Using the new social medias in the classroom
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The document discusses the use of social media platforms like Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram in education, emphasizing their potential to enhance student engagement through sharing and collaboration. It highlights the lifecycle of social media and how educators can adapt to trends by leveraging new technologies and student preferences. The document also provides examples of educational applications for various platforms and notes the importance of visual communication in teaching.
Using the new social medias in the classroom
- 1. Using the New Social Medias in the Classroom Tumblr Pinterest Istagram (and more!)
- 2. Social Media • Social media allows people to create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks • This is perfect for education • Most LMSs are limited in their ability to effectively engage students in this manner
- 3. Common Functions of Social Media • Identity – users can choose the anonymity level • Conversations – users can choose level of communication with others • Sharing – users can control what is shared • Presence – users can access others • Relationships – users can build relationships • Reputation – users can identify the standing of others • Groups – users can form communities
- 4. Social Media Lifecycle Like all brands, social media has a lifecycle. What was once popular may be on the decline New sites (products) are introduced all the time
- 5. Examples of Social Media Lifecycles
- 6. Examples of Social Media Lifecycles
- 7. Examples of Social Media Lifecycles
- 10. Epidemiological Studies Virus theory of social media • People catch it (catch on) • People recover (move on) Prediction: “Facebook will undergo a rapid decline in the coming years, losing 80% of its peak user base between 2015 and 2017”
- 11. Niche Focus Buzz Growth Widening Appeal Life Cycle of Social Networks Quicker Growth Saturation Innovate , Adapt, or Die Mass Migration Searching for Alternatives Concerns
- 13. How to stay ahead of the curve: • Follow tech blogs • Network with innovators • Listen to the buzz • Ask your students • Have a teenager
- 14. Examples of New Social Media - Instagram Online Photo and Video Sharing and Social Networking
- 15. Examples of New Social Media - Instagram Educational Uses: • Photos of whiteboards/smartboards/PowerPoints • Photo essays • Class scavenger hunts • Caption writing • Math/Science concept illustration • Art • Share photos of real life connections to classroom learning Easy to use – download the free app – integrates with Facebook/Twitter
- 16. Examples of New Social Media - Pinterest Pinterest is a pinboard photosharing website commonly utilized via a browser plugin.
- 17. Examples of New Social Media – Pinterest Educational uses: – Virtual field trips – Visual group work – Photo journals – Link to resources – Create research boards – Pin historical figures – Online bibliography – Class board Create account on web, add browser plugin, download mobile app, pin/repin
- 18. Examples of New Social Media – Tumblr Tumblr is a microblogging website. Users post multimedia and/or short comments.
- 19. Examples of New Social Media – Tumblr Educational Uses • Create a course website • Share resources • Questions/answers • Reflective blogging • Reaction posts Create account – follow others – search hashtags – blog/reblog
- 20. Other New Medias Vine • Owned by Twitter • 6 second social video sharing
- 21. Other New Medias Plurk • Not really new • Allows threaded discussions on a timeline • Integrates with other social media sites • Used by gamers
- 22. Other New Medias Reddit • User generated links • Users vote on which stories and discussion are important • Can create a “subreddit” – moderated community
- 23. Social Media • Social media is more than just Twitter and Facebook • Newer social medias are very visual • Communication is through photos • Sharing visual information has never been easier • Students LOVE LOVE LOVE it when their teacher/professor uses these social medias in the classroom.
- 24. Thank you Professor Mary Lia Reiter Columbus State Community College 550 East Spring Street Columbus, OH 43215 mreiter@cscc.edu
Editor's Notes
- #2: Many faculty members are familiar with the educational uses of the more mainstream and traditional social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, but the landscape of social media is constantly changing. What was popular only 5 years ago might be "for old people" or might be completely inappropriate for use in a classroom today. Social media, though, is an effective, and entertaining, tool for encouraging collaboration and building 21st century skills in the classroom, if it is used effectively. This session will instruct attendees on how to keep up with with the tides of social media, provide strategies for staying abreast of social media trends, and share some educational uses for newer social media sites such as Tumblr, Pinterest, and Instagram. I’m assuming you are familiar with social media in general and some of the precautions in education (professionalism, privacy)
- #9: http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/facebook-is-dead-and-buried-replaced-by-simpler-networks-study-finds-20131228-300f7.html
- #10: http://istrategylabs.com/2014/01/3-million-teens-leave-facebook-in-3-years-the-2014-facebook-demographic-report/
- #13: Lifecycle is driven by people who catch the social media virus. The 1st people who catch it are the innovators. Once the laggards have caught it, the innovators are off searching for something newer and better. The lifecycle is largely a function of it’s users -
- #14: Mashable Gizmodo ZDNet The Verge TechCrunch Wired
- #18: Cool thing about pinterest is that it connects to the source.
- #24: Never require social media Be mindful of anonymity Never post grades or give feedback publically