what you need to know about social technologies!
The article present information on social technologies. Like all tools there are positive and negative aspects!
Social Technology = computer medicated communication environments that connect people for cooperation, collaboration and information sharing. Examples include; weblogs, wikis, forums, instant messaging and e-mail.
Most media is filled with scary stories about social technologies, not enough attention is given to the opportunities that this technology gives children to share ideas, debate issues, and fake global connections.
This software allows conversational interaction between groups/ individuals. It generally provides a mechanism for reacting to others. Teens are particularly drawn to this technology because it meets their socialization needs. Kids crave a sense of identity and being embraced by a group. And because everyone is using social networks, students want to be a part of the crowd.
Networking websites facilitate the creation of informal and formal connections among people with similar interest to form online communities. Many contain digital sharing areas, including reviews, bookmarks, photos, audio, video or other digital documents.
for adults: The biggest online social network is MySpace.com, another is facebook.com
for primary students: Imbee.com or Thinkronzie.com
Many schools are developing Intranets that can be used for social technologies within the school. It is important to help students make the right decisions about networking, to be safe and responsible.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
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