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Las redes sociales tienen en la comunicación una de sus principales utilidades. Mantener el contacto con amistades y familiares es una de sus grandes bondades, así como brindar la oportunidad de gen
Via Mariano Fernandez
Presented by BestCollegesOnline.com As professors are becoming more familiar and comfortable with social media, they're no longer seeing popular social sites as time-consuming. How are faculty using social media, and what are their remaining concerns? Take a look.
The massive growth in social media over the past decade or so has been hugely influential on almost every industry, and the teaching profession is certainly no exception – channels such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have quickly become very popular in the classroom.
Via Terheck, Juergen Wagner
ifteen-year-old Adora Svitak knows students nowadays “live, work and play” social media.“We’re used to the characteristics of social media: participation, connection, instant gratification,” she tells Mashable, “and when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.” To help more educators learn about the benefits of using social media in the classroom, Adora recently taught nearly 3,000 teachers, principals and administrators how to implement Twitter and Facebook into their lives.
This is a repost from Charlie Osborne at iGeneration. I slightly changed some of the information to make it specifically geaered towards teachers. Twitter can be a valuable tool for businesses, students, teachers and individuals alike. However, finding resources and services to realize the potential of the social networking site can be a task; especially if you’re just starting out. So, here is a directory of valuable twitter resources for teachers– from Twitter clients to lesson plans, language learning and more!
It's no wonder that teachers have also found success on Twitter, using the tool to connect with students, share information with parents, and find useful resources.
Via Donna Browne, Adriana Favieri, Gust MEES
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Social media has rapidly become an important part of many peoples’ lives, not just as a way to keep up with friends and family, but also for professional networks, exploring fields of research, shopping, sharing content and fostering online communities.
It has also become a crucial aspect of a businesses’ online presence- now a firm can connect with consumers and tailor their online relationships with customers, other brands, and with employees.
Predicting quite what is going to happen in this ever changing digital landscape isn’t easy, but it’s certainly worth noting some of the rising trends and having a look ahead to 2013.
Learn more about these trends, including social marketing, content development, branding, video + media applications, social tv, and the growing influence of mobile devices in social media...
Via Lauren Moss, Wallet Digital, juandoming, NikolaosKourakos, Maria Margarida Correia
With over 10 million users, Pinterest has rocketed to pop-culture fame since its launch in beta in March 2010. This rapid growth makes it the fastest growing social media site of the past year. If you’re familiar with Pinterest, it’s easy to understand why. The system of “curating” all things found on the Internet is easy to use, free, and frankly, addicting. It’s a whole new way to collect and organize all those appealing, intriguing and interesting images and ideas you come across on the Internet every day. What’s more, you can share your boards with other Pinterest users.
Check out Fran Berkman's great Mashable article on almost 60 (59, to be exact) digital resources which are available by following all the different links below. There's something for all of us here so have fun exploring! posted by Ian Jukes
Oct 28, 2012
Via Dennis T OConnor
eTwinning es la comunidad de centros escolares de Europa. Ofrece una plataforma a los equipos educativos (profesores, directores, bibliotecarios, etc.) de los centros escolares de uno de los países europeos participantes , para comunicarse, colaborar, desarrollar proyectos o lo que es lo mismo, sentirse y ser parte de la comunidad educativa más atractiva de Europa. La iniciativa eTwinning promueve la colaboración escolar en Europa utilizando las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) y apoya a los centros escolares prestándoles las herramientas y los servicios necesarios que faciliten su asociación para trabajar en común cualquier tema. El portal eTwinning (www.etwinning.net) es el principal punto de encuentro y el lugar donde trabajar juntos. Está traducido a veinticinco idiomas, cuenta con unos 170 000 miembros y unos 5324 proyectos* realizados entre dos o más centros escolares de Europa. El portal proporciona las herramientas en la red para que los profesores encuentren socios, pongan en marcha proyectos, compartan ideas, intercambien sus mejores prácticas y comiencen a trabajar juntos inmediatamente, sirviéndose de las distintas herramientas, hechas a la medida, a su disposición en la plataforma eTwinning. eTwinning nació en 2005 como la iniciativa más importante del Programa de aprendizaje eLearning de la Comisión Europea y desde el 2007 pertenece al Programa de aprendizaje permanente . Su Servicio central de apoyo está dirigido por European Schoolnet, una asociación internacional de 33 Ministerios de educación europeos que promueven la educación en los centros escolares, los profesores y los alumnos de toda Europa. eTwinning recibe también asistencia a nivel nacional de sus 35 Servicios nacionales de apoyo
Twitter may have started off as a fun social media site for keeping up with friends and sharing updates about daily life, but it’s become much more than that for many users over the past few years as the site has evolved and grown.These days, Twitter is a powerhouse for marketing, communication, business, and even education, letting people from around the world work together, share ideas, and gain exposure. It has become a staple at many online colleges and campuses as well, leaving many academics wondering just how and if they should be using Twitter both in the classroom and in their professional lives. So we’ve revised our original 2009 list to get you started or up to date. Whether you’re an academic or just interested in building your Twitter profile, keep reading to learn some tips and tricks that can help you take the first steps towards using Twitter for coursework, research, building a professional network, and beyond.
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Self-hosting a WordPress site is the next step, after folks feel they've outgrown the free wordpress.com sites.
I love word press and we use it for our school blog http://stgregory.edublogs.org/ ;
Both org and .com variants of Wordpress are a delight to use, I have sued them for years, had to abandon my hosted Wordpress blog when I upgraded my website. I miss it.