uwm ltc facebook and twitter, social media in teaching and learning
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Today’s Workshop• Part 1: Accessing & using Twitter
– Communicating, sharing, & problem-solving
– Building community
– Hashtags & backchannels
• Part 2: Accessing & using Facebook
• Part 3: Using social media in your classes
PART 1: ACCESSING & USING TWITTER
Let’s Tweet!http://twitter.com
Retweeting & Replying
• Retweet = Rt, RT or rtwt • Read someone else’s tweet share it!
• Replying = @username• @username see tweet even if not
following– Example: @csoleil – there must be an app for
that.
Let’s Talk about Twitter Settings
Twitter Notifications
Direct Messages• Private message• Followers only!
BUILDING YOUR TWITTER COMMUNITY
Finding People
Follow me!
•@csoleil
Follow UWM!
Other Ways to Build Community?
• Twitter Followers – Who do they follow?
• Twibes – http://www.twibes.com
• Twitter Professors– http://mashable.com/2009/02/16/twitter-professors/
Following Criteria (Chamberlin & Lehmann, 2011, p. 383)
• Do they have a profile?• Is that profile more than a URL?• Do I find their profile relevant in some way,
shape, or form?• Is their ratio of followers to following
relatively less than 4:1?• How often do they tweet? Too often =
twitterstream clog
Sharing Links & Resources
Hashtags
• Broadcast broad audience• Keeps relevant tweets together• Synchronous chat sessions (e.g., #learnchat)
• Tweet using hashtag…
•#ltcsocmedia
More Hashtags!
• #edtech
• #higheredtech
• #learnchat
• #edusocmedia
• #socmedia
• #socialmedia
• #sachat
• #iamuwm
Mega Education Hashtag List:http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
Question 1
• Which social media tool has impacted you the most – personally or professionally?
• Tweet: – Q1 – tool name #ltcsocmedia
Question 2
• Would YOU rate Twitter as your top tool for learning?
• Tweet:– Q2 – response #ltcsocmedia
Question 3
• If you are looking for help or information on a subject, where do you go first?
• Tweet:– Q3 – name of source/tool #ltcsocmedia
WHAT ABOUT FACEBOOK?
Creating a Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/
Logged into Facebook?
Create a Fan Page
Why a Fan Page?
• PRIVACY
• “Like” vs. “friend”
• What you write their news feed (i.e., wall)
• What they write NOT on your wall
UWM LTC Social Media Workshop
UWM and Facebookhttp://youtu.be/ZFfJXexaW0U
Why Social Media?
• Popular – students AND instructors are there
• Reach beyond the classroom
• Interact with “experts”
• Professional development
• Teacher-centered student-centered
Students LOVE Technologyhttp://www.onlineeducation.net/students-love-tech
Other Reasons?http://youtu.be/3SuNx0UrnEo
USING TWITTER AND FACEBOOK IN THE CLASSROOM
Before Class Activities
• Instructor– Explain what will be covered in class– Reminders
• Students– Submit questions for class discussion
During Class Activities
• Backchannel/in-class tweets• Display students’ pre-class tweets
Post Class Activities
• Post class notes• Continue class discussion• Answer students’ questions• Share links• Additional reminders
Other Ed Uses of Social Media• Synchronous chat sessions– #learnchat– Tweetchat (http://tweetchat.com/; monitor tweets)
• Daily microlearning– Top tips– Articles to read– Vocabulary
• Scavenger hunts– Build information literacy, problem solving– U of Idaho (http://www.today.uidaho.edu/Details.aspx?ID=5018)
OTHER IDEAS?
Archiving Social Media Content
• Tweetdoc
– http://www.tweetdoc.org/
• Twapper Keeper
– http://twapperkeeper.com
• The Archivist
– http://archivist.visitmix.com/
MANAGING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA
TO LINK OR NOT TO LINK…THAT IS THE QUESTION
Creating a Link: Two Twitter Ways
http://tinyurl.com/6g8evhl
Linking Alternatives• Social Dashboards– TweetDeck (http://www.tweetdeck.com/)– HootSuite (http://hootsuite.com/)
• Social Browsers– RockMelt (http://www.rockmelt.com/)– Fizzik (http://www.fizzik.com/)
Social Dashboards - TweetDeck
Social Browsers – RockMelt
Why Social Dashboards and Browsers?• One post – multiple social media• Hashtags (e.g., #edtech)– Class discussions– Conferences– Webinars
• Real time• Monitor multiple conversations at a glance
THINGS TO CONSIDER: QUESTIONS
Question #1
• What are the costs associated with implementing the use of social media for faculty, staff, and students?
Question #2
• How do we teach students and faculty to use social media appropriately?
Question #3
• What concerns should we have about privacy in our use of social media?
Question #4
• How do we teach students and faculty to use social media appropriately?
Question #5
• What are some best practices in using social media?
Question #6
• How do we evaluate the impact of social media?
Departing Guidelines(Dunlap & Lowenthal, 2009)
• Establish relevance for students
• Recommend people to follow
• Model effective use
• Encourage students’ active/ongoing participation
• Integrate into assessments
• Continue to actively participate
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2011/hierarchy-of-digital-distractions-moma/
Additional Resources• UWM Social Media Grant project
– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com
• Presentation and Data– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com/Presentations+by+Tanya
• Set-up Instructions– http://uwmsocialmedia.wikispaces.com/Howtosocialmedia10
• Creating a Twitter Account – http://tinyurl.com/4lkdkj3
• Creating a Facebook Fan Page– http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php