Slides from the Education Innovation Mixer on May 6, 2009 at TechColumbus, Sponsored by Itsco.org

1. Using Social Media In Education
To Foster Innovation
Brian Lockrey
http://AssistCoach.com

2. Overview
Networking
Social
Social Media
Blogs
Micro-Blogging
Sharing
Photo
Video Sharing
Podcasts
Feeds (RSS)
News
Wikis

3. What is Social Networking?
MySpace
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
Delicious
FriendFeed
others…
Many

4. What is Social Media?
YouTube
Flickr
Slideshare
Mixx
Vimeo
Viddler
others…
Many

5. Tagging, Sharing, Discussions
Friend Connect
Google
Facebook Connect
Twitter
FeedBurner
Technorati
Bloglines
Discuss
others…
Many

6. Sharing Content and Ideas
Educational Tools
On-line
Blackboard
eCollege
Blogs
Student
Classroom Blogs
Classroom Wikis
Many others…

7. News and Articles
Feeds
RSS
Newspapers
Stations
TV
Radio Stations
Podcasts
sites
Video
Many others…

8. Current Events
FeedBurner
Bloglines
Feeds / Readers
RSS
News Media
Government specific sites
Collaboration

9. Blogsphere
WordPress
Multi-User
WordPress
Blogger
Linking
Cross
Technorati
Wikis
Classroom
Many others…

10. Classroom Wikis
Managed
Teacher
Student Driven
Discussion
Repository
Information
Wikipedia
Content
Include
Include Feeds

11. Collaboration in Classrooms
Articles
Content
Multi-Media
Links
Discussions
Sharing
Idea

12. Collaboration Worldwide
of Schools
Networks
Networks of Teachers
Networks of Students
Current Events
Discussions
Sharing
Idea

13. Clients and Content
/ Browsers
Desktop
Mobile Devices
Digital Cameras
Video Cameras
iPods / Podcasts
Feeds
others…
Many

14. External Participation
Family?
Guests
Invited
Other Teachers
Other Students
Other Schools
Selected Discussions
External Sites

15. The Security Factor
Confidentiality
Authentication
Spammers
Stalkers
Problems
Known
Management Issues

16. Innovation
Collaboration
heads are better than one
Two
A million heads is better than two
Sharing ideas
Sharing insights
Sharing knowledge
Ongoing discussions

17. Innovation Without Pain
can we automate?
What
What do we need to manage?
What is the value proposition?
How can we teach this?
How do we get students to use it?
How do we keep it secure?

18. Next Generation Technology
Devices
New
New Software
New Platforms
New Content Providers
New Resources
Integration?

19. Summary
Overwhelmed?
simple
Start
Your students may be the experts
No single solution exists
Different age groups
Collaborate with others!

20. Questions?
@AssistCoach