Week 11

ETEC 642: Week 11 • Nov 3-10 • Social Capital • Pinterest

Social capital is the value and benefits derived from social networking. Collective action results from the resources gained through sharing among strong and weak ties between individuals. Research shows that you will gain from networking by reciprocating. Benevolence is the glue that holds social networks together.

For a definition of social capital, see: About Social Capital, http://www.hks.harvard.edu/programs/saguaro/about-social-capital.

1. Class meeting
2. Collaborative video project
3. Team assignment 3: Pinterest
4. Reflection blog post (discussion about social capital)

ITEMS DUE
See course calendar and individual weekly web pages for other relevant dates.
Mon Nov 3 - Peer review: Storify (Team #2)
Mon Nov 3 - Social media network awareness (SM4Ed post)
Mon Nov 3 - Weekly reflection blog post (Week 10)

Mon Nov 10 - Weekly reflection blog post (Week 11)
Tue Nov 11 - Post link to CVP video
Mon Nov 17 - Individual comments of other CVP videos (before class)
Mon Nov 17 - Team #3 Pinterest deliverable (SM4Ed post)
Mon Nov 17 - Videoconference with Kansai University students

CLASS MEETING
We will meet on Monday, Nov 3, 6-8 pm. 

To view recordings of previous meetings, locate the appropriate session from this list:

http://bit.ly/bert-voffice-recordings

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO PROJECT
Continue to collaborate with your team members. By now, you should complete your shooting and begin editing your video this week. Provide your team with time to review a draft, so that you can revise it before posting the final version. Upload the video to your YouTube channel and post the link on our Google+ CVP community.

Make sure that your video is accessible by everyone in both classes.

Your video should be posted by Nov. 11, and individual comments posted to the other teams by Nov 17 (before class). We will have a final joint videoconference session to evaluate your experiences on Nov 17 during our BBC session.

TEAM ASSIGNMENT #3: Pinterest
We will investigate the utility of sharing information through Pinterest, a social media tool to curate the Web. Follow instructions provided on our class web site.

http://ltec642.blogspot.com/p/team-assignment-pinterest.html

Team Assignments:
Staples ≫ Kaulana D, Brittany, Faith
Stickies ≫ Kaulana H, Christy, James
Erasers ≫ Coby, Kitty
Glue ≫ Liane, Desiree, Kainoa
Rulers ≫ Shilpa, Janet, Mark
Protractors ≫ Terri, Wendy, Mike

WEEK 11 BLOG POST
Read ONE of the papers listed below about social capital.

Then, reflect on how much value you have (or have not) gained by interacting with other learners online. How much social capital did you create, share or gain, and why? What is the evidence that supports your statement? Focus on 1-2 key points at most.

Also, post a link to your blog post in the SM4Ed Facebook Group with a short lead-in sentence that includes the words "social capital."

READINGS
Ellison, N. B., Steinfield, C. & Lampe, C. (2007). The benefits of Facebook ‘friends’: Social capital and college students’ use of online social network sites. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 12(4). doi: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00367.x  [Download from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00367.x/abstract]

Steinfield, C., Ellison, N., Lampe, C. & Vitak, J. (2012). Online social network sites and the concept of social capital. Frontiers in New Media Research, New York: Routledge, pp.115-131. Retrieved from https://www.msu.edu/~steinfie/Steinfield_Internetat40.pdf

Plickert. G, Wellman, B. & Côté, R. (2007). It’s not who you know, it’s how you know them: Who exchanges what with whom. Social Networks, 29(3). pp. 405–429. doi: 10.1016/j.socnet.2007.01.007 [Access PDF through UH Libraries One Search, or online through Science Direct using your UH email address. Pay attention to discussion and conclusion.]

VIDEO
Christakis N. (2010). The hidden influence of social networks. TED Talk. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks

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