Incorporating Social Media in your Practice

Nell Eckersley

Introductions What do you know about Social Media?

What would you like to learn?

What one thing would you like to take away from this session?

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Agenda Social Media

What is it? Why should we use it?

Go2web20 Top 100 Tools for Learning list Twitter Action plan to incorporate at least one tool in

your practice Wiggio group

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Social Media

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Why Incorporate Social Media?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZRS0BnpAI&feature=youtu.be

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What is Social Media?

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Web 2.0 Cloud Computing Mobile Learning

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Why Social Media?

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Makes tasks authentic & challenging

Extends time devoted project

Supports collaborative work

Inexpensive, multiplatform

Real life experience Help break down the

digital divide

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Myths about Social Media?

Only young people use Social Media

Social Media; just a waste of time

Fears about security & privacy

Hierarchy of needs; technology comes after literacy

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Why use Social Media in Adult Ed?

Inexpensive and flexibleSupport Personal Learning Networks

(PLN) for professional development and with learners

Practice basic computer skillsStudent centered contentExtend time spent on projects Increase student retentionRaise public awareness of adult literacy

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Go2Web20

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http://www.go2web20.net/

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http://www.go2web20.net/#tag:e-learning+tag:student

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http://twiducate.com/

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Top 100 Tools for Learning

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http://c4lpt.co.uk/

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http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-for-learning-2011/

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http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-tools/top-100-tools/top-tools-twitter/

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http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-for-learning-2011/voting-2012/

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Twitter

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https://twitter.com/

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What Can You Say in 140 Characters?

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Twitter & Metacognition Metacognition

The practice of thinking about and reflecting on your learning

Increases comprehension and retention

Twitter can be a viable platform for metacognition Forces users to be brief and to the point-an important

skill in thinking clearly and communicating effectively Can provide a simple way for attendees at a

conference to share thoughts about particular sessions and activities with others at the event and those unable to attend.

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Retweeting

RT @Username

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Tagging

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HashTags

#EdTech #AdultEd#TwEd

#EdChat #TechPD #SoMeEd

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Anatomy of a Good Tweet

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Shortened URLS

http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/preparing-your-school-for-an (73 characters)

Bit.ly/3FjhpX (13 characters)

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Shortening Links

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You can use BitLy to shorten URL’s without creating an account

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Customizing Your Shortened URL

But if you create an account on BitLy.com, you can customize your shortened URLS

Go from http://bit.ly/vJrH91 to http://bit.ly/wiggiotips

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Analytics

With an account you can also track how many times the URL you created has been clicked.

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QR Code

And with or without an account you can make any of the shortened URLS into a QR Code by adding .qr at the end

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Finding People to Follow

Twitter Directories like http://WeFollow.com

Search hashtags and words #AdultEd See who follows people you follow http://Twibes.com http://Listorious.com http://Archivist.visitmix.com

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Search Twitter Search on http://Twitter.com for people,

keywords or hashtags Search on http://Search.Twitter.com for

keywords or hashtags even if you don’t have a Twitter account

Track hashtags and tweet from http://tweetchat.com/

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Sending and Receiving Tweets

Twitter.com Texts via your cell phone Applications on computers & smart phones

Tweetdeck HootSuite Seesmic

HootCourse and http://tweetchat.com/

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EdChat How do we

keep up with important education Twitter discussions?

#EdChat Wiki #AEChat

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http://tweetchat.com/

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Twitter Town Hall at COABE12

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Action Plan

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SoMe in Adult Ed Wiggio

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http://wiggio.com

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Our Wiggio Group

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Group name: SoMe for Adult Education

Group password: socialmedia1 Group email address:

someforadulteducation@wiggiomail.com

Group web address: http://someforadulteducation.wiggio.com

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My contact info Moderator, NIFL Technology and Literacy

Discussion List http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Technology

Email:  nelle@lacnyc.org Twitter:  http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell  Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/nell.eckersleylac Blog: http://nelightful.wordpress.com/ Delicious:

http://www.delicious.com/nelleckersley

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