Social Media Tools Project
Group #2:
Shanaveia Banks, Katie Callahan, James Hamilton,
Hannah Hocutt, Danielle Ivy, Tracey Kendrick
Agenda
1. Pro’s and Con’s
2. e-learning skills
3. Successes and challenges
4. How classrooms can utilize
Discussion
Collaboration
Pro’s
Knowledge
Technology
Experience
Entice people
to spend less interacting
face-to-face.
There are security
risks. Cybercriminals
can gather information
used for identity
theft.
Cyber bullying occurs online.
There is no way
to verify who
they say they are.
Cons
There is a false sense of security
which makes users vulnerable to
security attacks because messages
do not scan messages for viruses or
phishing scams
E-learning Skills We Learned
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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
Time
Process
Interaction
How can teachers best utilize
Social Media to promote Cultural
Diversity?
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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