Joe Terantino, Kennesaw State University
Salon 1 Wednesday 3:15 - 4:15 PM Capacity: 260
The purpose of this session is to discuss the potential of using Facebook for educational purposes ranging from schools to universities. The presenter will review some noteworthy projects based in the Facebook environment. There will also be a discussion of the advantages and pitfalls related to utilizing social media in educational settings. Participants will leave with a better understanding of Facebook, its tools, and how this social media fits into the overall realm of education. Fanatical Facebook fans and objective dissenters are welcome!
STRAND: Research and Information Fluency AUDIENCE: General Interest TYPE: Concurrent
Session Handouts -
http://gaetc2011.wikispaces.com/Joe+Terantino
Is it our responsibility as educators to teach students how to use Social Media appropriately?
What are your view on this??? Throughout this room I am sitting in we are split in thirds... Definitely yes, Definitely NO, on the fence.
Pros -
- engaging
- fast mass communication
- alot of information at your finger tips
- its where they are
- Interactive
- collaborative
Cons -
- Not being used appropriately/student conduct
- student safety/security
- too much exposure
- access - not all students have accounts
- privacy
- permission
Examples of use...
- School Pages - really only to get information out
- Teacher Sites -
- documentation of a project,
- some allow for student responses - a social studies teacher posted a house bill and had students respond what they felt it meant or would do
- photos of math solutions to be posted for students to review, students are able to ask questions about the solution
- Student Centered Work -
- Sample Facebook Pages - created as a character of a book or from history being studied
- Writing Assignments - describe photos they post
- Case Study
Other Ideas of how FaceBook can be used in the classroom -
- Follow new feeds
- share book reviews
- poll your class
- establish pen pals
- keep up with politics
- create groups
- schedule events
- student role playing
- collaborative projects
- start a movement
** All projects must be carefully planned! It is only a tool to be used. No one technology is THE solution.
**Describe a clear policy for student conduct**
He will post his class/school Acceptable Use Policy as an example. Will post on the conference Wikispace along with the SlideShow.
Alternatives to using Facebook -
Edmodo - http://www.edmodo.com/
Toonti - www.toonti.com
Dippo - http://diipo.com/
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