This document discusses how socialization and learning have changed due to new technologies and the rise of social software. It describes how relationships have shifted from tightly-knit local communities to loosely connected global networks. Social software like blogs, wikis, and social media allow learning to become more social and collaborative as people interact and share knowledge online. The document argues schools should embrace these changes and find ways to bridge online and offline experiences to help develop students' digital literacy skills.

1. Social software: learning and socializing in networks José MotaLaboratório de Educação a Distância [LEaD]Universidade AbertaEdenopenclassroom Porto 2009

2. WhatI’going to talkaboutWhathaschangedinthewayswesocializeandlearn?Whyissocial software important?Whyshouldschoolbepartofthis?22/15

3. Forms of SocializationForms of socialization have been changing due to technology.Little Boxes toGlocalizationtoNetworked Individualism(BarryWellman, 2001)33/15

4. Little BoxesLittle Boxes densely-knit, linking people door-to-door (neighborhood);

5. encapsulation in homogeneous groups;

6. hierarchical

7. structured44/15

8. GlocalizationGlocalization sparsely knit but with clusters;

9. both local and global;

10. otherneighborhoods, cities, placesintheworld;

11. place-to-place connectivity.55/15

12. NetworkedIndividualismNetworked Individualismsparsely-knit;

13. linking individuals with little regard to space;

14. person-to-person.“The person has become the portal” (Barry Wellman, 2001)66/15

15. Educational TechnologyEducationBeyond the acquisition of knowledge and information - resources and skills for lifelong learningTechnologyresources and communities for learning, collaborating and building knowledge.EducationalTechnology77/15

16. How we learn todayreading a book or browsing the Web