EDUC 307 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE Concordia University Course Requirement.
1. What is the definition of social media?
Social media is a web-based service
... [Show More] that allows individuals to:
1. Construct a pubic or semi-public profile within a bounded system (like a Facebook
user profile) (usually have fans, followers or friends)
2. Articulate a list of other users with who they share a connection
3. View and traverse their list of connections and those made by other within the
system
According to Langmia, they define social medial as Digital forms of
communication through which individuals create online communities to share
information, ideas, personal messages, and related content
Examples of social media: Blogs, microblogs (Twitter), message boards, wikis, picture
and video sharing, podcast and digital scrapbooking
QUESTIONS EXAMPLES:
***What definition of social media do Langmia et al. subscribe to?
A). Non-digital forms of communication and mass media through which
individuals form
communities to share information, ideas and personal messages.
B). An information portal where users receive information but do not have the
opportunity to post
reviews, comments and feedback.
C). Digital forms of communication through which individuals create
online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and
related content.
D) A platform only for professionals in specific fields to share information, ideas,
personal
messages, and other content (videos)
*** Educators believe learning with social media is important because:
A) It allows students to meet experts online
B) It allows students to form online niche communities
C) Students can learn with each other and from each other
D) Social media tools can boost student engagement
E) All of the above
The ARPAnet, or Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, was a
computer network created by ________ in the late 1960s.
A) The U.S. military
B) Bell Telephone
C) The Soviet government
D) The National Science Foundation
E) The USSR military
EDUC 307 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE Concordia
University Course Requirement.
The Internet originated as a way to help do which of the following?
A) Increase advertising-agency revenues
B) Predict and solve global warming
C) Aid the US Department of Defense.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
In the late 1960’s the US Military created a computer network that
became the basis for the Internet. Select the statement that is true.
A) A) Social media was created to enhance communication within the US Department
of Defense.
B) B) The computer network was used by researchers to communicate
between universities.
C) C)The computer network was used by the government to spy on other countries.
D) D)The computer network was used by researchers to predict and solve global
warming.
2. How is Web 1.0 different than Web 2.0?
WEB 1.0
o Read only / browsing content and users could not actively participate.
o The shift to web 2.0 was around 2004 (Push technology, information is
presented to users No interaction)
o Experts were the one usually giving the truth
Web 2.0
o Read and write
o Interaction
o supported Participatory, collaborative and distributed.
o Users can upload and share content
Its collaborative knowledge development through wikis, social networks, social
bookmarking, content aggregation and organization, medium sharing and
remixes or mash up content.
EXAMPLES QUESTION
*** What do web 2.0 sites rely on?
A) Articles written by professional journalists only
B) Users creating content
C) Users watching videos
D) Access through mobile phones
*** Social networks are considered
A. Web 1.0 sites
B. Web 2.0 sites
C. Web 3.0 sites
D. Web blogs
*** What can people do on social networking sites that was NOT possible in
the web 1.0
era?
A. They can interact with other people
B. They can watch videos
C. They can listen to audio recordings
D. They can read content posted online
*** What was the original web (web 1.0) mainly used for?
A. Interacting with strangers online
B. Browsing content, reading and watching videos online
C. Interacting with medical doctors
D. d. a and c
*** Web 2.0 is a term that describes:
A). New way to utilize the World Wide Web using interactive
capabilities
B) A precursor of the World Wide Web
C) The first Internet browser
D)The decreased degree of interactivity among users
3. What is Facebook? What is a wiki? What is a blog? What are
some ways we could use these social media in the classroom?
FACEBOOK
o Facebook is a social networking site
o Facebook begin as a dating site to make Harvard university students get laid
o Frequently used for personal connection, sharing pictures, videos and memes
o Facebook’s early success was due to easy-to-use features and the ability of third
parties to create applications usable on the site itself.
o Facebook developed the like button that allowed for internet cross platform
promotion.
FACEBOOK IN THE CLASSROOM
o Create Facebook groups to form online study groups for projects.
o Follow other Facebook groups (media, public figure) relevant to class discussion.
o Build a Facebook group and add PowerPoint slides, visuals, videos, transcripts
o Connect with each other outside of the classroom.
o Using Facebook apps, you can help students create flash cards to study the
classroom material.
TWITTER
o Is known as micro blogging
o Twitter, which launched in 2006, allows users to follow other users and allows for
cross platform connectivity
o Gives users opportunity with people from both casual and business purposes
o Encourages participants to reach beyond their physical connections and form
virtual relationships with other professionals in field.
BLOGS
o Known as web logs
o Was created in the early 1990s
o Is known as online diaries
o They allow anyone to publish information online
o Some teacher blogs to useful teaching tools because it provided space for
students to reflect on learning and publish their thoughts
o They allow professors and students to exchange ideas and feedback
o They encourage knowledge that is relational and contextual through the use of
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