Student's Guide to Collaborative Writing Technologies. Digital Divide 2.0: “Generation M” and Online Social Networking Sites in the Composition Classroom | Stephanie Vie. S. Vie / Computers and Composition 25 (2008) 9–23 2. Defining Generation M WhoarethestudentswhomakeupthecollectivegroupoftenreferredtointhemediaasGen-eration M, also known as Generation Media, Generation MySpace, or the Millennials? Theseindividuals, born between the early 1980s and late 1990s, are fascinated by and often highlycomfortable with technology. Generation M students do not view computers as disconnectedfromtheirday-to-dayactivitiesbutratherasanassumedpartoftheireverydaylives(Oblinger,2003).Moreimportantly,theyliveinaworldwherethelinesbetweenconsumptionandcreationare blurring, a world where file sharing and cut-and-paste plagiarism are the norm (DeVoss& Porter, 2006;DeVoss & Rosati, 2002;Moore Howard, 2007; Oblinger, 2003; Ritter, 2005).Our growing concern regarding the ease of web-assisted plagiarism and the ethics of usingdetectionservicessuchas(<Turnitin.com>)isjustonewayinwhichtheshifttothisnewworldaffects us as educators. 3.
Twitter and Facebook Navigate Underserved Students Through the College Process. By Cherise Lesesne Universities are working to exact a social media formula that makes the college process easier for students, staff and faculty alike. Facebook and Twitter were initially used at higher education institutions mainly to connect students to one another. The presence of social media soon grew to become a part of institutions’ business strategies. Through tailored marketing, recruitment and public relations strategies, social networks advertised a school’s presence.
For underserved students, one of the most plaguing issues is affording and accessing college, as the lack of resources has been a perpetual struggle. The technologically-based organization has relied heavily on Facebook and other tools to offer informative resources, especially for low-income, first-generation and minority students.
“Students are really having a difficult time trying to navigate through the rather complicated financial aid maze,” Bernadotte says. Related articles Students Up, Despite Cuts. 7 Ways Teachers Use Social Media in the Classroom. Millennials live and breathe on social media, so teachers are learning how to incorporate the medium into the classroom successfully. In doing so, teachers not only encourage students to engage actively in the material, but they also provide online communities for students that might not exist for them in real life. But how are teachers infusing social media into their everyday lessons?
We've highlighted several different examples and offered our own ideas on how to best engage students. 1. Anna Divinsky created an iTunes U class at Penn State University called Art 10: Introduction to Visual Studies, which she then adapted into a massive open online course (MOOC) on Coursera. For each class assignment, students were responsible for evaluating each other's work. Students shared their work on a variety of platforms. @psutlt #art10psu Art in the style of Rousseau (done in pencil) pic.twitter.com/oOA9UrlX6E— Wendy S Dixson (@WendyDixson) July 16, 2013 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
5 Steps to Implementing Social Media in the Classroom. Today’s guest post is written by Erika Phyall who currently works in community relations for University of Southern California Rossier School of Education’s online master’s programs. USC Rossier Online provides current and aspiring teachers the opportunity to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching online and a Masters in Education . Outside of work Erika enjoys networking, DIY projects, and spending time with her two dogs. How many times a day do you use Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest? Social media permeates modern society and has also become a growing presence in the classroom.
“Social media is here and we as educators have to acknowledge that , ” says Harrisburg University Provost Eric Darr in USA TODAY . With the growing importance of technological literacy, teachers should be ready to integrate social media both effectively and safely to better prepare and engage students. What age are my students? Feedback from students can also help in gaining insight. A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom. Is Social Media Relevant? Take the Quiz Before we talk social media, let's talk about the relevance of social media by taking a quiz. Which of the following is most likely to be true? ☐ Should we teach letter-writing in the classroom? The Social Media Answer ☑ There's one form of writing that can arguably get someone fired, hired or forced to retire faster than any other form of writing. One form of writing is that powerful.
If you guessed social media, you're right. The Social Media Myth The myth about social media in the classroom is that if you use it, kids will be Tweeting, Facebooking and Snapchatting while you're trying to teach. You don't even have to bring the most popular social media sites into your classroom. 12 Ways Teachers are Using Social Media in the Classroom Right Now Tweet or post status updates as a class. It's in the Standards Social media is here.
Using Social Media in the Higher Education Classroom. Social media has changed the world. It has allowed people to reconnect with old friends from college, high school, and even elementary school. It has changed the way we shop, schedule appointments, plan vacations, and work. In addition, social media is changing the face of education and the very way in which we learn and think about what it means to know something.
In every college and university, social media is being integrated in every way possible, including admissions, campus life, alumni relations, and in the classroom. Image: basketman / FreeDigitalPhotos.net At least a part of the admissions process is taking advantage of social networking, as Facebook is being used by students to help them decide which school to attend and college admissions offices are creating groups on the social networking sites to make their prospective students feel more like they are part of the community long before they arrive on campus.
Social Media has Its Greatest (Potential) Impact in the Classroom. Reflections on Teaching with Social Media – ProfHacker. As I’m a little more than a month out from the semester’s end, I’ve been reflecting on different aspects of the semester: things that worked well, things that didn’t work at all, and things that could be tweaked for the future. In particular, I’ve been musing on how I integrated social media into my classes.
My classes tend to be fairly technologically heavy for a number of reasons: my own research revolves around the use of technology within narratives; I believe that teaching humanities students to use different tools in the classroom teaches them transferable skills; and I like to experiment with how technology can change the classroom space. In other words, I use technology in the classroom for thematic, practical, and pedagogical reasons. I even have a technology policy in my syllabus. That being said, I used more social media this semester than I have previously. Twitter In three out of the four classes that I taught this semester, I asked my students to use Twitter.
Wiki Google Wave. Using Facebook and Tumblr to Engage Students – ProfHacker. [This is a guest post by Carol Holstead and Doug Ward. Carol Holstead is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Kansas. She currently teaches visual storytelling, magazine writing and multimedia reporting; she was the 2010 Budig Professor of Writing. If you're on Facebook, feel free to ask to join the group Visual Storytelling Spring 2013 if you want to see the page in action. Doug Ward is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Kansas, where he is teaching a research and digital literacy course he developed called Infomania.
You can find him online at www.kuediting.com and www.journalismtech.com, and follow him on Twitter @kuediting. --@JBJ] Like many followers of ProfHacker, we like to experiment with social media in our classrooms. We found ourselves talking about just that topic toward the end of the fall semester as we realized that we had created similar social media projects for our students, one with Facebook and one with Tumblr. Make it easy.