SCICU Information: Lesson 7 grades, etc.

Dear Social Computers,

Grades and comments have been left on your e-portfolios for Lesson 7. I also checked for any late submissions, there were just a couple.

There were also three (3) revisions of assignments that had already been submitted and graded. I noted this new work in my overall considerations of your final grade for the course, but please understand that a grading system that allows for open revision of work that was already graded would be unworkable, a course could never end.

Thank you for the feedback on the End of Semester Survey, it is useful for me in a number of ways.
Although, I do wish we could have talked more about ways to improve the course in other ways too.

All the best to you.

Sincerely,

Owen.

SCICU Information: Lessons grades update

Dear SCICU class,

I have just caught up with grading, mostly Lessons 4, 5, and 6, but did go through each portfolio and graded a few late postings for Lesson 2 and 3 as well. You may access your grades as usual in the comments for each lesson post on your e-portfolio. I am sorry that I fell behind on grading, I need to do better.

A couple Lesson 6 posts were incomplete, missing the graph of survey results. Yet, I do know that those particular students did complete the graph in their spreadsheet. In this case, I am confused why it was not included in the post for Lesson 6.

Tomorrow may be our last class. However, I am looking forward to learning more about Zotero tomorrow, when you are teaching.

Best, Owen.

SCICU End of Semester Survey

Owen's Delicious 'brain'

Adding value to GDS and You!

1. If you could start posting work and other kinds of information to your GDS Inbox by email, what kinds of information might you send? What purposes could this serve for you?

Click 'Upload' button to find your GDS email address. Add your GDS inbox to your list of contacts.

2. Tracking activity. If you could keep up to date on changes that collaborators make to shared documents, by adding the RSS of the documents to your GReader, what kinds of documents might you want to track? What purposes could this serve for you?

To see a document's RSS feed, open a document and click the Collaborate tab. Then, click "View RSS feed of document changes" (on the right side).

3. Personal knowledge database. Your Web research, as well as when you create documents in GDS, publish them to the WWW, tag them, and save them to Delicious is one way to map the knowledge centers of your brain. Each tag can represent a node of understanding and your tags visualise what you know, for yourself, and for others. In what different ways might a map of your brain be useful?

Please see Wikipedia "Tag Cloud". Click to make your own Delicious tag cloud. My Delicious 'brain' is shown in the post above.

Links for Lesson 6: Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Explore (e-Portfolio)
It is easy to learn a new way to create, share, publish, collaborate, and access you work anywhere. The video that follows explains more about Google Docs and Spreadsheets. Watch it a few times, stop and start it at critical points (the narration is fast!), take some notes. Try to identify two or three things about using GDS that could make studying easier for you. Please watch this video.

Do
1. (ROW) SCICU set up. Please do these things:
a) Get Google Docs & Spreadsheets (GDS)
b) Make your GDS home one of your homepage tabs in Firefox (Tools>>Options>>Main)

4. (ROW) Put your results into a table. In Docs Home, create a new spreadsheet. Make a simple spreadsheet to display your results. Label the data in your spreadsheet e.g. Stumbling blocks in collaboration, Number of responses. You might like to refer to this sample data sheet, however, be sure to use categories which relate to the responses that you have collected.

Adding value to your e-Portfolio and you!

1. If you began posting your assignments to your e-portfolio and then inviting your professors to view them there, instead of or in addition to giving them a paper copy,
what advantages/disadvantages can you see?

2. If you could start posting work and other kinds of information to your e-portfolio by email, what kinds of information might you send? What purposes could this serve for you?

-> mail-to-Blogger address

3. In what situations might you want to share your research on your e-portfolio by embedding GReader?

-> Greader embedding

Lesson 3: Teaching materials - Natsuko (scicu08)

Lesson 1: Introduction to Social Network

Name: Ken Tanaka

Think

1. Social Software

From the above pictures, I'm familiar with a few of the images such as
flickr, Gmail, wikipedia, YouTube and facebook. I think that the social
software is a kind of software, which people uses in order to expand
their knowledge and experiences even if they are not actually
experiencing those events. Furthermore, social software makes social if
the users put in some kind of their own information to interact with
somebody. For example, people have to upload pictures to make comments,
suggestions and feedback on the flickr.

2. Social Networks

Belongings to certain networks simultaneously involve having and sharing
the information with the people you know. I think that sharing the
information in addition to having information is crucial in the
definition of networks. Therefore, social networks become social only if
sharing the information is occurred.

Explore

1. The incident of Enron Corporation will be an example. The Enron,
former energy corporation based in Texas, has involved the systematic
accounting fraud and ultimately bankrupted. This Enron scandal was first
reveled from the insider information from one of their employees.

2. Make notes on what you think the key words are?

Connection, Social Networking Service (SNS), Get things done

3. What were three things that surprises you?

1. College majors 2. Amount of information

3. Fast developing technologies

I completely agree with the ideas of college majors presented in the
video. The world is developing and changing rapidly, so the successful
students are necessary to grab the right opportunities for their career.
Also, there are college majors that we don't see compared to 10 years ago.

Also, I realized that the amount of information is tremendous.
Therefore, utilizing those tremendous information is crucial.

Same as in the example of college majors, we have to foresee the future
to grab the right opportunities because the worlds around us are
inspired by the fast developing technologies.

Do

1. I strongly realized that we have to be a creator of the future in
order to grab the opportunities. Predicting the future needs and adopt
to those changes will produce tremendous outputs. Of course, utilizing
information is necessary. But I think I have to alternate our viewpoint.
My intentions of studying social software for learning is help adopting
to the future needs.

Sending Homework 1

Dear Professor Owen,

I confused where I should upload the assignments.
All I need to do is to send my attached homework to
okokoj.scicu@blogger.com?

Yours sincerely,
ID: 111472 Ken Tanaka

SCICU request: Class attendance

Dear SCICU class,

Last Friday four students were not in class. The class needs you and you need to be in attendance each class. The two tools we are are setting up now, your browser as your PLE and your blog as your SCICU e-portfolio are crucial to your learning. Individual students are only able to participate in the class network with certain tools, and the class can only include you when you have the tools you need.

No attendance in SCICU does affect your classmates much more than in classes that use traditional tools like paper, books, and pencils. SCICU tools may not be better, but they are different and it is crucial that you have them so you can participate, and be included. Otherwise learning stops.

Please do your best not to miss any classes. If it is unavoidable, then it is your responsibility to catch up before next class.

I really need and hope for your full cooperation on attendance.

Thank you and see you all tomorrow.

Best,

Owen.

SCICU Information: Reminder that you are teaching tomorrow

Dear Class,

Just a quick reminder of your appointment tomorrow to teach a classmate what to do and how to do what you have learned by doing either Lesson Two or Lesson Three.

Your homework has been to:

1. Complete the lesson you are working on.

2. Post your writing for the lesson to your portfolio, like Ken has done here.

3. Update your Record of Work.

Do your best to make sure that you are ready to teach tomorrow.

FYI, I have added every ones portfolio to the homepage, which means you can now click to see what your classmates have done. You can learn from your classmates easily, as well as easily give help or offer advice by leaving a comment on their portfolio.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Owen

Lesson 3 Posting

Lesson 3: Adding the link of my e-Portfolio to the SCICU homepage

ID: 111472   Ken Tanaka

Ken Tanaka's e-Portfolio: http://kenscicu08.blogspot.com/

Yours sincerely,

Ken Tanaka

Lesson1: Introduction to Social Network

Lesson1: Introduction to Social Network

Nana Matsubara

THINK
1. I only recognize "You Tube" and "G-mail."
Social software offers online frameworks where people can share
information and interact etc.
What makes social software "social" is the presence of a crowd who receive
s information when sender puts outputs something online. There is a possibi
lity of reciprocal interaction created there.

2. Networks are various connections between people/objects/etc and social
networks are those that are created as a result of social activities of
human being

EXPLORE
- I cannot think of any particular examples.
- Some of the key words in the second video are visible/invisible.
- What seemed surprising are:
- the sum of My Space users accumulate to the 8th most densely populated
country in the world.
- currently, 1 out of 8 couples who get married originally met online in
the U.S.
- big social changes that are taking place now in general, such as their
career and college majors

DO
In the 3rd video, it is shown that our society is undergoing "exponential t
ime" of changes. I am rather unaware that it is happening and am not ready
for all those changes.
Living in 21st century, one does not seem to have a choice but to learn
how to use social software.
Acquiring such knowledge now, in particular for learning, will enable one
to utilize various tools in the future for whatever the works he/she
chooses.

Lesson1: Introduction to Social Network

Name: Nana Matsubara

THINK
1. I only recognize "You Tube" and "G-mail."
Social software offers online frameworks where people can
share information and interact etc.
What makes social software "social" is the presence of a
crowd who receives information when sender puts outputs
something online. There is a possibility of reciprocal
interaction created there.

2. Networks are various connections between
people/objects/etc and social networks are those that are
created as a result of social activities of human being

EXPLORE
- I cannot think of any particular examples.
- Some of the key words in the second video are
visible/invisible.
- What seemed surprising are:
- the sum of My Space users accumulate to the 8th most
densely populated country in the world.
- currently, 1 out of 8 couples who get married originally
met online in the U.S.
- big social changes that are taking place now in general,
such as their career and college majors

DO
In the 3rd video, it is shown that our society is
undergoing
"exponential time" of changes. I am rather unaware that
it is happening and am not ready for all those changes.
Living in 21st century, one does not seem to have a choice
but to learn how to use social software.
Acquiring such knowledge now, in particular for learning,
will enable one to utilize various tools in the future for
whatever the works he/she chooses.

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Assignment for SCICU autumn 2008 Lesson1 Hiroya Aoki

Lesson 1: Introduction to Social Networks
Name: Hiroya Aoki

Think

1. Social Softwares

I often use YouTube to watch comedies, animations, sports and so on.
Social software is I think opened widely. Moreover it is free to use. For
example, YouTube is pay free to make account, upload movies, and watch
them.
It is also important that I can share the idea with other people. For
example, when I watch some movies on YouTube, I can write a comment for
those movies, and other people also can do. To use YouTube gives me
opportunities to mention my idea and get the other ideas. This situation
is similar to usual friendships around my life. When I watch the soccer
match with my friends, I chat with them which play is excellent or
terrible.

2. Social Networks

Social networks are "Networks that connect people with other people by usin
g internet." Social networks are social because it is connected whole world
, and isn't limited to use.

Explore

・ Sorry, I have no idea.

・ Comparison between social networking in the real world and on the website
s. Hidden connection or visible connection.

First, I was surprised at the fact that more than 50% of U.S.21-year-olds
have created content on the web because I am not good at PC-working, such
as typing, searching some information, using tools and so on. I feel
uneasy to use computer.
Second, the fact that 1 out of 8 couples married in the U.S. in 2005
surprised me very much. Although I often chat with web friends on
messenger, I never want to meet them in real world because I want to
distinguish real world and web activities.
Third, third generation fiber optics was amazing because those push 10
trillion bits per second down a fiber. I cannot imagine such an large
number.

Do

Social software is a tool to share the ideas people have. It is widely
opened and free.
Social network is a visible connection between people and the other people
on the web, but that network is difficult to see in the real world.
I want to make connection with other people to share and discuss about some
topics, such as life, environment, culture, and so on. I don' t know which
software is best for me to learn, but I have great interest on social softwa
re.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Social Network
Name: Yuki Hatayama

Think

1. Social Software

I know some of them such as gmail, blogger, youtube and so on.
I guess social software is free tool for user to upload some information
on internet, and "social" means that information move from user to user.

2. Social Networks

If there are many lines between each dots(>3), it's network.
Social means that dots are human (i guess).

Explore

1. About Tibet.
2. Visible.
3. I realized an information-oriented society.

Do

Social software and social networks are both new ways that people get to
send information to the world (or some society). Those servise assist
traffic of infrmation.

Lesson1 HW Introduction to Social Network

Lesson1. Introduction to Social Network

Yukari Yamamoto

Think
1. I only know Wikipedia and YouTube. I sometimes use them as research
tools. Typical feature of these kinds of software is that, through the
software, everyone can be a sender of information. Also everyone can be a
recipient of information. Therefore, in my opinion, an interactivity of
information and a multitude of users made social network social.
2. I define network as a connection which exists between linked people.
The dimension which makes social network social is the people who
constitute the group. The people are can constitute the network from
everywhere in the world. Also everyone can be the member of the group.

Explore
I think the Internet is the quickest way to inform people, so this can be th
e first social media for many senders to spread out the senders' knowledge.
The keyword is visible or hidden relationship, I guess.

Do
Social software is very useful for me because I can get many kinds of
information quickly, for free, and at home. However I feel that, since the
software consist of ordinary people, it must have dangerousness. I cannot
accept all information which I get through the social software. In order
to get along with social technology, or use it fully, it is good to learn
social computing.

Intro. to social network

Muto Moe l111290 Sep.9th

Think
1. I know G-Mali, YouTube and Wikipedia. I think social software is a cluste
r of information that everyone can use and sand it. I suppose that "everyon
e can use send it for free" make social software social.
2. I think social network is a system to shear information. It can be
social because of that everyone can join it.

Explore
For example, many companies or factories have their own web sites and send
information about their commodities and policies.
I think a keyword of social network is hidden, visible relationship.

I was surprised that "today's learners will have 10 to 14 jobs by their 38
th birthday." It cannot think that situation becomes real.
"More than 50% of U.S. 21-yaers-olds have created content on the web." and
"There were more than 2,700,000,000 searches performed on Google this mont
h." are also surprising for me. We are heavy user of web however I think ma
ny people cannot realize that until it show in figure.

Do
Social software is a program to use and send information.
Social network is system to shear information.
I would like to study social networks by running own web site or blog. I
think to choose information and respond to user are good way of learn
about that.

SCICU Lesson1 Homework 111496

Lesson1: Intro to Social Network
Kunio Tsubonuma

Think
1.Socail software.
I know Wikipedia, Youtube, veoh, Gmail. I often use Wikipedia for
investigate something. All people in the Internet can write and edit
topics, so Wikipedia has very many information. However, we have not to
forget that sometimes they are wrong.
Social software is the thing that open to every people. People can both
read and write in the social software, and the information should be
shared. For example, in Youtube, people can watch videos and also can
post his own videos.

2.Social Networks.
"Network" is sets of links. Social network means interactive connencions
with others. People can give and take information.

Do
I would like to think how social software become social more. Actually,
in the recent social software, many people only recieve information.
Social software should be easier to dispatch infromation. It is best that
make the place all people really do interchange their knowledge, thought,
record, and so on easy and quickly.

Assignment for SCICU autumn 2008 Lesson1 Hiroya Aoki

It's OK to send assignment to this address? I feel uneasy.

Natsuko Kodama, 2008, Sep 9th Homework

Lesson 1: Introduction to Social Networks

Natsuko Kodama

Think (SCICU e-Portfolio)
1. Social software.
Which websites in the picture (top) are familiar to you?
　I have my account in digg.com, face book, and Twitter. Also I love Wikip
edia and veoh.com. In the veoh.com, you can enjoy whole famous anime movies
with free of charge.

What do you think social software is?
I suppose social software is CMS to enhance people's communication.

What do you think makes social software social?
I think the accessibility is critical to make social software social. T
he more easy to access it ,the more that software would be developed by unco
untable people's knowledge.

2. Social Networks. How would you define a network?
I define network is "some amount of information which linked with exte
rnal information". For example, our existence itself is also a form of info
rmation. However, we are not connecting each other. We are kind of "indepen
dent "block of information. On the other hand, the every page of internet w
orld is connecting to other page usually and form one space of information.
So internet can be said one of network.
What is social about a social network?
Social means "no one owns it ",I suppose. For example, your twitter p
age is composed by many undefined people's idea and information. One can pr
ovide information and one can also be given information. I think in the soci
al network, it is important that no one is owner or spokes man, but everyone
have the right and ability to change the system, say One's opinion, and pr
ovide information.

Explore (SCICU e-Portfolio)
Please watch this video on social software. Do you know of a recent
situation in which knowledge has become available first through social
media?
For example, I know some actors and athletes announce their retirement
on their blogs.

Please watch this video on social networks. Make notes on what you think
the key words are?
I think the keyword is "hidden/visible relationship" because that is t
he strongest characteristic of social networks.
Please watch this video on social & technological change in the world
today (now). What were three things that surprised you? Why?
What surprised me most was the fact that 10 subject out of all the subj
ect we leaning in the university have not existed 10years before because I r
ealized that "this" curriculum is the universal and only one system of uni
versity.
What impressed me next was the next question:" can you image 10yaers f
rom now what students are studying in the university?" In fact, I cannot. B
ut I image that no matter the subject name will change, people who tried har
d will enjoy the study most.
. Thirdly I was shocked the data that the all of the information which
is packed in the brains of people who are more about 21years old (that is
me!) are provided by e-information. I myself did not thought that I am
always using and correcting information though PC, that data was very
interesting.

Do (SCICU e-Portfolio)
Draw on your current understanding of social software, social networks,
and your understanding of the changes in 'Shift Happens' to write your own
rationale for choosing to learn how to use social software for learning.
Social software:
the tool to organize the relationship with people
Social networks:
The relationship which is visibly linked.
How to study social networks:
I would like to study social networks by internet communication
especially through SNS, such as mixi, face book or kauno.com because
SNS is not directly profitable for advertisement companies, it is
more easy to generate pure community of people.

SCICU Information: Preparation for Lesson One 9/9

Dear Social Computing Student,

Welcome to Social Computing (SCICU) for Autumn 2008! This message contains some important details & asks you to do two things.

The SCICU Homepage is at http://ojames.blogspot.com/. Go here to access everything you need.

You (should) have already received two messages:

1. Notification that you have been added to the class discussion group.

2. An invitation to join the SCICU DIY Textbook.

OK, so now here are two things I want you to try your best to do before Lesson One, Tuesday Period 6.

(10 mins) Register for the SCICU D.I.Y. Textbook: 1. Go to SCICU Homepage. Watch video, 'How to register for DIY Textbook' (look left under Course Links). 2) Go to your ICU email inbox. Look for the SCICU DIY Textbook invitation you should have got earlier. 3) Complete your registration as explained in the video. 4) You are done! (One thing you will later do on the DIY Textbook is keep your record of assignments up to date - more on this later.)

Buy a USB drive (if you do not have one already): You can pick up a USB drive at any electronics store. 128 MB is fine and the cheapest. However, as always with storage, more is better, you can never have enough. Please bring it next class.

If you have any problems, please reply to this message. Do note that your message will go to everyone. I will answer, but anyone in the class can also answer.

Thank you,

Owen James