Conversation in SessionSocial Learning. Be there.

Info Courtesy of:@manfull

aaronmanfull.comJEADigitalMedia.org

Customized by:@dgoble2001

http://about.me/dongoblehttp://dft.ba/-GobleSMC

Why Social Networking?

• You can find more people who are online• Engage your audience directly• Expand your Web presence so they have

more chances of finding you• Have a conversation• Share links and information• Use social media as alternative ways to tell

stories (breaking news, live sports games, photo of the day, etc.)

Q: “Why waste our time with Twitter? The vast majority of students don’t use Twitter.”

My Answer: “Well, the vast majority don’t use email either, should we ignore that too?”

• Keep in touch in real-time• Free• Can receive messages via sms and

send via sms text messaging is the most widely used data application in the world, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile phone subscribers

• Can send and receive direct messages (much like an email)

• All messages or “tweets” are confined to 140 characters.

Your Voice

• Pick a good name• Pic with little detail• Background• Decide who you are going to be• Follow people accordingly

Finding people locally

• Search.twitter.com (advanced)• twellow.com/twellowhood/• iPhone Apps (locate nearby users)• Localtweeps.com• Nearbytweets.com

• The average is 4 tweets a day, but even one a day is better than none.

• Include links to your articles, blog entries, photo galleries, videos, etc.

• Have a conversation.• Terminology:

– @ (Reply or Mention)– RT (Retweet)– # (Hashtag)– MT (Modified Tweet)– D (Direct Message)– .@ (Reply to all)– HT (Heard Through_

• Social Oomph to schedule tweets(and now Facebook Fan pages)

• URL Shorteners (bit.ly – goo.gl) • Widgets for your site to show feeds,

followers and hashtags

Weebly Student Blogs

http://davidspaces.weebly.com

http://dft.ba/-GobleSMC

Q & A

Don GobleBroadcast Technology & Film InstructorLadue Horton Watkins High SchoolSt. Louis, MOdgoble@ladueschools.nethttp://about.me/dongoble