This presentation examines social networking in groups, communities, and networks. Teachers must be trained not only IN use of social media, but THROUGH use. This presentation suggests how teachers interact with communities of practice and distributed learning networks where participants are modeling optimal ways of using social media in teaching.

1. Modeling social media in groups, communities, and networks Vance Stevens Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE Prepared for the TESOL Arabia conference March 12, 2010 Zayad University, Dubai These slides posted at http://slideshare.net/vances Presentation recording: http://tinyurl.com/100312vance-dubai Nurturing your PLN for everyone’s ongoing professional development

3. Knowledge Attribution: http://www.kelvybird.com/facilitation/scribing/workingknowledge.html Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

4. How did you learn about Creative Commons? http://creativecommons.org/ Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

5. Heard it through the grapevine? http://delicious.com/vancestevens/art Attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonastherkildsen/122881874 / Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

6. How did you LEARN how to find Creative Commons Images? Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

7. One State of Knowledge http://www.wblut.com/constructs/cyclic/

8. Knowledge Changes http://www.wblut.com/constructs/cyclic/

9. Paradigm Shift http://www.wblut.com/constructs/cyclic/

10. Paradigm Shifts in Education http://prosites-vstevens.homestead.com/files/efi/papers/2007alexandria/web20arabia.htm Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

12. Paradigm Shifts in Wordle.net Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

13. Can’t get enough Wordle.net Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

21. Webheads: Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads/ Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

22. Webheads: Community Attribution: http:// flickr.com/photos/94794165@N00/410359410/ Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

23. Webheads: Community of Practice http://webheadsinaction.org/ Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

24. Personal Learning Networks Scott Leslie's PLE (above) and more PLE diagrams: http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+Diagrams

29. Siemens – Connectivism – dealing with explosion of available info http://www.wiziq.com/TutorSession/Session.aspx?JuX%2bgH%2b2GbYuXrqZqj1F3uIA%2fgrtIiAEcKQ3usZlk1VhT5GwwVHz6vferdj5MlOz5JOdRjZO8mc%3d http://tinyurl.com/siemens-socialnet09 Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

31. Nings http://cck2009.ning.com/ http://multiliteracies.ning.com/video Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

32. Webcasts, Podcasts http://edtechtalk.com/live http://vance_stevens.podomatic.com/ Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

33. Edmodo Modeled and demonstrated by Nicky Hockley, #Socialnet09 Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

34. Waves Who are the early pouncers ? http://wave.google.com Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

35. Waves and Wikis http://webheadswave.wikispaces.com/ Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

36. Future of Learning in a Networked World http://flnw.wikispaces.com/Brazil Vance Stevens - TESOL Arabia 2010

54. Modeling social media in groups, communities, and networks Vance Stevens Prepared for the TESOL Arabia conference March 12, 2010 Zayad University, Dubai This has been More information here: http://advanceducation.blogspot.com/2009/11/modeling-social-media-in-groups.html Nurturing your PLN for everyone’s ongoing professional development These slides posted at http://slideshare.net/vances Presentation recording: http://tinyurl.com/100312vance-dubai