Social Media for EducatorsNew Media Consortium Summer Conference
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
University of Wisconsin – MilwaukeeLearning Technology CenterTanya Joosten and Sharon [email protected]
Today’s Workshop• Part 1: Getting Started with Social Media– Setting up Twitter
• Part 2: Social Media and Pedagogical Uses– Modeling YouTube video cases– Hands-on practice with social media
• Part 3: More Social Media– Setting up Facebook– Managing your social network
PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA
Setting up your Twitter account!
And Now We Tweet!
Hashtags
• Tweet using hashtag:
•#nmc11• http://search.twitter.com
• Now follow! Build your network!
Follow us!
• @tjoosten
• @csoleil
Retweeting & Replying
Twitter Notifications
WHO IS USING SOCIAL MEDIA?
What are you using?
Why are you using it?
What is social media?
SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEDAGOGICAL USES
Breakout Activity
• How is your campus implementing social media?
Using Twitter in the Classroom• Announcements• Supplemental information• Live microblogging• Connections/PLNs (e.g., Siemens, 2004)• Collect real world data• Twitter polls• Backchannel communication• Other?
Informal Space
Supplementing the CMS
Professional Development
LET’S SET UP A FACEBOOK FAN PAGE!
Create a Fan Page
TO LINK OR NOT TO LINK…THAT IS THE QUESTION
Creating a link
Editing your Facebook-Twitter link
Breakout Activity
• What are the costs associated with implementing the use of social media for faculty, staff, and students?
Breakout Activity
• How do we teach students and faculty to use social media appropriately?
Breakout Activity
• What concerns should we have about privacy in our use of social media?
Breakout Activity
• How do we teach students and faculty to use social media appropriately?
Breakout Activity
• What are some best practices in using social media?
Breakout Activity
• How do we evaluate the impact of social media?
Linking Alternatives
• Social Dashboards– TweetDeck (http://www.tweetdeck.com/)– HootSuite (http://hootsuite.com/)– Seesmic (http://seesmic.com/)
• Social Browsers– RockMelt (http://www.rockmelt.com/)– Fizzik (http://www.fizzik.com/)
Why Social Dashboards and Browsers?• One post – multiple social media• Hashtags (e.g., #edtech)– Class discussions– Conferences– Webinars
• Real time• Monitor multiple conversations at a glance
Social Dashboards - TweetDeck
Social Browsers – RockMelt
Using Facebook in the Classroom
• Discussions• Supplementary materials– Videos– Articles– Websites
Takeaways
• Video cases on YouTube #edusocmedia
• Microblog gathering and sharing of social media information #edusocmedia and #elfa2011
• Video collaboration of today’s events on YouTube #edusocmedia
Additional Resources• UWM Social Media Grant project
– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com
• Presentation and Data– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com/Presentations+by+Tanya
• Set-up Instructions– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com/Howtosocialmedia10
• Creating a Twitter Account – http://tinyurl.com/4lkdkj3
• Creating a Facebook Fan Page– http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php
References• Heiberger, G., & Harper, R. (2008). Have you Facebooked Astin lately? Using
technology to increase student involvement. New Directions for Student Services, 124. Retrieved http://tinyurl.com/4vygtde
• Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). (2007). College freshman and online social networking sites. Retrieved from http://gseis.ucla.edu/heri/PDFs/pubs/briefs/brief-091107-SocialNetworking.pdf
• Junco, R., Heibergert, G., & Loken, E. (2010). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. http://blog.reyjunco.com/pdf/JuncoHeibergerLokenTwitterEngagementGrades.pdf
• Kopytoff, V. G. (2011). Blogs wane as the young drift to sites like Twitter. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/technology/internet/21blog.html?_r=1
• Zickuhr, K. (2010). Generations 2010. Washington DC: Pew Internet and American Life. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Generations-2010.aspx
