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Week 13 Vocabulary (Social Media (Greenhow & Gleeson, 2012, p. 464)…
Week 13 Vocabulary
Social Media (Greenhow & Gleeson, 2012, p. 464)
Definition: web-based applications that allow users to generate their own content and share among others.
Facts/Characteristics:
-promotes connecting to others; -promotes creation of communities; -promotes exploration
Question: How can we get educators more on board with using social media in the classroom? Some instructors are quite against the use of social media, so it would be hard, I’d think, to convince them to encourage its use.
Microblogging (Greenhow & Gleeson, 2012, p. 464)
Definition: a short-form blog where users create content and share it using some form of tags (like keywords) to share to those who are searching or using the same tags.
Real-world connection: Using social media to keep parents informed about happenings in the classroom.
Cyberbullies (I know it wasn’t a major word, but I think it’s important to discuss in terms of using social media.) (Hicks, 2013, p. 138)
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Backchannel (Greenhow & Gleeson, 2012, p. 473)
Definition: A way to communicate that isn’t the traditional, direct route.
Facts/Characteristics: It is still a direct route from learner to instructor, but it is not face-to-face.
Examples: Per the text, students can use a message service or a virtual space (created for class purposes) to speak to the instructor about classwork.
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Hybrid social languages (Greenhow & Gleeson, 2012, p. 472)
Definition: The ability to use different digital symbols, words, etc., to communicate with others.
Facts/Characteristics: It’s a informal writing that includes commonly-known jargon, acronyms, etc.
Examples: “LOL” (laugh out loud), “BRB” (be right back), “r u here?”
Question: Can emojis be considered hybrid social languages? Technically, they are symbols that include meaning, usually emotion, but sometimes are substituted in for words. For example, a sushi emoji might be used in place of “sushi” in the following sentence, “Want to get some sushi?”
