SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR SHARING, CARING AND INFORMATION GATHERING

Molly Immendorf

Instructional Technology Specialist

Cooperative Extension Technology Services

Contact information

molly.immendorf@ces.uwex.edu

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Introduce you to Web 2.0, social networking/media, and cloud computing concepts, tips and possible pitfalls

Share specific examples of social media and social networking using Facebook and Twitter

Discuss communication opportunities

Today’s Objectives

Do you text message?

1. Yes2. No

Do you Facebook?

1. Yes, doesn’t everybody?

2. No, it’s not for me

Do you Twitter?

1. Yes- tweet, tweet!

2. No

What is Social Networking?

“A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, dislike, conflict or trade.”

What is Social Media?

“Social media is information content created by people using highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies.”

Social Media Revolution 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZ0z5Fm-Ng

Web 2.0 tools

Participatory Collaborative Integrated, often using RSS

Real Simple Syndication

Cloud computing

Computing on the cloud cautions Stability Finding your content

Accountability

Usernames and passwords Data breeches

Hackers/Accidents

Read the Terms of Service agreements Privacy

Questions?

Extending your personal network

Marketing your programming/product

Communicate with interested people

Ways to use social networking/media

Social Networking Tips

Privacy concerns

Who are my “friends”?

Life of the data

Before getting connected…

What am I

comfortable with?

What do I want others to

learn?

What do I want to learn?

What DON’T I

want others to

know?How will

I use this?

Questions?

Facebook terms

Profile News feed Status update Page “Friends” Wall Applications Groups Events

Ways to connect on Facebook

Profile

Personal Work Share

d

Fan Page

Unit Program

Groups

Open Closed

Secret

Facebook Profile

Entry into Facebook Your personal site on FB Newsfeed is like a homepage for FB

Includes status updates, Can create more than one (use different

email addresses/name) A profile is needed for creating other

types of FB sites

Promote your program, your office, you Wall “Fans” instead of “friends” Status can be linked to Twitter account Events Photos http://www.facebook.com

Facebook Fan Pages

Facebook Group

Open, Closed or Secret (new groups) Small group communication Messages to members are private Discussions, photo sharing, Wall No automatic updates Group Chat (new groups)

First, create a

Facebook Account “Profile”

Status can link to Twitter

Facebook GroupOpen/Closed/

SecretCan be Moderated

No notices

Facebook PageActs/looks like a

profile“Like”= Fan

Status can link to Twitter

Questions?

What is Twitter? Microblog, 140 character limit Integrates with other Web 2.0 tools http://www.twitter.com Web and mobile phone tools

Twitter, Tweets, and Tweeps

Twitter Terms

Tweet Followers/

following @username Direct Message #hashtag/

#keyword #sklbfast

Retweet

Twitter uses Breaking news Marketing Grassroots organizing Thought ticklers Ask questions Meeting/conference “backchannel” Integrate with Facebook status

Twitter, Tweets, and Tweeps

Twittequette

Being a follower Trust, learning, interesting

Being followed Email notification Block followers

Voice and presence Who are you online?

Questions?

Tech Tuesdays -Archives

Online Tools for Creating, Collaborating & Sharing PowerPoint Presentations

Facebook Tips Twitter Tips Bring the Web to You, RSS A Podcasting Primer Manage Your Photos and Images with Flickr Organizing the Internet with Tags and

Social Bookmarks Online Security Savvy Surfing

Archives at http://fyi.uwex.edu/edtech (not restricted)

Contact information

molly.immendorf@ces.uwex.edu

Presentation available on SlideShare.net:

http://www.slideshare.net/mimmendorf