Social Media Tools ProjectGroup #2:

Shanaveia Banks, Katie Callahan, James Hamilton, Hannah Hocutt, Danielle Ivy, Tracey Kendrick

Agenda

1. Pro’s and Con’s1. Pro’s and Con’s

2. e-learning skills2. e-learning skills

4. How classrooms can utilize 4. How classrooms can utilize

3. Successes and challenges3. Successes and challenges

Collaboration

DiscussionExperience

Knowledge

Pro’s

Technology

Entice people

to spend less interacting face-to-face.

There are securityrisks. Cybercriminals

can gather information used for identity

theft.

There is a false sense of security which makes users vulnerable to

security attacks because messagesdo not scan messages for viruses or

phishing scams

There is no wayto verify who

they say they are.

Cons

Cyber bullying occurs online.

E-learning Skills We Learned

• Collaborate• Facebook• Wimba• Blogs

What is E-learning?

• Computer and network enabled transfer of skills and knowledge.

• Applications include: web based learning, computer based learning, virtual education opportunities, and digital collaboration.

• We must develop skills and competencies needed in the 21st century.

*Nowadays everyone must be equipped with basic knowledge in technology.

Success our group experienced• We can learn to use

technology

• Having access to collaborate via blackboard

• Learning the uses of various technologies (twitter, facebook, collaborate, blogs, etc)

• Learning about the differences in our group (backgrounds, experiences, interests, opinions, colloquialisms, etc)

• Implementation of this learning into an elementary classroom

Challenges

Internet Service ProcessTime Interaction

How can teachers best utilize Social Media to promote Cultural

Diversity?• Encourage Participation• Offer tutorials on how to use the software• Make computers accessible for students and their parents• Allow families to use native language• Get families involved• Facebook-Share pictures and videos• Allow families to use native language• Use the data collected from questions