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The Pros and Cons of social media and social networking
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My online presence
Digital foot print trail left by an entities interactions in a digital
environment; including their usage of TV, mobile phone, internet and world wide web
Purpose of usingWhether it is private or publicFrequency of useLast access date
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My online presence
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Why social networking?
Online space for individual to present themselves
Articulate their social networkEstablish & maintain connects with othersExamples
Facebook connects you with people around you (400 million active users)
Twitter (65 millions tweets posted per day)
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Popular Social Networking Activities Among Online Students (K-12)
41% post messages32% download music and videos29% upload music25% update personal web sites or online profiles24% post photos17% blog16% create and share virtual objects14% create new characters10% participate in collaborative projects and send
suggestions to web sites9% submit articles to web sites; participate in quizzes,
polls, or surveys
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Things to consider when working with social media
Target audienceWhat tools to use?CostingPrivacy levelCommunity drivenStakeholders
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Using internet for young people
Focus too much on selfUse social media to connect to peopleCollaborating / networking opportunitiesHow to publish and contribute to community
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Pros of using social media
Instant, real-time, Make the publication easierReach a big audience groupLow or no costGood tools for sharing and consume contentReal time communication and engagementUse hashtags to create twitter backchannelAllow chance for reticent student to express
themselvesWork within their comfort zone and voice out
in writing
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Sharing & learning
Professional developmentPersonal learning networkPersonal learning environmentSelf engagement
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Cons of using social media
Take time to create accountsImmediacyEmotionalPrivacyImpersonate
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Social media in Education
Technology take too much timeSocial media in school is dangerous!Social media is for entertainment onlySocial media increases off-task behaviorYou don’t need to learn about social media in
schools
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My Conclusion
Balancing innovation with student engagement Use right tool for right outcome
When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail. ...