"Bringing Social Media and Web 2.0 into the Classroom
Brett McLennan and Christine Evely, Australian Centre for the Moving Image
January 2010, Online Professional Learning Program for Teachers
Web 2.0 and social media tools are becoming increasingly important tools to assist teachers in providing key learning for today's students. This session examined social media trends and provided participants with an understanding of the impact social media tools have both inside and outside the classroom. The session focussed on classroom strategies for both integrating the use of social media into the curriculum and linking it to traditional forms of classroom practice."
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"As the character of Mark Zuckerberg popularly said in the movie "The Social Network," "People want to go online and check out their friends, so why not build a website that offers that? Friends, pictures, profiles, whatever you can visit, browse around, maybe it's someone you just met at a party. Eduardo, I'm not talking about a dating site; I'm talking about taking the entire social experience of college and putting it online."
Social networking is changing the way the world is doing everything, from the way people get information to the way people communicate, and, most importantly, the way people interact. The importance and relevance of social media outlets are growing stronger with the rapid developments of technology; however, is there a strong importance for social networking profiles like Facebook? Is tweeting really an effective form of communication. And, finally, what is the importance of Flickr?
The world is greatly influenced by social networking. Why not help launch yourself into the ever-changing face of the virtual world? Consider these 10 reasons on how having a social networking profile will benefit your future.
1. Staying connected with friends
Social networking is the easiest way to stay in touch with old friends, friends who don't live close to you or even just roommates.
2. For means of communication
Everyone has those days when they wake up without a phone or any way to communicate with the world except through social networking. You could update your social networking profile, and one of your "followers" could even help you locate your phone.
3. Keeping up-to-date on news more quickly
Some social networking sites constantly update news information. This enlightens readers and social networking profile owners.
4. Achieving a more personal connection
Having a social networking profile allows you to keep informed on recent happenings with people in your network. You have something to discuss with your co-workers and friends and even a
"A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too."
This website explores how web 2.0 technologies are used in education. Blogging, podcasting, media sharing and lots more that can be used in the classroom!
this is wat web 2.0, but more then that this is a example of a web 2 medium
a collaborative medium
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design,[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social media d