myspace, youtube, blogs. oh my!
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Is there a place for social networking in education? Homeschooling? For young people? Parents and teachers learn the facts of social media and how to help young people to use it wisely.TRANSCRIPT
YOU TUBE, MYSPACE, & BLOGS. OH MY!
Susan K. Stewart
SAFETY CONCERNS
Anything said (typed) goes out to the universe
Never give personal information ANYTIME
Know how to save chats, IMs, other information
Know how to report abuse or problems
Cyberbullying
LET’S BE NICE
Would you say in person? In front of your mother?
Is it true? How do you know?
CAPITAL LETTERS are shouting.
Don’t send an email when angry.
LET’S BE ETHICAL
Don’t hide behind fake names
Don’t steal someone else’s writing – even from an email
Don’t steal computer programs, music, or videos
Don’t hack a web site
SOCIAL NETWORKING Email Chat rooms, newsgroups, discussion boards
(forums) Instant Messaging – IM
Text messaging Blogging Twitter Wikis MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, ShoutLife Mash Ups Podcast YouTube Virtual Worlds
Second Life, Gaia
Communicate with others Have a mail list about a subject Have a newsletter Connect with experts”…email is increasingly seen (by teenagers) as a tool for
communicating with “adults” such as teachers, institutions like schools, and as a way to convey lengthy and detailed information to large groups. Meanwhile, IM is used for everyday conversations with multiple friends that range from casual to more serious and private exchanges." (Survey results from Pew)
CHATS
Classes
Connect with experts
Group discussions
INSTANT MESSAGE/TEXT MESSAGE
For groups, a way to get to know each other
Get help for group projects
Brainstorming
Book or movie discussions
BLOGGING
Current events Research Meet experts
Student Blogs Group Blogs Yearbook blog, photolog, or vlog Project Writing
Peer Review
WIKIS
As Mike Lawrence, Executive Director of CUE, noted: "When students write a paper, they're usually writing for one person: their teacher. When students know their peers will read what they write, students care and they try harder.”
Group use
Create and conduct a class
Long-distance learning projects
SOCIAL NETWORKS
MySpace, Facebook, ShoutLife, Multiply, ePals
Build relationships
Share information
Build your own social network – Ning.com
Build online classrooms or courses
California Homeschool Teens