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Glossary of 'Social Software' terms in education

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m-learning

Definition:   m-Learning is mobile learning. This involves the use of mobile technologies (such as mobile phones and hand-held computers) to enhance the learning process. 

Source of image: telr.osu.edu/mobilelearning/

Use in Education: m-Learning is designed to help learners from all walks of life to develop their skills, confidence and motivation to learn.

Link to Example: http://learn.oaklands.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=2765

masher

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Moblog

Definition: Let's not reinvent the wheel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblog

Use in Education: Use of mobile phones to create a Blog during field work by publishing text and images from mobile phones

Link to Example: This is a (not fabulous) example of the use of the term, although the technique has of course been around for some time:http://tinyurl.com/326yff

Multiply

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MySpace

Definition: MySpace is an online community that lets you meet your friends' friends. Communities can be created through linking to people with similar interests. In addition it can be used to trace old friends and colleagues, and to share content.

Use in Education: Social networking sites, such as MySpace and FaceBook have been likened to E-Portfolios. This is particularly the case across some parts of America, but could also be applied in the UK. The latest E-portfolios are taking elements of the social networking sites in order to make them attractive to MySpace and Facebook users.

Link to Example: Don't know of any concrete UK examples of MySpace use, but there is evidence of the impact MySpace is having on E-Portfolios: http://elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2007/03/e-portfolios-and-e-learning.html,