Social Media Part 2: The Effect on Education

Hi guys,
The second installment of this post is now up. Check out the Social Media Effect on Education.
-Robin

Social Media Part 1: In the News

Hi guys,
My latest blog posting on Social Media. For our Music Ed teachers, there's a little something in it just for you... Please use IE if you want to view the embedded video. It doesn't seem to work in Firefox.
-Robin

Exercise Your Right To Vote

I think we talked about this a few weeks ago. Facebook, in response to the discontent of it's members, revamped it's governance documents based on all sorts of user feedback. They are now offering members a chance to vote on the new documents. This is participatory Internet at it's finest. Do your digital civic duty and vote on Facebook's proposed governance documents. You must vote no later than midnight tonight.

What about the Prez Virtual 'Town Hall'?

Webcasting interactive press conferences- are our expectations changing? Is this virtual Town Hall the White house as Gatekeeper and simply another staged performance or is it participatory Media and government by 'advocacy'?

Is it the same message or different way its put forward that makes it important?
Is it what President Obama says or are the nature of the questions asked more important because its the public asking the questions instead of the media?
Can they discern the central interests of the public via questions posed on the internet?
Is it a 'sense' of participation or is it true participation?
What does the internet offer that network television doesn't? Is this 'transparency' in government?
Does the president risk overexposure?
Based on the Network television election coverage can you make comparisons to our discussion this week on Web 1.0 vs. 2.0?

What can we learn from this online virtual Town Hall experience? Is learning more interactive this way and how can we convert this experience to our own practice as educators?

Watch it on http://www.whitehouse.gov/ and lets hear from you!