n52x9mj - Uploaded by BarbaraNixon. Glee Cast Radio created by Jennifer Wakefield. Twit Cleaner - Clean your Tweetstream! Cck2hbj - Uploaded by CJLeBlanc. Eight Reasons An Innovative Educator Uses Twitter by Lisa Nielsen. 4 Ways To Give Legs To Your Presentations. I love the TED conference and everything it stands for. If you haven’t gotten lost down the rabbit hole of the TED talks, you haven’t lived. (TED-heads, share some of your favorites in the comments?). Their whole premise is Ideas Worth Spreading. I’m not on the TED stage. Yet. But in the meantime, I definitely love the premise of giving ideas legs. 1. I know many of you probably know about Slideshare so I apologize if this is one of those “duh” things for you. On Slideshare, you can elect whether to allow folks to download the slides themselves, and Slideshare’s handy embed code means that you and other people can share those slides in all sorts of places.
Here’s the Amber Naslund Slideshare page where I’ve got a bunch of presentations and a handful of ebooks. 2. Want to give your audience some additional materials to reference after your presentation? Bonus points: I keep an ongoing collection of social media case studies on Delicious, too. 3. 4. Presenters, Tell Us Your Tips! 6buffer. Content Rules. #NCA2010 preso is uploaded: Re-interpreting the Social Media Dream Now off to get coffee. Last of my 4-week Smarter SocMedia class is tonight. See syllabus + notes at #columbiajsm. Weekly Review: Why you should participate in the Edublog Awards | Edublogs - teacher and student blogs. You may have seen posts, tweets, or messages about the 2010 Edublog Awards process which began yesterday with the nomination phase. Going into our seventh year, these awards are a way to recognize all of the different bloggers, teachers, and others that are contributing to the improvement of education at a global level.
It is amazing the amount of helpful and inspirational information that is out there, and the Edublog Awards are a great way to share it all with an even wider audience. So why should you nominate your favorite blogger, tweeter, PLN, podcast, etc? Most importantly to say thank you to those that you follow, read, and learn fromShare the resources you value with your readers and followersWe publish a list of nominations that becomes a handy destination year-round to find new resourcesBe part of a global education communityJoin the fun and excitement that is all part of the Edublog Awards! This week in the Edublog world Featured Edublog of the Week Webinars & Live Events. Recap: Next Iron Chef 3, EP4 | Well it took the judges three weeks to figure it out but they finally sent Chef Mary Dumont packing.
Chef Dumont is undoubtedly a fine chef. If she weren’t she never would have been asked to come on the show. Would never take a sub-par cook (that’s domain) it’s just that she wasn’t right for this kind of contest format. We are starting to whittle the field down considerably. Of the seven chefs remaining three have an outstanding shot a winning (Fargione, Chauhan and Tsai), two are nipping on their tails (Canora and Caswell) and the other two (Tio and Estes) have been solid. Tio has yet to wow anyone but her food has been good enough to avoid a bottom three finish. Estes’ biggest flaw has been her consistency (followed closely by her plating) – she may blow the competition away in one challenge then do so poorly in the other that she is close to going home. It appears that the contestants judging each other after the first challenge is now a permanent fixture in the show’s format. Tumblr screencasts and reminders #mco494 | Media 2.0: Social Media.
USC IML. Rock And Roll Road Map For Dummies. Not our favorite was to spend a Sunday morning. #waterpump. Tweeting Under False Circumstances: Social Media Ethical Dilemmas. I am going to start off with a bang, in this 1st of 7 planned posts about Real-World Ethical Dilemmas in Social Media. What would you do if a client contact — who had a pretty solid Twitter following — asked you to tweet from his account, as if you were him? Crazy? Wrong? Unethical? Let’s discuss. The client contact is well-known in his field. Now, a big industry tradeshow is coming up. The executive wants his tweetstream to reflect his activity at the show, and to highlight other happenings at the conference, as well. We work closely with this executive and he has come to trust us implicitly… which leads to the ethical challenge.
“I want SHIFT to ‘take over’ my Twitter account, and tweet as me, during the course of the show. You can see how this request comes from a “good place.” While it’s true he is asking us to misrepresent ourselves, he feels that it would still be authentic because of his trust in us. How do you respond to that? How would you have handled such a request? Tampa International Airport (TPA) :: Tampa, FL. Photo : yfrog.com/0767560378j - Shared by molliejoh. The Marquette Tribune. Casey O'Brien, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, uses his iPad. Photo by Emily Waller / emily.waller@marquette.edu If using an iPad makes you cool, then Marquette’s faculty could mentor the Fonz. Apple’s tablet touch-screen computer is making inroads on the educational system, particularly with professors looking to be hyper-organized. Connie Bauer, a professor of marketing in the College of Business Administration, is a fervent supporter of utilizing iPads in the classroom.
“I am now all iPad in the classroom,” Bauer said in an e-mail. Bauer uses her iPad to run her PowerPoint slides, show videos from websites, take attendance, and even has it linked up with the overhead projector in the classroom. Bauer is not the only Marquette professor who is a proponent of the iPad. Gee Ekachai, a professor of public relations, is a new convert to the iPad and has begun to use it to organize her materials for her classes. However, some are not as convinced of the usefulness of the iPad. Launch of #PRStudChat Blog and Podcast Series. #Whatnottodoontwitter? Play Pink Floyd and the Wizard of Oz a. Mjyg0j - Uploaded by BarbaraNixon. Empowered. By Josh Bernoff Starting today and continuing until this Friday September 10, you can download Empowered to your Kindle at no charge. You want to know how to manage your company in the age of empowered customers, don't you?
If you've got a Kindle, what's stopping you? Now to the other question. Some people have told me that giving away Empowered on Kindle makes it seem worthless. But I'm gambling on a different outcome. I think the book is going to unleash a lot of HEROes. I would like it very much if you would prove me right. Note: If you have an iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Mac, or PC, there are Kindle apps for those devices, too. And if you prefer print, we love you, too. Note: the free Kindle download offer is available in the US only. Photo by LenEdgerly via Flickr. Win a Holiday MashPack With 12 Tech Prizes & myTouch 4G [GIVEAWAY] 'Tis the season and Mashable has been getting into the holiday spirit by talking about this year's most gift-worthy gadgets and inviting readers to get together at Mashable Holiday Meetups.
Now we're celebrating by giving you awesome social media and tech prizes. Every weekday for the next two weeks, we'll give away a Holiday MashPack filled with at least 12 wish list items. A different grand prize will be added each day, and this week our packs are even bigger and better. Today's grand prize is a T-Mobile myTouch 4G. You'll find a list below detailing the 19 other fantastic prizes in today's MashPack — and see information on how to win. Happy holidays from Mashable! How To Win Today's MashPack Tweeting for today's MashPack will end Tuesday, December 14 at 12 p.m.
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Today's grand prize is a myTouch 4G Android phone. Sony MHS-TS10 Bloggie Touch HD Camera Aperion Audio: Audio Link Smartfish ErgoMotion Laser Mouse Like, Dislike Stamps iPom ZAGGsparq 2.0 Desk Pets Skitterbots. The Golden Rule: Never give a presentation you wouldn't. @cndavis RT @whitneygonzalez Thanks @BarbaraNixon everyone is checking out #sprint4g. 69 alternatives to the default Facebook profile picture. If you have changed the default Facebook profile picture and uploaded your own, it’s fine. But if not, then why not replace that boring picture of the guy with a wisp of hair sticking out of his head with something different and funny? Default Facebook silhouette is boring Someone called David has created a bunch of alternative Facebook profile silhouettes - from Albert Einstein to Frankenstein, Batman to Darth Vader.
These are free to use in your Facebook profile. Have fun! Update: Inspired by David's work, I have created additional profile pictures which are being added regularly. Note: The profile images has been replaced by previews, since this page is making too many connections to Picasa's server. Also included are general profile pics like guys and girls with headphone, flipping the bird, wearing hats, with different hairstyles like ponytails and braids, and plenty of different girl profiles. On last count, there were more than 130 photos. Barbara Nixon, Ph.D. (ABD)
Listener, PR professor, PhD candidate, Presbyterian, floral photographer, NASCAR fan, Auburn fanatic, foodie and mom of 4. Whew. Barbara Nixon is an Assistant Professor of Public Relations at Southeastern University in Lakeland, FL. She has a diverse background, ranging from teaching communications courses for more than two decades, to being in leadership roles in two Fortune 500 corporations, to volunteering with several nonprofit organizations. She is a past president of the [url= Listening Association[/url].Nixon teaches a variety of courses, including Corporate Public Relations, Public Relations Writing, Introduction to Public Relations and Introduction to Journalism.
Her research interests include social media, leadership development and volunteerism. She blogs at [url= SOCN 101-001: Social Networking for Freshmen | BSU Campus Center Blog. Hello First Year Students, I don’t know if you’ve all noticed this yet, but your college experience will be very different from your high school experience- in a good way. You will meet lots of new people, acquire lots of new skills, and hopefully begin to make some connections that will help you jump start your career path.
One of the best ways you can do this is by keeping up with the latest trends in social networking. When most students think “social networking,” the most popular online trend of the time pops into their heads. Five years ago, it was Myspace. Today, it’s Facebook. What modern day students need to understand is that technology is constantly updating and changing. Keeping up with these trends is essential to staying connected to the world. FABK 102-001 : How to college-ify your Facebook Let’s start with your Facebook profile.
Friends, and the Facebook in-browser games were a great way to overcome boredom. 1. 2. 3. TWTR 101-001 : Twitter for Dummies …But, don’t worry. 1. Support : Android TweetDeck - Test release 23rd September. Video, Dallas - Fort Worth Video, News Video, Featured Video. n2363zj - Uploaded by BarbaraNixon. This stunning hibiscus greeted me @seuniversity this morning. #samsungepic4g. Choosing Whom to Follow on Twitter :: A Strategy. "Twitter bird paper-toy" by Nerea Marta [Updated from my original post written in December 2008 :: Additions are in italics] When I first started using Twitter about a year ago in 2007, I would follow anyone who first followed me. As Twitter has grown, I have realized that I need to be more discerning so that I don’t get overwhelmed.
Here’s a brief description of my thought process. I tend to automatically follow: people I’ve met in real life (if I liked them when I met them)students of mine at Georgia Southern University & Southeastern UniversityPR students & faculty from other universitiespeople who live in the Savannah or Statesboro (GA) Lakeland/Tampa/Orlando areaspeople who engage me in positive ways with @barbaranixon tweets Occasionally, I’ll revisit the people I’m currently following and make a determination if I still want to invest time in following them. If your tweets don’t make me learn or laugh, then quite often I don’t keep following. Transcript for #blogchat - What the Hashtag?! Graphic Social Media. Foursquare Launching New Must-Have Button for Websites. Foursquare has quietly added a new feature to its website this afternoon that you won't want to miss: a new "add to my foursquare" button that can be embedded on any website. If you own a business or publish a web page about any real-world location, this very simple button will allow visitors to your website to add going to your location as a "to-do" item and receive a push-notification to their phones whenever they check-in anywhere nearby.
This small button could deliver a substantial part of the promise of Foursquare - tying together our discoveries online with our experiences offline. The new feature was first seen and reported on by the watchdog blog AboutFoursquare and the Foursquare site has been experiencing unusual difficulties loading this afternoon. If it's struggling right now, imagine the load when these buttons are launching pop-ups for locations from web pages all around the internet. This Makes Sense An "add to my Foursquare" button, though? n3vduij - Uploaded by kellyhickman9.
It's a final: Auburn storms back to beat Alabama and remain undefeated. Auburn coach Gene Chizik celebrates the Tigers 28-27 victory in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Friday. (The Birmingham News / Hal Yeager) Cam Newton and Auburn played like a quarterback and a team in search of a national championship Friday, rallying from a seemingly impossible deficit to beat Alabama 28-27 with a mighty second-half comeback in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama led 24-0 in the first half before Auburn got in gear.
The Tigers finally passed Alabama on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Newton to Philip Lutzenkirchen with 11:55 to play. The Tigers risked everything late, and made it, on a fourth-and-1 from its own 37. Alabama had a final shot with less than a minute to play, but couldn't score. Auburn improved to 12-0, snapping a two-game losing streak to the Tide. Alabama left the field with a 9-3 record. When Bake Sales Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Bake Sales. Lobster: The New Thanksgiving Turkey? RT @hopkinsdavid How to Use QR Codes in Student Projects ht @web20classroom @SimpleK12 #QRCode.
Scannable bar codes may be just what you need to spark some student interest in your classroom - read on to learn how to use them to showcase your student work and give some life to your classroom's infographics. Last April ago I took a trip to Tokyo, Japan. One thing that really stood out to me there was the abundance of these scannable barcodes. These things were everywhere - flyers, posters, billboards, even in advertisements on the sides of commercial vans. Over the past few months, I've watched these codes gain popularity in the United States (If you're from another part of the world, I would love to hear about the trends you've seen - leave a comment). The world as we know it is becoming scannable. So, what is a QR code? How do I make a QR code? My favorite way to create them is with bit.ly, a free URL shortener that now automatically creates QR codes for your shortened URLs. How can I use QR Codes with my students? Bibliography of student work Inspirational quote up in your classroom?
Time for some grilling. #oldschool. NCAA rules Auburn's Cam Newton is eligible to compete. Auburn has limited the athletic access to Newton's father, Cecil Newton. Mississippi State disassociated itself from former player Kenny Rogers, who, with Cecil Newton, tried to "actively market" Cam Newton to Mississippi State. "The conduct of Cam Newton's father and the involved individual is unacceptable and has no place in the SEC or in intercollegiate athletics," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.
"The actions taken by Auburn University and Mississippi State University make it clear this behavior will not be tolerated in the SEC. " Here are some details from the NCAA: When a school discovers an NCAA rules violation has occurred, it must declare the student-athlete ineligible and may request the student-athlete's eligibility be reinstated. Reinstatement decisions are made by the NCAA national office staff and can include conditions such as withholding from competition and repayment of extra benefits. Newton was reinstated without any conditions. The SEC said: