Social Media in the Classroom: Extending the Learning Community
Social Media in the Classroom: Extending the Learning Community
Robert Williamson, Jr. (Hendrix College) discusses his use of Twitter-based homework assignments for teaching close reading skills and bringing out the voices of quieter students.
From: Associated Colleges of the South
Related topics : social media classroom / using social media
JerEcho Gets to Know "Generation Like"
This report explores the current phenomenon of young people using social media to brand themselves and build followings. It was inspired by the PBS Frontline documentary, "Generation Like."
From: Suzanne Valenza
Related topics : brands using social media / social media branding
Keeping kids using social media safe
With the help of progress reports we know what our kids are doing in school. How about online? Now, a tool, that every parent may want to consider.
From: ABC Action News
Related topics : why use social media / social media help
SMAR YPN Mentor Series - Kimberly Bean
Neal Tipton, member of SMAR's YPN (Young Professional Network), interviews Kimberly Bean from Exit Landmark Realty on how she using social media in her real estate business.
From: Southern Maryland Association of Realtors
Related topics : business using social media
IKEA UK Organizes A Sleepover Using Social Media
The Only Way Is Essex star Sam Faiers joined 100 people to spend the night at IKEA as part of the Big Sleepover event in Lakeside.
From: Sirous Kavehercy
Related topics : organizations using social media
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From: Socialr.com
Related topics : best social media website
Cliff Lampe - "Social Science, Social Media, and Understanding Large-scale Interaction" - SSW12
Cliff Lampe (@clifflampe), University of Michigan
Summer Social Webshop 2013
From studying Slashdot and Facebook, to creating new sites for public use, I'll describe different ways to approach the study of social media sites and how they facilitate distributed collaboration. In this talk, I'll discuss the pros and cons of mixed methods, and tying multiple research questions under the same overall research question.
From: summersocialwebshop
Related topics : new social media sites / universities using social media
Dramatic Changes for a "Socialized" Conference
IBM's October Information on Demand conference became a worldwide event through the use of social media. Most of the conference content was developed through social interaction and social stimulated ongoing comments during and after the fall 2011 conference. In winning BtoB's Integrated program award, BtoB cited the event's hashtag achieved a Twitter reach of 14.3 million uniques and more than 63,000 new "likes" were recorded on relevant Facebook pages. IDG Strategic Marketing Services...
From: IDG Knowledge Hub
Related topics : social media marketing conferences / social media content
Social Media in the Classroom: Twitter better than Textbooks!
What are the benefits of social networks? Boston College Professor Jerry Kane has received an National Science Foundation career award to study the use of social media technology in the classroom and in business. In the classroom, he has experimented with using Facebook as a classroom meeting space (not best suited, he found) and now uses a class wiki. This semester he requires students to develop quality Twitter messages or "Tweets" to better understand the benefits. On the business side, he...
From: Public Domain TV
Related topics : benefits of using social media for business / college students' social networking experiences on facebook / social business network
Social Media Visibility/Exposure Tracking Tools
g3nius Social Media Consulting (http://g3nius-smc.com) has your back, guys. One of the biggest questions I get is "What's the ROI?" or "How do we track a campaign?" or "What metrics can you give me throughout our Social Media Engagement?".
Fear no more; Gabriel Gonzalez, CEO & Founder of g3nius is here to spill the proverbial beans! Watch the video and learn about the valuable tools that can be used on a daily basis to track a brand, topic or company's exposure across the web. The links for...
From: g3niusSMC
Related topics : social media tracking tools / social media metrics tools / brands using social media