New OCLC Linked Data For Libraries Video. How Classrooms Can Excel Using the Latest Technology and Social Media. Living in a city where there is a sea of college students, I see more technological gadgets on these young students than sometimes even on adults.
They have iPads in the classroom to take notes on, read their books on, and more. However it’s not just technology that’s advancing in the classroom it’s also the acceptance and usage of social media. There are many colleges that demonstrate adaptation and skill in using social successfully to teach students. So what are the benefits of using new technology and social media? Students are already posting on Facebook, reading blogs on Tumblr, tweeting their favorite things on Twitter, and pinning what they love on Pinterest. 2. The infographic demonstrates that professors and teachers are already adapting, and even shows the networks where they can utilize to make their efforts more fruitful with their students. 3.
It is a great opportunity to extend conversation past the classroom. Last Tip: Remember to keep content and tools fresh. Curation – Amplifier or Condenser? « opencollaborarchy. In a very short time curation has evolved from a minor supporting role to a major or even leading role in Social Media engagement. It is no longer sufficient to just share items of interest, breaking news and opinion, not if you want to be regarded as authentic and taken seriously. Knowledge Condenser Curation has many definitions, including my own: “Curation is the acquisition, evaluation, augmentation, exhibition, disposition and maintenance of digital information, usually centered around a specific topic or theme”. The Digital Curation Center (DCC) in the United Kingdom puts it more succinctly Digital curation, broadly interpreted, is about maintaining and adding value to a trusted body of digital information for current and future use. Both definitions infer an information lifecyle process, that manages the digital objects from creation to deletion.
Message Amplification However the evolution of digital curation is experiencing some fragmentation. <a href=" Our Poll</a> Like this: iQ by Intel. Entertainment Tempest Tech: Shakespeare Doth Digital Tech Innovation Drone Data Sparks a New Industrial Revolution Health Beating Health Fitness Data Overload Education Staying Safe in Cyberspace Innovation Takes Wind Harvesting to New Heights Sports Swing!
Real-Time News Curation - The Complete Guide Part 3: Types And Real-World Examples. Part III: Curation Types and Real-World Examples There exists many types of curation, and many ways to interpret what curation really is.
As I have attempted to illustrate in Part II of this guide, in my own view, aggregation is automated and it is not the same as curation. As I wrote, "aggregation is automated, curation is manual". This does not mean that curation does not need or can do altogether away of any form of automated aggregation or social-based filtering. These are in fact fantastic and irreplaceable tools for any serious content or news curator. That is, curation for me, is by definition human-based. 1. 2. 3. 4. But I also do recognize I am venturing in some uncharted new grounds and I am therefore open to question and evaluate my own above viewpoints also from other perspectives. "I believe that there is a role for trusted curators of news, people who have unique access or unique insight, who can get to news more quickly than anybody else, or dive into it more deeply. 1.