

15. Micro-Blogging -- Twitter “I use Twitter as a Personal Learning Network. I share daily information on resources and tools that I have found, and I select networks of people to follow that provide me with their tips, guidelines and tools…” Mary Howard, 6th Grade teacher, NY

16. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking Blogging/ Micro-Blogging File Sharing

17. File sharing -- Slideshare

18. File sharing -- Slideshare “Slideshare is an excellent sharing tool. Students can create and post their PPTs for class, and students can comment on them. It is an excellent tool for sharing ideas.” … Beth Ritter-Guth, teacher, PA “Source of great learning resources.”…Maria de los Angeles Castro, Italy

19. File Sharing -- YouTube

20. File Sharing -- YouTube “Great instructional videos…; plus lots of fun things to use to start classes and gain student attention” … Sarah Davis, Assoc. Dean, College of Charleston “I also love the idea of Teacher Tube. Educators need a safe…place where our students can participate in the social aspect of video sharing and engaging students with video responses.”…Colette Cassinelli, teacher, OR

21. File Sharing -- Flickr

22. File Sharing -- Flickr Features Commons Places

23. File Sharing -- Flickr Features Commons “I have always loved Flickr for sharing photographs, but find the advanced search option of only displaying Creative Commons licensed photos very helpful…” Britt Wattwood, Virginia Comm,onwealth University’s Center for Teaching Excellence

24. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking Blogging/ Micro-Blogging File Sharing Podcasting

25. Podcasting -- iTunes

26. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking Blogging/ Micro-Blogging File Sharing Podcasting Social Networks

27. Social Networks -- Facebook

28. Social Networks -- Facebook “Provides easy communication…” Pat Parslow, University of Reading, UK

29. Social Networks -- Ning “…It has helped us bring about a genuine learning community among our students and has enriched their experience considerably.” Jonathan Lecun, Online teacher for UK Teachers Online

30. How is social media being used for learning Social Bookmarking Blogging/ Micro-Blogging File Sharing Podcasting Social Networking Collaboration

31. Collaboration -- Google

32. Collaboration -- Google “allows our kids and teachers to share documents for joint projects, but also allows kids to continue work at home and then get it from school the next day again. No more lost papers or troubles at home with printers…” Gail Potratz, 8th Grade LA teacher

33. Collaboration -- Wikipedia

34. Collaboration -- Twiddla

35. Kentucky Social Learning

36. How do you manage all of these new learning tools? Social Bookmarking Blogging/ Micro-Blogging File Sharing Podcasting Social Networking Collaboration

37. iGoogle

38. Credits Quotes on social learning tools from: Making Sense of Social Learning, Examples of Social Media in Learning, Jane Hart, http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/articles/bsle1.html