Social Networking Tools

How to get the best out of them!

An overview session on using social networking tools

for professional knowledge management purposes. Coach Carole

Tool shed

• This session will be like a ‘tool shed’ where you can experiment with a few of the tools and discuss how you may wish to implement them into your practices. We’ll make use of online breakout rooms and shared desktop applications.

OutcomesAt the end of the session you will be able to:

• Explore relevant social networking tools for specific purposes

• Compare the attributes of popular social networking tools

• Gather information about a variety of tools

• Discuss best practices in embedding your selected tools

Explore Social Networking Tools!

• Category 1: Personal organiser pages and Aggregators

• Category 2: Podcast, Videocast and Image Albums

• Category 3: Calendars, Schedulers and Event managers

• Category 4: Blogs, Wikis and Eportfolios

• Category 5: Online Meeting spaces and Classrooms

• Category 6: Personal learning spaces and Virtual Worlds

What would entice you to use a social networking tool?

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Where to go to learn about them

http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/

Make it a habit7 ½ HABITS

OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LIFELONG LEARNERS

Habit 1: Begin with your goal in mind

Habit 2: Accept responsibility for your own learning

Habit 3: View problems as challenges

Habit 4: Have confidence in yourself as a competent effective learner

Habit 5: Create your own learning toolbox

Habit 6: Use technology to your advantage

Habit 7: Teach and mentor others

Habit 7 ½: Play

http://www.plcmc.org/public/learning/player.html

Learn a new strategy

Solve a problem

Build personal capability

Improve learning outcomes

My Learning Contract

• I will       by       .• Below is a list of some obstacles I may face

and how I will overcome those obstacles:– Obstacle?– How I can overcome the

obstacle?                                                  

• Things I need for my “toolbox”: Item Item                                                            

How to choose and use tools smartly• Research widely

– Consider ease of use and time to learn– Compare attributes e.g. http://www.wikimatrix.org/ – Look for tips from respected researchers– http://www.masternewmedia.org/social_networking.htm

• Trial for a while & share with a group• Look for the resonance that works for you• Gather your tools into your Toolbox• Embed the tool into your daily practices• Teach or mentor someone else

Time to explore collaboratively• Select your preferred breakout room

– Use the polling tool to select your preference– Everyone will be teleported to their room

• Select the highlighted tool to explore from the grid– Explore that tool for 5 minutes– Discuss best features of that tool– Add some notes to the whiteboard there

• Return to main room and tell us your findings– Everyone will be teleported back to the main room after

5 minutes has elapsed

1. Calendars, Schedulers and Event Managers• Google, Outlook• Planzo• Trumba

2. Blogs, wikis and eportfolios• Blogger, Wordpress• Wikispaces, Wetpaint• Eduspaces, Eport

3. Personal organiser pages and aggregators• iGoogle, NetVibes• Protopage, Pageflakes• De.li.cious

4. Podcasts, Videocasts and Image Albums• Podomatic • You Tube, Teacher Tube• Flickr, Bubbleshare• Slideshare, Slidestory

6. Online Meeting spaces and Classrooms• Moodle• Skype• Elluminate Live• Adobe Acrobat Connect• Horizon Wimba Live

5. Personal learning spaces and Virtual Worlds• My Space• Face book• Second Life

Social Networking Tools Matrix- your recommendations

A dozen of the best1. Read a few blogs then set up one of

your own– Create a series of postings for your

blog and share with someone2. Access a few wikis then set up one of

your own– Create some pages of interest in your

wiki and share with others3. Visit a Flickr site and search for

images– Set up your own account in Flickr and

upload some images4. Capture some images with your

digital camera– Upload to Bubbleshare as an album

and share with family and friends5. Setup your own web based calendar

or schedule– share with your group, colleagues or

learners6. Create your own Elluminate V Room

7. Do some research about Personal organiser pages and set up one of your own

– Create and customise your home page with relevant links

8. Upload some of your own PowerPoint slides to Slideshare

– Share these by sending the URL to someone or embedding the code

9. Create a 30 second voice recording and upload it to Podomatic

– Share this by sending the URL to someone or embedding the code

10.Create a 3 minute digital story and upload the movie to Teacher Tube

– Share with others by sending the URL or embedding the code

11.Subscribe to an RSS feed12.Create an account at My Space or

Second Life

A: Calendars and Schedules

• Calendars, Schedulers and Event Managers– Google www.google.com – Planzo www.planzo.com – Trumba www.trumba.com

B: Blogs and wikis

• Blogs, wikis and eportfolios– Blogger www.blogger.com – Wetpaint www.wetpaint.com – Eduspaces eduspaces.net

C: Personal organisers

• Personal organiser pages and aggregators– iGoogle http://www.google.com.au/ig – Protopage http://www.protopage.com – Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/

D: Podcasts and Albums

• Podcasts, Videocasts and Image Albums– Podomatic www.podomatic.com – You Tube www.youtube.com– Teacher Tube www.teachertube.com – Flickr flickr.com– Bubbleshare www.bubbleshare.com – Slideshare www.slideshare.net – Slidestory www.slidestory.com

E: Virtual Worlds

• Personal learning spaces and Virtual Worlds– My Space www.myspace.com – Face book www.facebook.com – Second Life http://www.secondlife.com/

F: Online Classrooms

• Online Meeting spaces and Classrooms– Moodle www.moodle.org – Skype

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/helloagain.html – Elluminate Live www.elluminate.com – Adobe Acrobat Connect

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatconnectpro/

– Horizon Wimba Live http://www.wimba.com/

… just when you thought you were done …