This document discusses emerging Web 2.0 technologies and social media tools that can be used in adult education. It provides an overview and introduction to various social media platforms like Bitly, QR codes, Pinterest, Twitter, Google Voice, PollEverywhere, and top 100 tools for learning lists. The document discusses how these tools can be integrated into adult education based on Bloom's taxonomy and the 5 moments of learning. Contact information is also provided for further information.
4. Introductions
What do you know about Social Media?
What would you like to learn?
What one thing would you like to take away from this
session?
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5. Agenda
What is Social Media and why should we use it?
Bitly
QR Codes
Pinterest
Twitter
Go2web20
Top 100 Tools for Learning list
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6. What is Social Media
Social media includes web-based and mobile based
technologies which are used to turn communication into
interactive dialogue among organizations, communities,
and individuals.
--Wikipedia
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8. Components of Social Media
Cloud Computing
performing computer tasks using services
delivered entirely over the Internet.
movement away from applications installed
on an individual's computer towards the
applications being hosted online.
The "cloud" refers to the Internet and was
inspired by technical flow charts and
diagrams, which tend to use a cloud
symbol to represent the Internet.
http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/workingontheroad/f/cloudcomputin
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9. Components of Social Media
Mobile Learning
The use of common
handheld hardware,
wireless networking
and mobile telephony
to facilitate, support,
enhance and extend the
reach of teaching and
learning.
https://mobilelearninginfokit.pbworks.com/w/page/41751137/What%
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11. Why use Social Media in Adult Ed?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZRS0BnpAI&feature=youtu
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12. Why Social Media?
Makes tasks authentic &
challenging
Extends time devoted project
Supports collaborative work
Inexpensive, multiplatform
Real life experience
Help break down the digital
divide
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13. Myths about Social Media
Only young
people use Social
Media
Social Media; just
a waste of time
Fears about
security & privacy
Hierarchy of
needs; technology
comes after
literacy
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14. Integrating Social Media into Adult Ed
Blooms Taxonomy
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
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16. 5 Moments of Learning
Dr. Conrad Gottfredson’s Five Moments of
Learning Needs:
When Learning for the First Time
When Wanting to Learn More
When Trying to Remember
When Things Change
When Something Goes Wrong
http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/17/the-practice-of-mobile-learning/
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25. QR Codes
Quick Response Code
Can be scanned using apps on a smart phone, an iPad, and
even a desk top computer with a camera and generated
using Bitly but others too
http://www.scanlife.com/en/ Scanlife
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ Kaywa
QR codes contain information and directions
Most are used to take you to a website, but can also
contain other information and directions
Great way to share content in mobile way
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29. QR Codes in Education
http://www.teampedia.net/wiki/index.php?title=QR_Code_Scav
http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=4211
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/02/20/qr-codes-in-educat
Bit.ly—add .qr to any bit.ly URL and you will be taken to
a QR code for that URL
http://www.scanlife.com/new/
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37. GoogleVoice
Google Voice is free with a google account
Create a unique phone number through google that
students can call
Calls placed to a google voice account are stored in an
email-like inbox that can then be downloaded as an mp3
file, or embedded
Unique Feature: Google Voice allows students to use their
cell phones to create audio files
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39. Image with Narration
http://bit.ly/OXHVPE
Tools used
https://www.google.com/voice
https://www.soundclick.com
http://bitly.com/
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40. Google Voice Activity
Practice the dialogue
Person 1: Excuse me, do you know what time it is?
Person 2: Yes, it's two o'clock.
Call (347) 927-7044 (Nell’s GoogleVoice number)
When the voicemail prompts you to speak, read the
dialog into the phone
https://www.google.com/voice#inbox
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43. PollEverywhere in Education
increasing classroom participation and attentiveness
encouraging risk-taking with anonymous student
responses
eliciting diverse opinions when there isn’t a correct
answer
gauging student comprehension of material immediately
grabbing students with thought-provoking opening
questions
assessing last night’s reading with a quick quiz
http://novemberlearning.com/resources/handouts/real-time-assessment-with-poll-everywhere/
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Hands on activity: Dialog writing, practice making an appointment, pairs call google voice number and record dialog. Sound clip portfolio
Press F5 or enter presentation mode to view the poll If you like, you can use this slide as a template for your own voting slides. You might use a slide like this if you feel your audience would benefit from the picture showing a text message on a phone. In an emergency during your presentation, if the poll isn't showing, navigate to this link in your web browser: http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MTE3NDI5NTcyOQ