1. From Facebook to Twitter Social Networking in Education Celebrating

2. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Session Topics  What is a social networking site (sns)  Popular Social networking services  Rise of social networks  Learning Theory– Constructivism/Connectivism  Examples: Facebook, Twitter and Yammer –overview  Educational uses of social networking  Issues & challenges  DET NSW - Code of Conduct

3. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au What is a social network site A site in which:  Members have a public or semi-public profile within an account-specific environment  Share a connection with other members  Friends/Family  Colleagues  Contacts  View & contribute to a list of activities, resources or narratives of other members

4. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Why have SNS become increasingly popular?

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6. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Popular social networking services  Facebook (2004)  MySpace (2003)  Twitter (2006)  Bebo (2005)  Yammer (DET)

7. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Rise of social networks  Youth exchanging macro- blogging for micro-blogging  All age groups  Communication/collaboration  Promotional / advertising tools  Sharing media – photos/ videos  RSS/Subscribe

8. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au RSS

9. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au US Stats 2010  Facebook adult users 73%  Myspace profile 48% Adult users  LinkedIn adult users 14%  Teens not using Twitter in large numbers  Young adults lead the way in Twitter 18-29yo

10. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Statistics

11. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Adult SNS users have a profile

12. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au AUS stats (2010)  75% have visited Facebook  59% have a profile  Jan 2010 Au averaged 8.5hrs on Facebook  36% of mobile users access Facebook via their phone  1 in 5 AU aged 55+ reported using Facebook  Sept 2009 Twitter peaked at 1.6 mil users – dropped Jan 2010 to 1.2  March 2010 AU averaged 7hrs on sns. Most in the world (5.5hrs globally  MySpace 2.1 mil users  Base flattened in AU and across the world  Losing ground to Facebook  Investing in redevelopment of its platform

13. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au eLearning Survey /Open for 3 weeks 7-25 March /Good sample of populations: /1264 Studen ts /680 Staff /Good representation of staff/student demographics /Good representation of technology skills

14. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Some findings FindingsStudentsStaff High use of SMS daily53%49% High uptake of Smartphones -iPhone,Android,Blackberry 39%32% Use of Broadband at home79%84% Use of TAFE wireless23%26% Use of maps and geo location services on mobile 62%63% Use of facebook for teaching & Learning 32%22% 85 % students own a laptop/netbook 46 % Staff do not feel supported in their use of educational technology 85 % Students feel they need online access to course material

15. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Learning Theory How learning occurs Influencing factors How transfer occurs Types of learning Constructivism Piaget Vygotsky Social, meaning created by each learner Existing schema, previous experience SocializationSocial, collaborative Connectivism Siemens Downes Distributed within a network socially, technologically enhanced Diversity of network, strength of ties, context of occurence Connecting to (adding) nodes and growing the network (social/conceptual/ biological) Complex learning, rapid changing core, diverse knowledge source.

16. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Learning approaches

17. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Connectivism

18. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Facebook - basics  www.facebook.com www.facebook.com  Accounts can be set up with a valid email address  User profiles get a unique url

19. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Facebook – page  Creating an account  Pages - friends  Groups - likes  Invite/request  IM

20. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Facebook - educational tool Apps for Teachers WebinariaBook TagFiles Make a quiz Language exchange Math Formulas CoursesCalendar

21. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Facebook – educational tool Class projects Faciliate Communiction

22. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Educational Apps /Educational Apps Notely Study Groups Notecentric Class Notes Wikiseek Search Many more.....

23. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Twitter - basics  www.twitter.com www.twitter.com  Accounts can be set up with a valid email address  User profiles get a unique url

24. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Twitter  May 2008 “Twitter beats media in reporting China Earthquake”  An almost real time search tool

25. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Twitter – page  Create an account  Write a tweet (post)  News feeds  Personal page  Followers/following  140 characters  Current/up-to-date  Dymamic/keeps moving

26. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Twitter - Lingo  @andybeal – direct message to a specific user. Public  d andybeal – direct message. Private  #olympics – hash marks tag comments  Tweet – to send a message  Followers – subscribers  ReTweet – resending a tweet that someone else said  Check out twictionary for more

27. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Twitter – educational tool Twit Board Summing Up Twit Links Micro Write

28. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Facebook & Twitter  Inviting atmosphere  Comfortability  Informal  Promotes collaboration  Students engaged  Sharing  Access  Mobile phone app

29. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Issues and challenges – FB/Twitter  Privacy  Identity – personal email  Boundaries  Private/public access  Relevant / reputable source of information  Open network

30. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au DET Messages with a private network. Private communication Closed network Access https://www.yammer.com/det.nsw.edu.au

31. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Yammer –page  Creating an account  My feeds  My page  DM  Networking

32. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Yammer “It has been a very useful way of extending my network beyond my existing network which is limited to my campus and the people I come into contact with through my day to day work.” “I feel connected. It’s like having colleagues all in the room at the same time, ready to answer questions and help out.”

33. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Yammer – educational tool  Attachments  Threaded discussions  Enables creation of groups  Desktop client  Integrates with Twitter  Network with colleagues beyond immediate

34. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Issues and Challenges  CLOSED Environment, must have a @det.nsw.edu.au email  No student access Educational Benefits  File attachments – yammer  Networking  Collaboration

35. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au SNS in the teaching and learning /Communicate and develop knowledge /Learning and collaboration /Enhance communication /Engaging and relevant /

36. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Student skills development Skills Digital Literacy Digital Media Research Knowledge Management Skills Networking Skills Recording Learning Content Creation

37. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Recap - Issues and Challenges /Responsibility /Privacy /Identity /limit access /Cyber-bullying/harassment /Critically evaluate online sources

38. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au DET NSW - Code of Conduct /“fairness, respect, integrity and responsibility” /Available on sydnet or directly from the DET NSW intranet /https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/employment/codeofconduct/https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/employment/codeofconduct/ /Social media sites will be unblocked to staff during Term 2 /Social media policy and guidelines /https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/deptresources/templates/socialmedia/ind ex.htm

39. More than you imagine www.sit.nsw.edu.au Resources /Read more: http://webupon.com/social-networks/the-rise-of-social- networking/#ixzz1HOSsFDexhttp://webupon.com/social-networks/the-rise-of-social- networking/#ixzz1HOSsFDex /www.onlinecollege.org%2F2009%2F10%2F20%2F100-ways-you- should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom? /http://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/15-facebook-apps- perfect-for-online-educationhttp://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/15-facebook-apps- perfect-for-online-education /http://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/15-facebook-apps- perfect-for-online-educationhttp://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/15-facebook-apps- perfect-for-online-education /http://fln.sydneyinstituteonline.net/blogs/blog/2010/02/11/yammer- closed-micro-blogging-vs-open-micro-blogging-ie-twitter/http://fln.sydneyinstituteonline.net/blogs/blog/2010/02/11/yammer- closed-micro-blogging-vs-open-micro-blogging-ie-twitter/ /http://www.techxav.com/2009/06/15/the-future-of-education-teachers-to- use-facebook-twitter-youtube-to-teach/