This document provides an overview and hands-on activities for using social media tools for sharing ideas. It defines social media and categories including sharing ideas. It then demonstrates how to use blogging platforms like Blogger and sites for creating and sharing content. Hands-on activities guide attending learning to set up blogs and websites. PDF portfolios are also introduced as a format for sharing ideas. The document aims to help participants integrate social media into teaching and learning.

1. Sharing IdeasMary ZedeckApril 1, 2011

2. Agenda – April 1, 2011Quick overview of social media definition and categoriesSharing Ideas – Hands-onBloggerGoogle SitesPDF Portfolio (need Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro)Teaching and learning integration discussion (throughout workshop)

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Social Media CategoriesMaking ConnectionsCommunicationSharing ResourcesSharing IdeasCollaborationNetworks and Communities

7. Social Learning is about…sharing ideasand reflecting on learningclass blog – learning blog

8. Blogging Platforms

9. Blogging Hands-OnUsing the login information provided, log into Google: https://www.google.com/accounts/LoginChoose More (bottom left)BloggerEnter password againDisplay Name – enter YOUR nameGenderAcceptContinueBlog title (you can change this later)Blog URL – check availabilityContinueChoose Template (you can personalize this later)Start Blogging!

10. Blogging Hands-OnCreating First PostTitleBody TextPreviewPublish PostView PostClick on title of your blog, write that URL on the boardGo to someone’s blog and comment on their postCreating Second PostTitle, Body TextAdd hyperlink and pictureAbout MeEdit profileDashboard (if time permits)Template Designer

11. Google Siteshttp://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0Ai_c-lAAUbjUdDNYVm9Hd3c5aG90cGxjekhsN24xZ0E&hl=en&output=html

12. Google Sites Hands-OnChoose My Account in Blogger (upper right)Choose More (bottom left)SitesEnter passwordCreate siteChoose template (Personal and Professional)Name your SiteURL fills itself inChoose themeOther optionsType codeCreate site

13. Google Sites Hands-OnEdit SiteEdit homepageTo edit another page, click on it in Navigation and then Edit PageEdit sidebar (navigation)Site Content, Site Settings and Site AppearanceReturn to SiteInsert, Format, Table, LayoutMore ActionsSave

14. PDF Portfolios

15. PDF Portfolio Hands-OnBianca Ross exampleIf time permits, assemble PDF Portfolio with files on your desktop.

16. Additional Workshops in SLL SeriesCollaboration – Apr 29Wikis, Google Docs, VoiceThreadNetworks/Communities – May 6NING, Grou.ps

17. Workshop Evaluationhttp://asset.tltc.shu.edu:80/servlets/asset.AssetSurvey?surveyid=4385