Tips to Keep Yourself Safe on Social Media. Millions of people check into at least one social network several times a day, with many checking into multiple networks frequently throughout the day.
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ are the most commonly used networks, but there are dozens more out there that see frequent use. Social networks are a great way to keep up with friends and family, share important news, and reach potential customers. Advice on Academic Blogging, Tweeting, Whatever. Over the weekend, something hashtagged as #twittergate was making the rounds among the tweeps.
News. The East Midlands Specialist College Group has launched a website as part of their E-Safety Project.
Funded by LSIS and supported by Jisc TechDis, the E-Safety Project aims to improve e-safety for those with learning difficulties and disabilities. From January 2011 the project partners worked together with learners to produce support and guidance materials. The project culminated in the launch of the website in September 2012. Resources for exploring digital identity, privacy and authenticity « catherinecronin. At the CESI (Computers in Education Society of Ireland) conference last weekend (#cesi12), I presented ‘Social networking with our students: digital identity, privacy and authenticity’.
A number of people have asked for details of the articles and resources I referenced, so here are both the presentation and a summary of resources. Digital identity, privacy & authenticity – #CESI12 [=> presentation updated 18/04/12] The presentation is based on student work in a Professional Skills module, in a 2nd year BSc Computer Science and IT programme (see our Scoop.it for additional resources). The module aims to help students to improve their research and communication skills. Students gain experience in writing and presenting, both online and in class. Authentic learning is at the heart of the module. My CESI presentation focused on our use of Twitter, and particularly Google+, in autumn 2011 as an environment within which to discuss digital identity and privacy. Resources Videos Books. AlisonMcNab.
Learning Technologies 2012 - Steve Wheeler - New Technologies. Build a powerful PLN. 10 Commandments of Twitter for Academics - Do Your Job Better. By Katrina Gulliver Most of my friends (the ones who are not already on Twitter) have heard my Twitter pitch, and it's true that since joining several years ago I've become quite an evangelist.
5 things you didn't know you could do on your Kindle « CJO « Cambridge Journals Blog. With the different models available and decreasing prices, more and more people seem to be purchasing Amazon Kindles.
I noticed from conversations on social media however that some features of the Kindle I love are unknown to other Kindle owners, so I’m sharing a few tips about the way I use my Kindle (a third generation Kindle with keyboard and 3G access) that you might not know about. 1. 44 Websites to Help You Improve Your Knowledge of WordPress. We recently did a round-up of some of the leading design blogs that you need to follow in order to stay up to date with the latest trends in the design world.
In this article we take a look at some blogs and websites that cover WordPress. Most, if not all, design blogs have WordPress-related articles. However, these blogs deal specifically (and, in most cases, ONLY) with WordPress. Also, not all of the websites below are ‘blogs’ – some of them are feed aggregators, some are design showcases and wpMail.me is an email newsletter. However, they are all related to WordPress. Honorary Mention: LabZip LabZip provides everything you need to create and monetize WordPress websites. 1.
WordPress Arena offers articles related to WP themes, plugins, tutorials and offers some freebies. 2. WordPress Planet is not really a blog – it is an aggregator collecting posts related to WordPress. 3. As the name suggests, WordPress.tv provides videos related to WordPress. 4. 5. Don’t be a Twitter Egghead « Doing More. Ok – I get it.
Twitter is confusing. And sometimes it can be a bit tricky of how to get started, and who to follow and everything. But if you are responsible for the marketing of your company, please be on twitter. Blogging about. Welcome - Mobile apps and resources - Library Guides at Newcastle University. Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf (application/pdf Object) Technology tips for librarians and teachers. It’s that time of year again when thoughts turn to planning the annual learning resources conference in order to offer some blue-sky thinking and fresh ideas on how to reinvigorate the library service, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share a quick blog post about some of the developments I’ve been working on with fellow librarians and RSC colleagues lately.
Continue reading I can’t claim the credit for this one, the idea’s adapted from a post in Doug’s blog (via my eagle-eyed friend Merv Stapleton ), but makes for such a neat little activity to do with learners to check their digital footprints I had to share. Continue reading If you’ve been on Twitter for a while, then you’ve probably come across the game where people quote film or song titles in their tweets, but substitute one of the words for a specific keyword for comic effect.
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