Using online social media to engage students
Presented by Simon Brown
Stonemasonry teacher
SkillsTech Australia
Using online social media to engage students
Aims Brief overview of each tool:
Ning Twitter Flickr YouTube
Questions: What is your view?
Aims
Connect with each student(one to one)
Build a supportive relationship outside class (one to many)
Encourage collaboration between students (many to many)
The WWWeb is the platform
Ning
Flickr
YouTube
Why Ning? Easy to set up and use Customisable profile questions Visually oriented (photos and videos) Aggregates Twitter and Flickr feeds Embeds YouTube videos
Ning social networks
Ning social networks
Why stomas.ning? Stoma = alternative portal Sounds a bit like stonemasoning Stone Masoning = ‘stone crafting’
I am joining this site because…
i was held hostige until i did.
Simon said, Plus could be a good way to meet other apprentice masons
cause you can achieve so much more than what you can get out of it... example trade, knowledge, skills and a good future...
i think it is great i'm an apprentice stone
mason and would like to keep in contact with mates that i have meet down here at tafe.
im joining this site because our teacher wants us to become members of it to update and communicate with other stonemasons and apprentices online
I am joining this site because…
simon said meet more people i want to meet other
stone masons to interact with people i am learning at tafe at
the moment. something 2 do i'm retarded
because I want to learn from the Guru
i am currently doing a stonemasonry apprenticeship
to meet others with similar interest and hopefully gain more info about stone
I am joining this site because…
networking is good keeping in touch with
everyone from tafe Simon made me. I'm helping to build a
network of stonemasons
i want to learn to keep in touch
I'm interested in all things stone. Educating people about stone sculpture has become very important to me and I hope to be able to contribute in some small way.
its good
I am joining this site because…
sumfin 2 do & my class teacher made me!!! lol peace
To share my interest in stonemasonry
Simon would like us 2 have a profile so we can discuss topics online
of tafe training and to learn more about the trade
its cool I want to learn more about
the stone industry because it a good way to
keep in touch with my trainer and also the other first apprentices involved in my trade as a stonemason.... and i have found it is a great way to find resources on stonemasonry...
We are trying to set up an online community to share stonemasonry stuff.
Why Twitter? It’s simple to use Character limit forces good word choices Twitter has many web applications Can also be set up on a mobile phone
Twitter instant messaging
Why Flickr? Very easy to use Metadata supports media searching Social
Flickr image sharing
Why YouTube? It is a vast resource Supports metadata Embeddable videoclips
YouTube
Questions
Has the project achieved its aims? Is it OK to use the WWWeb? Where to from here?
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