Using Social Media for Professional and Educational Purposes
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Slides for a workshop on using social media for professional and educational purposes. Covers Twitter and LinkedIn for professional development and using Facebook for connecting with students.
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Using Social Media for Professional and Educational Purposes
- 1. Using Social Media for Professional and Educational Purposes Sherrie Lee Teo Yuan Ching
- 6. How to Tweet
- 7. Elements of a Tweet @ Used before username Links to Twitter profile Example: Welcome @newuser to Twitter! @newuser I agree. Twitter is bewildering!!
- 8. Elements of a Tweet # Mark keyword or topic Also used for humor/emotions Click on #word to show all Tweets with #word Example: At social media workshop. #lafest Twitter is cool! #doingitforthefirsttime
- 9. Elements of a Tweet RT Re-posting another person’s Tweet Quick way to share Gives credit to original poster Example: RT @TODAYonline: Harvard University investigating allegations that 125 undergrads cheated on a take-home final exam http://t.co/PdeXZuRN
- 10. Now you try!
- 13. Follow News
- 14. Tweet Away! http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/13/genesis2.jpg By Oliver Widder, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
- 15. Twitter for Professional Purposes Use # to read tweets about a topic #edsg #edtech #edusocmedia #education Respond to people’s posts, ask questions, state opinions, share news, RT You don’t only have to tweet about “serious” stuff People have personalities and real lives!
- 18. Profile = resume You don’t have to be job hunting to be on LinkedIn Connect with present and past colleagues Get introduced to someone else through those connections
- 19. Check this to link FROM LinkedIn to Twitter To link FROM Twitter to LinkedIn, use IFTTT.com
- 20. Continue the conversations on Twitter using #lafest
- 21. WHY FACEBOOK? Students don’t check email They DO check FB / Twitter ALL THE TIME “Friend” them for easier communication flickr.com/photos/rwdave/3130549308
- 22. PAGES Creating one is easy Maintaining it is something else Post, tag, comment on news and photos
- 23. GROUPS You or your students can create it You don’t have to friend group members Post reminders, useful websites, comment Easier to maintain than pages
- 24. STUDENTS ≠ PRIVACY? Separate account to connect with students Stay active during office hours Disconnect when you go home http://images.sodahead.com/polls/000834515/polls_work_life_balance_sign_2_4125_15825_answer_1_xlarge.jpeg
- 25. HOW ABOUT TWITTER? Students follow you for updates You don’t have to follow back Link to Facebook account for greater reach
- 27. Little is private on social media If you’re too private, you won’t be social Facebook: privacy settings Twitter: protect your tweets Post what you won’t regret
Editor's Notes
- In 140 characters or less, express your opinion, chat with @friend or RT what you read and loved. #hashtag for context or emotions
- flickr.com/photos/rwdave/3130549308