November 4th 2013

Use of social media tools in teaching, collaboration and

engagement

1Prepared by Geofrey KalumunaSupervised by Nkuba Mabula

TOPIC: Compare different types of social media tools and applications

Adapted from “ICAWEB201A - Use social media tools for collaboration and engagement as used for Australian and State and Territory Government” with minor changes/modifications

Introduction Select one social media type for review Review the most popular tools and applications

within that social media type Benefits of the most popular tools and

applications Select the most appropriate social media tool or

application

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Supervised by Nkuba Mabula

Today, we will compare various social media tools and platform for further implementation

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At the end, one will be able to: Select one social media type for review Review the most popular tools and

applications within that social media type Itemise benefits across a range of the most

popular tools and applications Select the most appropriate social media

tool or application

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The use of social media is fast becoming a powerful tool for businesses to interact with their customers and network.

The same happen in Education and in particular for teachers in engaging their students

In business, clients provide feedback through comments, ratings and recommendations.

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But Many organisations already have a public website but find the process of publishing updates is too slow and are utilizing one or more of the following types of tools for promotions:

In education and in particular for the teachers to engage their students effectively the use of social media tools is must:

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Blogs and microblogs Photo, music and video Social

bookmarking Social networks Wikis   RSS

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Demo and discussions:

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Demo and discussions:

WHY and How will be used to engage students

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Discussions:

Discussion and demonstration

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Discussion

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We were able to: Select one social media type for review Review the most popular tools and

applications within that social media type Benefits of the most popular tools and

applications Select the most appropriate social media

tool or application

13Prepared by Geofrey KalumunaSupervised by Nkuba Mabula