11. Assignment
Choose TWO: Find five blogs, Twitter or
Instagram accounts to
read
Update your LinkedIn or
align all of your professional
profiles
Set up a: LinkedIn,
Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter account or a blog
Write one blog post, create
one YouTube video or
record one podcast
Write ten Tweets or take
three Instagram photos with
captions
Editor's Notes
9:30
Course overview
Three hours today
Three more hours next Monday
Three to five hours of homework
Will include an assignment to develop some social media presence – talk about this later
Ask lots of questions
When we get into the details of platforms, feel free to use your devices.
Who am I?
International and Digital Editor of Delta, the campus magazine
Worked in digital communications for 10+ years
Find me on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
9:45
Class poll as to why they are participating
Who is on what social media channels?
Facebook, Twitter, IG, YouTube, Snapchat, Blogging
Most important thing:
Google yourself
Ex: Me
Ex: Participant
10:00
Technically defined as: websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.
Dinner Party
We will discuss both how to use the channels actively and passively.
Altmetrics
-Science communication course
Is social media worth it?
Rolf Hut
Melissa Terras
10:30
LinkedIn basics
If you’re doing nothing else, do this.
Online resume - make sure it matches
Post your professional updates
Now have online courses
11:00 – Break?
Facebook basics
Personal pages, brand pages, Facebook groups
Profile alignment
Privacy settings
What is public
How to change post settings
Relax, I’m an Entomologist
11:15
Twitter basics
Public vs hidden profiles
Real name
Usage basics
140 characters - no longer including usernames and media, links are automatically shortened
Follow people you don’t know
Lists
Hashtags
Conferences
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chris Hadfield
11:45
Instagram basics
Public vs hidden profiles
Real name
Usage basics
Must include an image
No links
Follow people you don’t know
Hashtags
Scott Kelly, TU Delft
-TU Delft is a great example of how to be involved even if you’re not doing it on your own
12:00
YouTube basics
Video content
Usage basics
Titles, descriptions are important
Algorithm
Features: Watch later, subscriptions
Equipment is important
Vi Hart, TU Delft TV, Nat Geo, Nasa, Henry Reich
12:15
Radio on demand
Usage basics
Scriptwriting
Equipment
Finding content
Delta, Naked Scientists, RadioLab, Science Vs.
Music - Christine Wilcox
12:30
Blogging basics
Usage basics
TU hosting, Wordpress/Blogger
Blogging solo or with another site
Delta, New Scientists
350 - 400 words
Edit your work
Focus on a theme
PZ Myers, Mo Costandi, Ethan Siegel
Questions
Assignments
-Send them all to me by Sunday night