Helping our students build their social capital

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BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKING

Nell Eckersley

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Agenda

What is Social Capital? College and

career transition Communicating

with family Creating personal

learning networks

Integrating Technology

Social Networking Tools LinkedIn Facebook YouTube Tumblr Twitter

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop you will be able to: Define Social Capital as it pertains to your

students Explain two ways to think about how to best

integrate technology into your teaching practice Describe 5 social networking tools and what

each one is best suited for Identify two social networking tools that would

best suit the needs and interests of the students you work with

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What is Social Capital?

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http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/network

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What is Social Capital?

“The central premise of social capital is that social networks have value. Social capital refers to the collective value of all "social networks" [who people know] and the inclinations that arise from these networks to do things for each other ["norms of reciprocity"].”

The commonalities of most definitions of social capital are that they focus on social relations that have productive benefits

Social capital is about the value of social networks, bonding similar people and bridging between diverse people, with norms of reciprocity (Dekker and Uslaner 2001http://www.socialcapitalresearch.com/literature/definition.htmlhttp://www.bettertogether.org/socialcapital.htm

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Why is Social Capital Important? Leverage relationships for personal and community

transformation At least 60% - some report even higher statistics - of

all jobs are found by networking Students of college educated parents have greater

access to the forms of cultural and social capital that facilitate access to educational and economic opportunities in our society. Recent research has shown that first-generation students and their parents often lack important “college knowledge” about the process of preparing, applying, and paying for college due to the lack of experience with postsecondary education in their families

http://0-nces.ed.gov.opac.acc.msmc.edu/pubs2001/2001072_Essay.pdf

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Why is Social Capital Important? Stay in touch with family in other

countries Keep track of what children are doing on

social networks Control one’s online presence Find people with similar interests Meet people where they are

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Pew Internet and Family Life Project According to the Pew Internet and

American Life project, "As of May 2013, almost three quarters (72%) of online U.S. adults use social networking sites, up from 67% in late 2012"—and up from just 8% in February 2005

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/social-networking-sites.aspx

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Integrating Technology

POST Method

P is People. Know the capabilities of your audience. Know what scaffolding they’ll need.

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Our “People”

StudentsStaffSelf

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POST Method

O is objectives. Pick one. Decide on your objective before you decide on a technology. Then figure out how you will measure it.

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Instructional “Objectives”

Presenting Information Enhancing communication between

student and teacher Enhancing communication between

students in collaborative or cooperative learning groups

Supporting student creation and/or student use of technology for learning

Using productivity tools for classroom management

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POST Method

S is Strategy. Figure out what will be different after you're done. Imagine you succeed. How will things be different afterwards? Imagine the endpoint and you'll know where to begin.

http://www.voorhees.k12.nj.us/Page/4578

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Instructional “Strategies”

Collaborative WritingMultimodal CommunicationOnline NetworkingMobile LearningProductivity

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POST Method

T is Technology. A community. A wiki. A blog or a hundred blogs. Once you know your people, objectives, and strategy, then you can decide with confidence.The POST Method: A systematic approach to social strategy by Josh Ber

noff

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Examples of “Technology”

YouTube Tumblr Twitter LinkedIn Facebook

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SAMR Model

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us0w823KY0g#t=109

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Social Networking Tools

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Youth Build Members use video to demonstrate employment skills

VIDEO RESUMES

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•Members will compile a list of their employment and transferable skills

•Members will choose three skills to be demonstrated on video for potential employment

•Members will write a short script to present their skills and abilities on camera

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Construction and Maintenance Skills

Youth Build students are actively involved in construction, restoration and maintenance of homes and buildings throughout Ulster county.

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Individual Career Skills

Some Youth Build members already possess skills learned from previous jobs or volunteer work

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Leadership Skills

Youth Build members are required to attend leadership trainings and to actively participate in volunteer work

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Video Record Youth Build Members Members will introduce themselves and

their career interests Members will demonstrate three skills on

camera to be viewed by potential employers

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Tumblr

Traditionally Tumblr is used for ‘Tumblogging’, posting short blog posts in the form of images and videos and accompanied by snippets of texts

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/10/20-stunning-tumblr-portfolio-themes/

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Twitter

How important is Twitter in your Personal Learning Network?

http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2379624

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https://twitter.com/

Retweets

RT @Username43

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Hashtags

Anyone can make up a hashtag, but for it to be useful as a search term, others have to use it for the same consistent purpose

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Interactions and Mentions

Anatomy of a Good Tweet

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Shortened URLS

http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/preparing-your-school-for-an (73 characters)

http://bit.ly/YZ8Jlk (20 characters)

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Finding People to Follow

Most websites have a Twitter follow button

Search hashtags and words #AdultEd When you find one person to follow,

see who they follow

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Search Twitter

Search on http://Twitter.com for people, keywords or hashtags

Search on http://Search.Twitter.com for keywords or hashtags even if you don’t have a Twitter account

Track hashtags and tweet from http://tweetchat.com/

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Helping People to Find and Follow You

Use recognized hashtags (like the conference hashtag)

Tweet useful content (links are good) Follow people (some follow back) Retweet people (they might follow you) Include your Twitter handle on your

business card and your email signature

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Nell Eckersley Twitter: @LACNYCNell Email: NellE@LACNYC.org http://www.scoop.it/t/twitter-in-adult-educ

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