This document provides an agenda for a social learning ladder workshop on collaboration tools. The agenda includes an introductory activity, an overview of social media definitions and categories, hands-on demonstrations of Google Docs, PBworks, and VoiceThread for collaboration, and a discussion on integrating these tools into teaching and learning. Resources for further information on the social learning ladder and the collaboration tools are also provided. The workshop aims to discuss how participants are currently using social media and the benefits of using tools like Google Docs, PBworks, and VoiceThread to enable collaboration, sharing of resources and ideas, and network building among users.

1. Social Learning Ladder ScheduleCollaborationMary ZedeckApril 29, 2011

2. Agenda – April 29, 2011Introductory activityQuick overview of social media definition and categoriesCollaboration Tools – Hands-on and DemonstrationGoogle DocsPBworksVoiceThread Demonstration Teaching and learning integration discussion (throughout workshop)

3. Workshop Resourceshttp://blogs.shu.edu/zedeckSocial Learning Ladder

4. Quick SnapshotWho is using social media now?Why are you using social media?How are you benefitting from using social media?

5. Introductory ActivityGo here: http://bit.ly/ixt97dAnswer the questionsShort discussion

6. What is social media?Social media are online communications in which individuals shift flexibly between the role of audience and author.To do this, individuals use social software that enables anyone without knowledge of html coding to create, comment on, share content and to form communities around shared interests.~Natalie GrecoKoibot Creative, LLC

7. What is social media?Social mediais media designed to be disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media supports the human need for social interaction with technology, transforming broadcast media monologues (one to many) into social media dialogues (many to many). It supports the democratization of knowledge and information, transforming people from content consumers into content producers.~ Wikipedia

8. Social Media CategoriesMaking ConnectionsCommunicationSharing ResourcesSharing IdeasCollaborationNetworks and Communities

9. Social Learning is about…collaborationworking and learning together

10. Google DocsGoogle Docs in Plain English

11. Opening activity – what do you think?

12. http://bit.ly/ixt97d - shared with anyone who has the link

13. Discussions

14. Sharing

15. Types of documents

16. Middle school exampleWikis