Event Title
Clicking on "Like" Making Classroom Connections With Social Networking Sites
Location
Hart 115
Start Time
18-8-2011 1:50 PM
End Time
18-8-2011 2:30 PM
Description
Your students love it, and aren't likely to give it up any time soon: a study released in February found email use among teenagers down 59% as they increasingly rely on social networking sites to stay in touch with friend. But for you, sites like Twitter and Facebook can be a distraction when students would rather update their status than pay attention in class. This session will show how to use Twitter and other sites to your advantage. Far from a passing fad, social networking can be an effective communication tool that can be used to engage students who are reluctant to participate in class, collect instantaneous feedback on your content-delivery methods and make larger classes seem smaller with a constant dialogue between students and professors. This session will offer an overview of popular social networking tools and offer 10 strategies for using them in class.
Clicking on "Like" Making Classroom Connections With Social Networking Sites
Hart 115
Your students love it, and aren't likely to give it up any time soon: a study released in February found email use among teenagers down 59% as they increasingly rely on social networking sites to stay in touch with friend. But for you, sites like Twitter and Facebook can be a distraction when students would rather update their status than pay attention in class. This session will show how to use Twitter and other sites to your advantage. Far from a passing fad, social networking can be an effective communication tool that can be used to engage students who are reluctant to participate in class, collect instantaneous feedback on your content-delivery methods and make larger classes seem smaller with a constant dialogue between students and professors. This session will offer an overview of popular social networking tools and offer 10 strategies for using them in class.