Cirip.eu is a microblogging platform designed for education that was launched in 2008. The presentation discusses microblogging and its educational uses, including as a tool for classroom community, collaboration, and personal learning networks. It provides an overview of various microblogging platforms and their features. Cirip.eu allows users to embed multimedia like images, audio, video and documents in messages. The presentation concludes that Cirip.eu has facilities that can successfully deliver online courses and enhance existing courses through communication tools and analytics.

1. Cirip.euMICROBLOGGING for NETWORK LEARNINGGabriela Grosseck & Carmen Holotescu Network of Trainers in Europe Online ConferenceNovember, 9-10, 2009

2. Presentation AgendaA short introduction in Social Learning What is microblogging?Overview of the microsphere / Generally uses Discovery microblogging through Cirip.eu Educational uses of microbloggingWhat does the future look like? Microblogging ReflectionsWhere do we learn more? Follow-ups, future reflections and sharing at http://cirip.ro/grup/trainersineuropeSabin Balasa paintings at UAIC Iasi, Romania, http://picasaweb.google.com

3. Web2.0 / social networks have great impact in collaborative / social learning ( eLearning2.0 )photo: http://es.onsoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/web20-redsocial.jpgRSS/blogs-2004, podcast–2005, vlog–2006, video–2007, microblogging-2008/2009

4. A short introductionSOCIAL LEARNING

5. Enhancing teaching & learning using Web2.0 technologiesfrom Handbook of Emerging Technologies in Education: George Siemens, Peter Tittenberg (pg.34) ltc.umanitoba.ca/wikis/etl

6. Welcome to … your space Which 5 web 2.0 applications do you appreciate and use most?

7. Compare your a-list with top at Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009(http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/)yes, You CANstill contributeto this top this week.Photo Flickr by yanivg, http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/64298062_4b83b8b87d.jpg

8. http://personas.media.mit.edu/

9. What is it? And why should I care? INTRODUCTION TO MICROBLOGGING

10. Microblogging is a new form of blogging, with brief text updates of 140 characters, via Web, SMS, email, IM or 3th party applications, which allows RT interactions between users.

11. photo: http://media2.lelombrik.net/13501-14000/13845.jpgMicroblogging is a collaborative technology

12. A collaborative definition of microblogging generated by oamos.com embedded in the note at cirip.ro/status/1645201

14. MICROBLOGGING PLATFORMS

15. Microblogging platforms used in education

16. Overview of the Microsphere TimelineDec 2007Oct 2007Mar 2008 Jul 2008Jan 2008Sep 2008 Mar 2006Twitter, Yammer, Cirip.eu, and Edmodo appear on Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/

17. How microblogging tools workCreate an account and sign inSearch for other people to follow(Other people are doing the same for you)3. Read other peoples’ updates 4. Enter an update yourself5. Go back to steps 3 and 4!16

18. Social networking in 140 characterstwitter The most popular microblogging system

19. Launched in July, 2006

20. Robust, elegant and simple

21. More than 160 million users

22. Numerous mash-upsTwitter Educational uses:Classroom communityCollaboration Project ManagementAssessing opinionConference / research Virtual classroomLearning experiences Personal Learning Network Reference services

24. a private microblogging platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments

25. features: Store and Share Files , Privacy Controls , Public Timeline (RSS) , Notifications (SMS) , Class Calendar , Assignments & Grades, Share Links and Embeds , Subscribe to Feeds

26. similar LMS„ Edmodo could be used for a wide variety of tasks and lessons. […] It could also be a forum for open discussion in an online course setting. In a one-to-one computing environment you could post a story starter and have each student add a sentence or paragraph to create a collaboratively written story. ”Richard Byrne

27. a social journal for your life; a right-to-left scrolling“timeline”photo: http://friendfeed.com/robingood„ My Plurk line, for me, is a broadcast medium - I want to put a message out there and share some information and to do that I need to keep the line clear for people to read and respond to. I'm not looking to gather information from other people there (have so many other places where I already do that).”

28. only 10 minutes to setup the own microblogging networkuseful for those devoted to a particular nichea customizable and easy-to-use community spacesharing photos, files, links, locations and much more through a well known microblogging interfacephoto: http://teach42.shoutem.com/„We’ve all known it was coming, it as just a matter of time. Well, it has finally arrived and I’m thrilled to say that it was worth the wait. ShoutEmis a create-your-own-Twitter platform that works just as easily as Ningdoes. ”Steve Dembo

29. an open source implementation of a distributed microblogging platform, CreativeCommons framework

30. full control of your data, meaning if you want to migrate to another service you can take it with you

31. allows you to post 140 characters messages

32. login with your OpenID

33. SMS updates and notifications„Discussing and proposing pedagogical approachs for education within the paradigm and assistance of Web2.0.”http://identi.ca/group/w2e

34. business oriented

35. used in a single organisation

36. attachment links, images, files

37. potential for schoolsphoto: https://www.yammer.com/about/screenshots„But I can see the potential for, say, a school. Certainly in the UK, [….] it would be really easy to set up a Yammer account for students and staff to collaborate with each other in a closed-off environment.So, if Twitter seems somewhat too open for comfort,perhaps Yammer is the answer.”Terry Freedman

38. more than 140 characters

39. commenting and "like" system

40. room/ group creation

41. attachment links, pictures, embeddable widgets (YouTube,Flickr,twitpic)photo: http://friendfeed.com/robingood„ The option to create a private Friend Feed room could be a great way to create a back channel for your classroom or for any workshops that you may lead. You could also create a private Friend Feed room for your students to use as brainstorming area or a book discussion forum.”

42. a micro-update communications for companies that gives employees the ability to:

43. instantly communicate their current status (collaboration in Real-Time)

44. ask questions

45. post media (share documents & media)

46. groups for keeping conversations organized

47. device support (computer, mobile phone, any device connected to the Internet)photo: http://presentlyapp.com/„Present.ly provides a free place to get the same type of feedback as you'd gather on Twitter, but in a closed setting..”Richard Byrne

48. Cirip.eu - a microblogging platform specially designed for education; launched in March, 2008, by Timsoft, a Romanian company specialized in eLearning and mobile applications7000 usersinterface in Romanian, English, German

50. HOW MICROBLOGGING CAN IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNINGbrainstorming ideas – please add your thoughtsScribd paper: Can we use Twitter for educational activities?

51. good points:Classroom community Collaboration Project ManagementAssessing opinion Conference / research Virtual classroom Learning experiences Personal Learning Network Exploring the language Reference serviceshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pandemia/354115976/sizes/l/