Social+Networking+and+Collaboration

= Facebook vs. Twitter =



1. Facebook is a social networking website. Users can add people as friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by workplace, school, or college. The website's intended purpose was to help students get to know each other better. Anyone age 13 or older can become a Facebook user. 2. This resource most definately engages students, but the most popular sections of the program/site are its social networking capabilities. From my experience, students mostly want to talk to their friends, and see all of the things that are going on in eachothers' lives. However, some of the educational/fun games cause people to think while having fun too. Examples of these include games like farmville, word challenge, & know-it-all trivia. 3. Facebook shows alot of potential and value to the new and cutting edge classroom. Some of the latest studies have shown that "students are developing a positive attitude towards using technology systems, editing and customizing content and thinking about online design and layout. They're also sharing creative original work like poetry and film and practicing safe and responsible use of information and technology." The following link is to the study referenced here: Study on Educational Value of Facebook 4. Facebook aids students in the aquisition of knowledge rather than information in that it allows students to interact with one another and bounce ideas, viewpoints, and perspectives off of one another. This vastly differs from a website that mearly has information to read on it because by having a discussion about a topic, i believe students have a better chance of retaining said information/topics. 5. Here are 13 possible applications for Facebook in the classroom. 6. I think the clear-cut pluss to using Facebook is that it gives students access to a vast array of information and people, which could help students relate to information in a way they may not have been able to before. The negative on the same note is quite clear as well, and that is the students becoming side tracked with the discussion and research of personal information and events in their peers' lives on Facebook during class time.
 * 1) **[|Books iRead]**: Share the books you're reading, and see what others think of books with this application.
 * 2) **[|DoResearch4me]**: This app makes it easy to gather information using your thesis statement, instructions, and more.
 * 3) **[|Flashcards]**: With this application, you can create flash cards to help you study on Facebook.
 * 4) **[|Wikiseek Search]**: Use this research tool to find Wikipedia articles and more through Facebook.
 * 5) **[|SkoolPool]**: Get the lowdown on schools, online and otherwise, with this neat application.
 * 6) **[|Rate My Professors]**: Find out what other students think of professors before you register for their class.
 * 7) **[|JSTOR Search]**: Find full text research articles on Facebook with this application.
 * 8) **[|Notely]**: Organize your school life with Notely, an app that helps you wrangle your calendar, notes, assignments, and more.
 * 9) **[|Study Groups]**: Get everyone together on your group project by collaborating with this application.
 * 10) **[|Get Homework Help]**: This application will get you connected with tutors and other students that can help you with your assignments.
 * 11) **[|SwapRoll]**: Save money on textbooks by trading them with the Swap Roll application.
 * 12) **[|Notecentric]**: Take notes right inside of Facebook and share them with classmates using this application.
 * 13) **[|Class Notes]**: Use this application to find scanned notes for your classes on Facebook.


 * 1) Whether it’s breaking news, a local traffic jam, a deal at your favorite shop or a funny pick-me-up from a friend, Twitter keeps you informed with what matters most to you today and helps you discover what might matter to you most tomorrow.
 * 2) Twitter could be engaging to the students with a little control and supervision. Otherwise students could slip into the deep dark hole and merely use it as entertainment. It depends on how you choose to use it. Is it like an online journal or is it a status posting board.
 * 3) Example of Educational Use: Twitter Use In Classroom
 * 4) As far as using Twitter to gain knowledge I have a hard time seeing that. I do see students gaining an idea of what blogging is and utilizing technology to be social. But that is really all.
 * 5) Potential Uses: Blogging a Project, Class Blog, Field Trip Blog, Following a Famous Person, Teacher Twits, and Blogging Pen Pals.
 * 6) Definite Pluses: Technology Skills, Typing Skills, Grammar Skills (When Monitored), Internet Saavy. Minuses: Cyber Bullying, Innapropiate Behavior, Internet Safety and Security Issues, and Wasting Time.

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