Following on from the last post about students setting up learning networks… Saomya Saxena has selected five basic tools to assist them.
Tag Archives: Social Networking
Technology, communication, connection and relationships
Connected, but alone?
As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication — and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of connection we want to have.
Sherry Turkle studies how technology is shaping our modern relationships: with others, with ourselves, with it.
Social Media – like you’ve never had it explained before – visually!
Social Media Explained Visually by Say it Visually! This entertaining, well constructed explanation of social media is worth a visit.
In explaining Social Media :
“Its basically this unpredictable worldwide network of conversations that’s just exploding! They cover big topics like news and events and the little things that mass media missed and all that mass media content is getting pulled into these conversations. We are getting more and more information and entertainment from each other.”
Check those Social Media basics!
Most of us are aware that there are many Social Media traps, pitfalls and netiquettes to learn about. Click this image link to a great reminder or indicator of some less obvious aspects of Social Media. It contains 25 different features that we need learn about!
The Internet – Visually explained
Ana Christina (ChristinaSkybox) has just posted a visual explanation of the basics of how the Internet all hangs together…
having been born at a time when something exists, does not mean one knows how it actually works. Because one often takes one’s environment for granted, there is no need to question, to prod for answers, to inquire.
This post answers two questions using infographs:
What can be done on the Internet?
How does the Internet work?
Educators: Social Networking sites for your PLN
So much change in so many areas makes it hard to keep abreast with educational research and developments. A well connected teacher has access to many people and new ideas with similar interests to their own.
This site offers access to selected social networks so that teachers can link to stay informed or to share their own expertise in an area of education.
This is Part 2 in a series. The Comprehesive Guide to The Use of Social Networking in Education Part 1 gives a clear explanation of social networking as it applies to education but this site – Part 2 – delves deeper
Some of the principal benefits of these networks is that they help you grow professionally and expand your knowledge base to include new ideas and concepts. To be a successful educator, we need to constantly engage in discussions and participate in the various communities of practice and PLNs available online.
Teens and Social Networking
This blog post by Sarah B Weir refers to a list of 10 pieces of advice Professor Larry D. Rosen of the California State University gives to parents to help their children have a safe and productive online presence.
