6+Social+Networking

=What is Social Networking?= //Social Networking// "is the grouping of individuals into specific groups" WhatIsSocialNetworking.com].

Interesting questions

 * What is the educational potential of Social Networking?
 * How to use Social Networking in Teacher Education and Teacher Training? (Application fields)

=Application scenarios in education=
 * Let two groups or individuals quizz each other. By giving hints and questionning each other in facebook, they try to solve each others quizz.
 * Micro-Networking for language learning: Use the chat-function of any tool (Skype etc. will also work). Give the students a theme to discuss and let them agree on when they will chat, who will monitor the discussion (small groups!) and who will send the protocoll to the teacher.

=Tools= Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing (Business Networking) Google+

For Students [|StudiVZ], [|Hyves]

=How Social Networking works=

Social Networking - Video Tutorial
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=References=

Literature
Saunders, S. (2008). The Role of Social Networking  Sites in Teacher Education  Programs: A Qualitative Exploration. In K. McFerrin et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 2223-2228). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. EdITLib

Özkan, B. & McKenzie, B. (2008). Social Networking   Tools for Teacher  Education. In K. McFerrin et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 2772-2776). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. EdITLib PDF Slides