Engagement through Social Media
Using web tools to create and share media rich presentations
conference calls
chats
visual voicemail and email
How are we connected?
Articulate
Instructional Designer, BGSU
cmkraut@bgsu.edu  |  @cmkraut  |  http://blogs.bgsu.edu/cmkraut
Where's the human interaction?
to create a compressed Flash file integrating audio and/or video narration, presentation slides, and a robust navigation interface.
versatile
but...
single license was about $1000 for the entire suite.
exspensive  •  time consuming  •  local
block out time to record audio in our office or sync pre-recorded mp3 with the slides. 
growing number of faculty who teach online from all around the country/world
What are they supposed to do?
Social Media
do better!
transform lectures (most likely a PowerPoint or PDF) 
into media rich presentations, with social media integration.
various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
interacting with people and their stories
building a shared experience.
What does this mean for educators? 
Engaging Content
Interaction
Accessibility
learning is fun again!
easier to view materials and appeal to more learners
build connections with the content AND our peers
SEED2009  |  May 7-8 
Carolyn Kraut
how?
The file size is small and the final product is platform and software independent.
uploaded file is converted to Flash
embed presentation player
to your course website, blog, or wiki. You won’t take up valuable space on your own server or exceed a space quota set up by your administrators.
make friends, form groups, leave comments
use the presentation’s webpage itself to help build communities and networks or interact through your LMS discussion board or Skype.
Upload the presentation file and audio file seperately and sync
NO slide animations, transitions, or rehearsed timing
http://bit.ly/DGBWn
http://bit.ly/fo9Kd
keeps all embedded audio, animations, transitions, and timing 
NO embeded videos
1GB per upload...keep it short and sweet
integrate YouTube videos
http://bit.ly/lnLii
create new slides or import PowerPoint files.
collaborate - then publish
NO video, audio, or animations
LIVE presentation with Gchat
but...
No easy HTML embed code (I found one that works on a 3rd party blog).
Media integration is buggy (video/audio > .flv)
Group collaboration, but no COMMENT feature.
http://jingproject.com/
http://blogs.bgsu.edu/blackboard
not technically "social media" as a stand alone...
annotate  •  narrate  •  share
Flickr, Screecast.com, FTP, HTML Embeds
explain complex ideas and processes while capturing your actions on screen.

add notes to and highlight key elements in your screen captures
process-based presentations
show and tell!
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recap:
what are you doing in your classroom?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/b-tal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sybrenstuvel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24177843@N06/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdevroe
Create GROUPS or EVENTS to collect related presentations
Channel feature is almost impossible to use and understand
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3 components...
commonly shared by social media tools
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prepare the presentation
share the content
connect and discuss
http://bitly.com/gbBIO
no html embedding within the presentation itself :(
http://bit.ly/1asFm5
http://bit.ly/fs4PM