Presented by:

Martha Sells

EDLD 5362

Informational Systems Management

ET 8013

Technology is second nature to students today, and they accept and use it without question (Solomon & Schrum, 2007).

Social Networking is prevalent in the college age world.

Allows students to connect their educational world with their personal world

Communication is a key motivator for students and drives their use of technology for learning and for personal use (Solomon & Schrum, 2007).

Social Networking Tool

› Has become a staple communications tool

in higher education (Carvin, 2006).

› Is a popular communications tool used by

today’s younger generation.

› Is used by students to articulate a list of other

users with whom they share a connection

(Munoz & Towner, 2009).

› Is easily accessible, and FREE!

Can be used by the college to

communicate with students

Will appear for students where they

already visit

Can be delivered to students via various

avenues

› The learning management system

› The college website

› Cell phones

Easy, Convenient, & Inexpensive Communication

Advertisement/Communication of› New Programs

› Events

› Information

› Emergencies

Placing College Personnel on the Same Level as the Students, › Trust

› Confidence

› Camaraderie

Research Tool

› Online Bookmarking

› Archiving of Articles

› Annotation Capabilities

Knowledge-Sharing Community

› Sharing of pages

› Interaction with Other following same

interests

› Creation of groups

Faculty

› Locate materials to enhance instruction

Store materials in one place

Highlight materials without downloading to

personal or school machines

› Share findings and needs with others

teaching same discipline

Help other professors in their research

Receive help from other professors

› Create private groups used for discussions

Students› Locate research for required assignments

Store materials in one place

Highlight materials without downloading to personal or school machines

› Creation of groups for collaborative assignments

Store and share documents in one place for everyone to use

Annotate and comment on documents for others to see

Help our instructors to become more knowledgeable

Keep our instructors up to date on materials Increased professional development

Spur new interests within our faculty

Increased knowledge by students as faculty shares new discoveries

Offers educational accounts that lend themselves to collaboration among students (Dawson, 2008)

Repository for faculty and students to enhance education

The use of social networking tools by faculty, students, staff, and administrators creates a win-win situation for all involved. Students can be reached in a familiar setting, groups can work together through the web, and technology is used to its fullest potential.

The two mentioned in this presentation are not, by any means, the only ones that can be utilized to improve instruction and learning outcomes. They are simply two examples of the potential the Internet can offer to our educational goals.

Carvin, A. (2006). Facing up to facebook. Retrieved January 23, 2010, from website: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2006/12/facing_up_to_facebook.html

Dawson, C. (2008). Diigo for education. Retrieved January 23, 2010, from website: http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1964

Munoz, C.L., Towner, T.L. (2009). Opening Facebook: How to Use Facebook in the College Classroom. Retrieved January 23, 2010, from website: http://www46.homepage.villanova.edu/john.immerwahr/TP101/Facebook.pdf

Solomon, G., Schrum, L., (2007). Web 2.0 new tools, new schools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.