1. Social Media Venues for Conversations about Technology and Engineering Education in K-12 Natasha Perova Social Internet 04/26/11

2. Topic Overview and Its Relevance

4. Research Goals Research Purpose: To build an argument for technology education in K-12 to focus on engineering Using existing literature review public perceptions of engineering in K-12 Pilot new data monitoring tool for analysis of social media channels used for general public discussion about engineering education Research Question: Where do conversations about Engineering Education in K-12 happen in the landscape of social media?

5. Social Media Venues for Conversations about Engineering Ed

6. Global Map of Conversations About Engineering Ed in K-12

7. Global Map of Conversations About Engineering Ed in K-12 Cont’d

8. Importance and Relevance of Results Opportunities for new outlets to: Connect with general public Provide important information about the topic Engage people in central conversations about engineering education and technological literacy New method for online data aggregation, analysis and large scale investigations of important trends Data valuable for educational researchers and policy makers