QR Codes, Bitly, Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, and PollEverywhere

1. Emerging Technologies in Adult
Education Classroom
Nell Eckersley

2. This PowerPoint
 http://slidesha.re/1mtbBCe
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3. Welcome
Emerging Technologies in the Adult
Education Classroom
Nell Eckersley
Literacy Assistance Center
nelle@lacnyc.org
@lacnycnell
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4. http://lincs.ed.gov
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5. Introductions
 What do you know about Emerging
Technologies?
 What would you like to learn?
 What is one thing would you like to take
away from this session?
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6. Agenda
 Why use technology?
 Web 2.0 and Social Media
 Tools
 QR Codes
 Twitter
 Facebook
 Pinterest
 Blogs
 PollEverywhere
 Other Resources
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7. Objectives
 List reasons to include technology in your teaching
 Describe ways to think about integrating technology
into your teaching
 Explain what a personal learning network is and
consider ways to develop or enhance your own
 Define what social media is
 List social media tools
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8. 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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9. Components of Social Media
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 Web 2.0

10. Why Use Social Media in Adult Ed?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZRS0BnpAI&featur
e=youtu.be
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11. Personal Learning Network
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14. Why Use 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/workin
gontheroad/f/cloudcomputing.htm
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15. Why Use 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://mobilelearningi
nfokit.pbworks.com/w
/page/41751137/What
%20is%20mobile%20
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16. Tagging
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18. 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
literacy18

19. QR Codes
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20. What are QR Codes
 Q R stands for
 Developed in Japan to track Toyota car parts in
1994
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• You scan a QR
Code and then you
are taken to a tech
based experience

21. How Would You Get to Here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNOpoQztFo&feat
ure=share&list=FLEqfU4INXfYY58eh5Ynm5vA
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Shortened URL http://bit.ly/19wbpyV
QR Code

22. How do I read QR Codes?
 QR Codes can be used with a mobile device like a smart
phone or a tablet that has a built in camera and access
to the internet
 The device must have an QR Code reader app (also
called scanner) installed
 There are many apps to choose from.
 Scan for Apple devices
 QR Droid for Android devices
NOTE: QR Code Readers should be FREE & should not
require any personal information
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23. QR Code Readers
The QR Code Reader
app uses the camera
on your device to scan
the code and then uses
the internet to interpret
the instructions in the
code
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24. Why Use QR Codes
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10C6qi7-
gECHc2s9Uynlh4fXmZyob_7vIyJyWLNSapV4/vi
ewform
 http://bit.ly/1gM5ftX
 http://bit.ly/NEvaluation
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25. Why Use QR Codes?
 Helps everyone get to the same place online at the
same time
 Supports using video, audio, visual resources inside
and outside the classroom
 Teachers and students can create them
 Feels like Magic
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26. QR Codes in Real Life
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27. Steps to Using in Education
1. First consider what is the learning goal
2. Make sure you and your students have
devices that can read QR Codes
3. If devices do not have QR Code Readers,
take time out to download the appropriate
app some days before you plan to use
QR Codes in class
4. Create the QR Codes you need
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28. QR Codes in Education
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29. Image with Narration
 To hear about this photo, go to this
link http://bit.ly/17nx5bO
 or scan the QR Code
Tools used to create this:
 https://www.google.com/voice
 https://www.dropbox.com/ https://vimeo.com
 http://bitly.com/
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30. Make Your Own QR Code
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 Bitly https://bitly.com/
 Google http://goo.gl/
 ZXING
http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/
 Kaywa http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
 ScanLife http://www.scanlife.com/en/

31. Shortening Links for Your Tweets
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You can use BitLy to
shorten URL’s without
creating an account.
https://bitly.com/
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32. Make Your Own QR Code
And with or without an
account you can make
any of the shortened
URLS into a QR Code by
adding .qr at the end
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33. Uh oh, Bitly
doesn’t make
QR codes
anymore….
now what?
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34. QR Codes from KAYWA
 http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
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35. Twitter
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36. What is Twitter?
 Microblogging;140 characters
maximum
 http://twitter.com/
 Hashtag #AdultEd
 Unlike most social media, just
because I “follow” you, you don’t have
to “follow” me
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37. Why Use Twitter
 Practice summarizing &
paraphrasing
 Accessible from many places
 “Snackable” education
 Follow people you can learn from
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38. Twitter.com
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39. What Can You Say in 140 Characters?
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40. @cookbook
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Beat1/2c sug&mltdbuttr/2egg/c
yogurt, +2c flr/2t bkgpdr/t salt.
Buttr12cup; +T sug/2T rhubarb,
batter e. 25m@350 F
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41. Retweeting
 RT @Username
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42. HashTags
 #AdultEd  # EdTech
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43. Hashtags vs Mentions
 Hashtags have # in front of them (no spaces
allowed)
 Hashtags are like signposts to content
 Mentions start with @ followed by a person
or organization’s twitter name (no spaces
allowed)
 Mentions help connect people who tweet
(tweeple?)
 Mentions are like sign posts to other people
who tweet
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44. Hashtags are Ephemeral
 Hashtags lose their value if they are not
used often.
 If using a hashtag for a short term event it’s
a good idea to archive the content so it can
be found later
 Two tools
 http://www.tweetarchivist.com
 http://paper.li/LACNYCnell/1320940472
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45. Anatomy of a Good Tweet
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46. Shortened URLS
 http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs
/preparing-your-school-for-an (73
characters)
 Bit.ly/3FjhpX (13 characters)
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47. Search Twitter
 Search on http://Twitter.com for
people, keywords or hashtags
 Search on
http://Search.Twitter.com for
keywords or hashtags even if you
don’t have a Twitter account
 Track hashtags and tweet from
http://tweetchat.com/
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48. Finding People to Follow
 In Twitter.com search hashtags
and words like #COABE13
#AdultEd
 See who experts follow
 Look for Twitter links on websites
you like
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49. Sending and Receiving Tweets
 Twitter.com
 Texts via your cell phone
 Applications on computers & smart
phones
 Tweetdeck
 HootSuite
 PaperLi
 TweetChat
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50. TweetDeck
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51. Before You Join Twitter
 Come up with possible Twitter names
 Have options incase your first choice
is taken
 Shorter is better
 Develop a list of five people/places to
follow
 Have a picture to upload as your
avatar
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52. Once You Join
 Follow at least five people
 @theLACNYC, @LACNYCNell,
@NCLAdvocacy for example
 Search for people using #AdultEd
 Search for your favorite hobby, writer,
singer, actor, comic, political figure, tv
show, magazine, organization
 Retweet one tweet and create one of your
own tweets. Remember to use hashtags
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53. What to Do in the Next Few Weeks
 Spend 15 minutes on Twitter every
morning (or some other time)
 reading Tweets
 retweeting
 following new people
 Try TweetDeck or receiving tweets as
sms text messages on your cellphone
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54. Examples
Comedy
 https://twitter.com/PlioceneBloke
 https://twitter.com/DothTheDoth
 https://twitter.com/FakeMTA
Useful Tips
 https://twitter.com/nycgov
 https://twitter.com/MTAInsider
 https://twitter.com/NY1noticias
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55. Facebook
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56. What is Facebook?
 Originally a form of online
yearbook
 Now a social media platform for
sharing all kinds of information
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57. Why Use Facebook?
 Public or Private platform
 Share information about your
program, about your students,
about yourself
 http://www.facebook.com/educatio
n
 Teach people how to use it for
Good
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58. Facebook
Tools
 Pages
 Groups
 Events
 Causes
 Notes
 Photos
 “Like”
 Many other Apps
Security and Privacy
 Don’t do on
facebook what you
wouldn’t do in “real
life”
 Unfriend as you
need
 Set up groups to
control who sees
what
 Review privacy
settings frequently
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59. Facebook Profile
 http://www.facebook.com
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60. Facebook Page
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61. Facebook Group
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62. Facebook
 Groups
 Classes
 Small group
projects
 Pages
 Organization
 Agency
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqvGpEsx6NZUdE9namRoa08xYml1dW
lRVnByVkZ2UVE#gid=062

63. Groups and Pages
 http://basicblogtips.com/facebook-groups-
or-pages.html
 http://forumone.com/blogs/post/table-
facebook-pages-vs-facebook-groups-vs-
linkedin-groups
 http://www.facebook.com/blog/blog.php?po
st=324706977130
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64. Pinterest
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65. What is Pinterest?
 Online version of an “inspiration”
board
 Visual bookmarking tool
 Collaboration tool
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66. Pinterest
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67. Boards
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68. Pins
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http://pinterest.com/nelightful/adult-education-ideas/
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69. Repinning, Liking, and Following
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70. Pinterest in Education
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71. Pinterest in Education
 Is Pinterest a Teacher’s New Best
Friend in the Classroom?
 25 Great Educators To Follow On
Pinterest
 TechChef4U Pinterest
 In The Pinterest Of Education
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72. Blogs
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73. What is a Blog?
 Coming from term “Weblog”
 Originally a tool for online journaling
 Now a robust tool to create websites
 Various blogging tools
 Consider
 Skills and roles of participants
 Type of content want to create
 Level of access to hardware and internet
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74. Why Use Blogs?
 Collection of single posts containing text,
photos, videos, and links. Most often in
reverse chronological order.
 General public or specific audience (by
invitation or accepted upon request)
 Various levels of users from reader to
admin
 Self-reflection, chronological updates
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75. Blog platforms
 Tumblr
 Wordpress
 Blogger
 Posterous
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76. Using Blogs with Students
 http://galwayvoice.wordpress.com/
2012/05/30/letters-to-america-2/
 http://level6esl.blogspot.com/
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77. PollEverywhere
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78. PollEverywhere
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79. 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
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http://novemberlearning.com/resources/handouts/real-time-assessment-with-poll-everywhere/

80. PollEverywhere in Education
 Best of Web 2.0: Using Poll
Everywhere
 QR and Poll Everywhere
 Upcycled Education: PollEverywhere
 SMS Education: Poll Everywhere Is
Making the Mobile Pop Quiz More
Affordable
 Our Poll
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http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/MTE3NDI5NTcyOQ

83. More Resources
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84. Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship
 Center for Media Literacy
 5 Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
 Connecting the Digital Dots: Literacy of the
21st Century
 Center for Digital Literacy
 Digital Citizenship: Using Technology
Appropriately
 Flickr Creative Commons
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85. Top 100 Tools for Learning
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86. 86
Adult Educations & Technology Paperli

87. Technology Tools For Teaching & Learning
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88. Go2Web20
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90. Questions?
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91. Nell Eckersley
 Subject Matter Expert, LINCS Community
Technology and Learning Group
 https://community.lincs.ed.gov/
 Email: nelle@lacnyc.org
 Twitter: http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell
 Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/nell.eckersleylac
 Blog: http://nelightful.wordpress.com/
 Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/nelleckersley
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