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NMC Beyond the Horizon :: Social Networks
http://nmc.org
What do social networks look like across different learning environments? Why are social networks important for teaching and learning? What are the challenges in implementing and managing social network projects?
Today's web users are prolific creators of content, and they upload photographs, audio, and video to cloud-based social networks such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and many others by the billions. While the initial emphasis of social networks was...
Related topics : social media network sites / social media education for students / popularity of social networking sites / students social networking sites / manage social media
Applications of Social Media For STEMx Teaching :: Activity 1
Week 1/ Activity 1 Topic: Overview of Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/notes/applications-of-social-media-for-stemx-teaching/activity-1/517976121596275
Objective: Review different types of social media
Rationale:
Educators having a solid understanding of what social media is and isn't plays an important role for having the foundation to move forward in learning about best practices and applying them in educational settings.
Activity # 1:
Choose three social media platforms...
Related topics : social media activity / social media platforms list / social media education
Applications of Social Media for STEMx Teaching :: Activity 2
Week 2/Activity 2 Topic: Overview of Social Media in your environment
https://www.facebook.com/notes/applications-of-social-media-for-stemx-teaching/activity-2/518320481561839
Objective: Review social media practices currently in your environment
Rationale:
Educators need to be able to identify what their current practice is, personally and professionally, with using social media to be able to expand their scope and develop a strategy for moving forward.
Activity #2:
Of the three social...
Related topics : social media activity / social media education
Applications of Social Media For STEMx Teaching :: Activity 3
Week 3/Activity 3 Topic: Implementing Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/notes/applications-of-social-media-for-stemx-teaching/activity-3/518353128225241
Objective: Participants will examine last weeks activity and apply what they have learned by showcasing how they will implement social media into their environment
Rationale:
Having the hands-on application as well as being able to articulate how it will be implemented is critical for adoption in your environment.
Activity #3:
Review...
Related topics : social media tools and applications for possible implementation / social media integration
Applications of Social Media For STEMx Teaching :: Activity 4
Week 4/ Activity 4 Topic: Social Media Strategy in your classroom
https://www.facebook.com/notes/applications-of-social-media-for-stemx-teaching/activity-4/518463371547550
Objective: Begin an initial draft of a social media strategy for the STEMx environment
Rationale:
Having a strategy of how to utilize social media effectively in their environment will help with the plan coming to fruition.
Related topics : social media activity / social media help
Applications of Social Media for STEMx Teaching :: Field Trip :: Google+ Hangout
Featuring social media guru Rebecca Otis, Digital Third Coast Internet Marketing.
http://nmc.org
Related topics : social media marketing guru / social media social
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