The document discusses how social networking, social bookmarking, and games can provide educational content. Social networking platforms like Facebook allow sharing of content and discussion with communities. Social bookmarking tools like Diigo enable organizing and sharing of websites to prepare for exams in ways that engage different learning styles. Games and massively multiplayer online games assess knowledge and skills while applying life skills in interactive simulations.

1. How Does Social
Learning Provide
Educational Content
Social Networking, Social
Bookmarking & Games
By Sheila Fong
ITEC 299
12/17/12
Synthesis Project: Social Learning
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2. Social Networking
 Facebook: Fashion Blog
 Learning Styles: Visual/
Verbal Active/Reflective,
Global/ Sensing, Intuitive/
Sequential.
 Share content with the
community
 Allow discussion and
Feedback
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3. Social Bookmarking
 Diigo: 3 Human Anatomy  Prepare for an anatomy
Exam.
 Learning Style: Learning
Styles: Visual/ Verbal  Assess information
Active/Reflective, Global/
Sensing, Intuitive/ Sequential.  Free
 Access through internet
anywhere
 Share websites
 Engaging & Collaborative
Learning
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4. Games & MMOGs
Game: Control of the Cell Cycle
 Strategy, Role Playing,
Simulations, Social Games
 Assess knowledge &
demonstrate skills
 Apply life skills
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