The Social Media In Plain English video has been perhaps one of the most easiest ways for me to Understand what Social media is all about. Admittedly, I’ve watched it about 6 times along with several other of the Common Craft Videos.
Social Media in Plain English Retrieved on Monday, September 21, 2009 from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIOClX1jPE&feature=player_embedded
The use of social media in the classroom is something that I think would be highly beneficial in a collaborative sense. In training students for real world experiences, it’s important that they get a sense of what it would be like in the work world. Outside of school. There will be opportunities, for sharing, compiling and collaborating with other people le in the work force. How essential it is then that we take what we know about social media and help to prime them for these future collaborations and experiences.
With the technology that is in place today, such lessons such as online team assignments, and group projects where essential relationships are fostered through common interests can be facilitated by social media based assignments.
For example, last month my team worked on a Ning site that explored the ways in which food could bring us together via recipes and other food facts. The platform, Ning, is the perfect example of a social media platform. Its blogging, video uploading and mp3 capabilities typify what social media is all about. Being able to have a voice to serve up new varieties of information and sharing.
Some questions that I had upon reflection were what sort of good will we be doing for others with this technology? The Collective Intelligence video brought up a few reactions to Web 2.0 Technology:
“Creating goods and services and create wealth”
“Wow what an amazing time in economic history”
These are responses that deal with finance. And yes, while getting an education will ultimately lead to acquiring wealth of some measure, the focus at hand should be how we can use the technologies to get the students of today to be competent in them so they will be able to adapt to the technologies of tomorrow.
How to Be a Social Media Change Agent: Retrieved Monday, September 21, 2009 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB9Npo3qtH0&NR=1
Here is a link to an interesting tool that facilitates online learning. I believe it’s usefulness pushes the envelope a little in terms of its portability (online access) and the feedback you can get from viewers.
http://www.slideshare.net/paulbaker55/social-media-for-education-communications Retrieved Monday, September 21, 2009 from slideshare.net
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