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WHAT
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Presented byQuinn Battersby
@qbattersbyMelanie Parlette
@melanie_sarah
Intermediate
DEFINITION OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media are primarily internet and mobile-based tools for sharing and discussing information among human beings. The term most often refers to activities that integrate technology, telecommunications and social interaction, and the construction of words, pictures, videos and audio.
More than just a definition it impacts people and our society enormously.
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVESOverall: Understand the benefits of social media through application.
• Define RSS feeds
• Find RSS feeds that match your interest, and add them to Google Reader
• Create connections between RSS content and Professional Development from a fundamental standpoint
• Define Twitter
• Understand Twitter terminology, including RTs, @mentions, #hashtags and more
• Learn how to use Twitter to discover your interests
• Learn how to apply Twitter to your Professional Development
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Image Source:http://www.flickr.com/photos/25031050@N06/3292307605/sizes/z/in/photostream/
www.google.com/reader
www.google.com/reader
Or sign in if you have already created a Google Account that you would like to use.
GETTING STARTED (2 WAYS TO ADD FEEDS)
In Google Reader:1. Click the Subscribe button
in your left-hand sidebar2. Enter the URL of the blog or
site you’d like to subscribe to.
From a blog or site using Firefox:1. Click Bookmarks2. Click Subscribe to this Page3. Select Google from dropdown
for Subscribe to this feed using:
4. Click Subscribe Now5. Click Add to Google Reader
WHAT CAN I SUBSCRIBE TO?
Conestoga College Newshttp://bit.ly/conestoganews
Dilberthttp://bit.ly/m74kNG
Subscription Options . . .
Naturehttp://bit.ly/
leo3MV
News Sites
Academic
Journals
Magazines Blogs
• Prioritize, you don’t need to read EVERYTHING!
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOOGLE READER. . .
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOOGLE READER. . .
Create folders
Folders allow you to sort your subscriptions and keep them organized. Any individual subscription can be in one folder, multiple folders, or none at all. 1. Select an individual feed in the sidebar.2. Then use the Feed settings... menu to
select or deselect folders as desired.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOOGLE READER. . .
Sharing Folders1. Select folder you
want to share from the sidebar.
2. Use the Feed Settings menu to select Create a Bundle
3. Click Save4. Click Add a Link to
get a shareable link you can provide to students and colleagues
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOOGLE READER. . .
Email ItemsYou can find an Email button at the end of each item. Click that and you'll be able to enter your friend's email address, as well as customize the subject or message, if you want to.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOOGLE READER. . .
Send to TwitterClick Send to and select Twitter (or Facebook).
• Do a weekly cleanup
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOOGLE READER. . .
• Dedicate a certain time to read your feeds
(build it into your routine)
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR GOOGLE READER. . .
GOOGLE READER IN THE CLASSROOMfor students
Keep track of news and information relative to their
studies and personal interests
Collect and Share research materials for
projects
Read items shared by their teachers to help with assignments
GOOGLE READER IN THE CLASSROOMfor staff+faculty
Keep track of student blogs
all in one place
Read other educator’s blogs for ideas, current research, and tips
Share news with colleagues and
students (you can annotate to add
value!)
Share news and current events
relevant to current classroom topics
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REALLY, WHAT IS TWITTER?
Twitter is an online social networking tool in which users post 140 character updates of what is going on in their lives along with links to things they think are interesting, funny, or useful to their followers (“following” being essentially what “friending” is on other sites).
REALLY, WHAT IS TWITTER?
People use twitter in many ways:
• as a newsfeed by following prominent people or networks
• as a pseudo-chatroom by limiting their followers and whom they follow to close friends and family
• as a microblog for updating people about the work they are doing and their personal lives.
TWITTER TERMINOLOGY – QUICK REVIEW
Feed: The stream of tweets you see on your homepage. It’s comprised of updates from users you follow.
Mention: A way to reference another user by his username in a tweet (e.g. @qbattersby). Users are notified when @mentioned
Retweet: is when you want to forward or share a tweet that someone else said with your followers.
Hashtags: A way to denote a topic of conversation or participate in a larger linked discussion (e.g. #AmericanIdol, #Obama).
LETS LOGIN & DIG IN
1. Goto http://www.twitter.com
2. Input your username and password you created before this session.
3. You should already be familiar with the Twitter interface and some of the general functions/terminology.
4. Let’s look at some more advanced features
TWITTER FEATURES - LISTS
A list is a curated group of Twitter users. When you click to view a list, you'll see a stream of Tweets from only the users included in that group. You don't need to follow another user to add them to a list; you can follow lists themselves without following the individual users in that list.
1. Get started with your own list
2. Choose the person icon in top right, click Lists
3. Provide a name & description and choose whether it is private or public
4. Start adding users to your list
5. Your list will only show tweets from the people you have added.
*Consider your list like bookmarks of a category or group of people with common interests. You could add local people, Conestoga colleagues, or people related to a particular subject matter.
TWITTER FEATURES - FAVORITES
Favorites, represented by a small star icon next to a Tweet, are most commonly used when users like a Tweet. Favoriting a Tweet can let the original poster know that you liked their Tweet, or you can save the Tweet for later.
1. You can favorite a tweet by pressing the favorite button on a tweet, represented by a star.
2. Tweets you favorite will be marked with a star in the corner.
3. You can view all of your favorites through your profile, click on your username, and press favorites.
4. Favorites are publicly visible – you can view others favorite in the same fashion by viewing their profile and choosing favorites.
*Perhaps favorites are simply your favorite things on Twitter or a tweet with information you wanted to save for later. You can un-favorite a tweet in a fashion similar to favoring a tweet.
TWITTER FEATURES – IMAGES & LOCATION
You can add images and your current location to your tweets. This can be useful for other users and help with your personal expression.
1. To add an image to your tweet, press the camera button that appears after you click in the Compose Tweet box.
2. Choose your image and upload – these will be available until removed from Twitter.
3. Add your location to your tweet by pressing the location button beside the image button – it automatically determines your location (you can adjust if necessary).
TWITTER FEATURES – MOBILE APPS
For all major mobile devices a Twitter application is available for download. Visit your respective App Store and search for Twitter. Many variations exist, from Twitter Inc. created versions to independent applications.
• Explore the various application options available to determine which best suits your needs.
• All applications come with similar feature sets which may include image and video uploading services for sharing more with your followers.
• Some favorites Blackberry: Ubersocial iPhone: Tweetbot
RELATING TO YOUR VOCATION
Faculty may follow users that provide valuable information about the field of which they are preparing their students.
Some suggestions
Engineering - @twittereng
Media & Design - @smashingmag
Nursing - @nursingideas
Sciences - @guardianscience
RELATING TO YOUR VOCATION
Staff may follow users that relate to their specific area – ability to provide fresh and relevant information about their area in general.
Some suggestions
Bookstore - @pearson
Co-op & Career Services - @kitchener_jobs
Continuing Education - @allaboutcareers
Alumni - @wonderfulwat
SOCIAL MEDIA BEST PRACTICES
1.Social Media is social, what do online other people will see
2.Keep in mind the image you are presenting online as a Conestoga community member
3.Give credit where credit is due
Be Social.Have fun with it.