Social Networking Conference: 5 November 2007The Social Networking Conference was held at The Palace Venue, Lower Gungate, Tamworth, Staffs, B79 7AF, on Monday 5 November 2007. The aim of the conference was to provide a focus for discussions relating to social networking on the Internet. There were specific references to the educational benefits and potential dangers of social networking, privacy and supervision issues and the legal implications for students and their teachers.
Conference feedbackFollow the link above to read the full Conference report, and add your own comments! We have received some presentations from contributors which are available below. Key issuesThe educational benefits of social networking The dangers of social networking to the child Issues of privacy and supervision Legal implications for students and their teachers ProgrammeThe conference opened with a keynote, focussing on the overview of social networking – what the issues are and the practical safeguards. This was followed with short talks on how social networking is being incorporated in mainstream education. Keynote 1Social Networking opportunities and risks for children and educatorsStephen Carrick-Davies, Childnet Lightning TalksDigital hopeAndy Preston, Edujam Using Web 2.0 in the assessment processIan Lynch, The Learning Machine LL4Schools – a safe Social Networking spaceJohn Hackett, The Learning Landscape for Schools How using Social Networking tools will revolutionise education foreverDrew Buddie, Royal Masonic School Podcasting - let their voices be heardDoug Dickinson, Independent Infomapper Community – free online tools for GIS enabled online collaborationCharles Worth, WebBased Keynote 2Safeguarding children online – the national perspectiveRuth Hammond, Becta Parallel Sessions 1The need for work force re-modelling in the light of web 2.0Leon Cych, Learn4Life Empowering creative producers with ownership of their own spaceAndy Preston, Edujam Parallel Sessions 2Braided learning: how e-mature educators are using Social Networking techniques to Influence policyChristina Preston, MirandaNet Fellowship Social networking from a teen’s perspectiveTerry Freedman, Independent Parallel Sessions 3The Internet, a new dimension for those with communication disabilitiesBrendan Walsh, National Autistic Society Collaborative space and networks - what do they mean for learning?Theo Kuechel, Digital Media and Learning Technologist The Conference closed with a Think tank/panel discussion, consisting of four panellists with a range of views. Bob Hart, one of the panellists, refers visitors to Intuitive Media's social learning network sites: www.intuitivemedia.com www.superclubsplus.com for 6 to 12 year olds www.goldstarcafe.net for 11 to 14 year olds and his blog. PresentationsTerry Freedman has provided a collection of MP3 audio files from the Conference. His presentation 'Social networking from a teen’s perspective' may be downloaded here. Please note that all these files are approximately 30Mb.  Events
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