Social Networking in Education

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Social Networking in Education
Using Information Effectively in Education

• By
• Lauren Johnson, Kayla Della,

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Social Networking

• A social network is an online service for
  communities of people who share an interest with
  one another to collaborate.

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Why are Social Networks in Education significant?

• Social networking in education is a major channel
  of resources and knowledge exchanges.
• Social networking in education is also a source
  of social support and socialization for different
  learners.

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The Different types of Social Networking in
Education
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Web 2.0

• Electronic learning
• Aka read/write web
• Add own content to the web
• Meet and share in new ways
• Push through in education

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Social Networks

• Facebook, Myspace, Friendster
• Where people can gather and meet new people
• Assist in education
• Groups and organizations
• Get in touch with people in your classes
• Contact and meet new people at your school

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Social Networks in Education

• Provide a casual place of learning
• Students are able to express their own thoughts
• Technology in education

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Georgetown University

• Digital Notebook Project
• Similar to our e-folio
• Students are able to share evidence of their own
  work.

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ELGG

• ELGG is an open source networking software that
  allows students to create a page and share things
  with other students, created by the University of
  Brighton
• Includes discussions, tutors, researchers
• Students have access to feeds, blogs, podcast,
  widgets, documents.

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Blogs

• Some professors use Blogs.
• Allows teachers to gain information from their
  students
• Feedback on the lesson
• Questions from the class
• Students can look at other posts
• Students can look at other questions, maybe
  answering their own

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Future..

• Social Networks will continue to improve over the
  years.
• More and more schools and university will begin
  to use social networks.
• Soon it will be incorporated in every classroom.