Social Networks and Cooperative Learning – The presenter was in the wrong room due to some confusion on the room assignment. Personally, I think a better ploy would have been to conduct a social networking experiment to see who could find the presenter first on Facebook or MySpace.
60% of teens frequent sites like MySpace and Facebook. This session discusses the impact and application of Online Social Networks on teaching and learning and will demonstrate the current scope of OSN’s while introducing techniques for collaborative social learning. This session encourages hands on interaction with social networking sites.
Chris Haskell – Boise State University http://www.drhaskell.net
Cool teacher podcast – BSU EdTech
Pre-service teacher program.
Audio recording started: 8:50 AM Thursday, February 19, 2009
Components of Social Learning
Albert Bandoura, 1977
Observational learning – students will avoid interaction until a use is demonstrated by an authority figure.
People learn from one another… (through) observational learning, imitation and modeling. Ormond, 1999
Students learn the most from their peers. Opinion, constructs, skills, behavior, beliefs
Social networking sites have replaced the neighborhood game of chase. 
Percentage of 13-17 year olds who: (according to Pugh research)
|
Hang with friends |
37 |
Blog |
28 |
|
Trad email |
22 |
Maintain web |
27 |
|
SocNet Message |
47 |
Share creations |
39 |
|
Cellphone |
70 |
Create content |
64 |
|
Text |
60 |
Facebook is used by 88% of college students. The closed environment greatly increases privacy and privacy options. Much safer.
If you know kids are going to be somewhere put up a poster. Don’t we do this in our buildings? Why wouldn’t we capitalize on student exposure to facilitation instruction? The experts already exist in the classroom!
Use lesson summaries from students! Video/Audio/Images. Chris’ students use their phone, but you could easily do this with video/webcams.
Mathway – Step by step problem solver on Facebook. SONJA Geeky Math! 
There is a bit of a preaching to the choir feeling in this session. Bummer.
Chris does have some information about a social networking site that can be more appropriate for younger children.
He’s not suggesting that Facebook become curriculum, but allowing a way to leverage existing content for use in the classroom.
Because of the asynchronous communication they don’t pushback as much.
Advertising policies may be an issue in some school settings.
Facebook has a sliding advertising policy based on age groups.
