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. Unfortunately, they’re also ripe picking grounds for those looking to prey on others. Identity thieves, stalkers, and other unscrupulous people spend hours looking for their next victim. Sadly, all it takes a little oversharing and you could become a victim. Staying safe on social networks requires more than just a good password; it requires striking a balance between sharing enough without sharing too much. Tips for Staying Safe on Social Media Networks Connect only with people you trust.
Connect: Authored by: Julia Fayre. Advice on Academic Blogging, Tweeting, Whatever | Planned Obsolescence. Over the weekend, something hashtagged as #twittergate was making the rounds among the tweeps. I haven’t dug into the full history (though Adeline storyfied it), but the debate has raised questions about a range of forms of conference reporting, and as a result, posts and columns both old and new exploring the risks and rewards of scholarly blogging have been making the rounds. Last night sometime, Adeline asked me what advice I have for junior faculty who get caught in conference blogging kerfuffles – which I take as standing in for a range of conflicts that can arise between those who are active users of various kinds of social media and those who are less familiar and less comfortable with the new modes of communicating.
This was far too big a question to take on in 140 characters, and I didn’t want to issue a knee-jerk response. I’m still piecing together my thoughts, so this post will no doubt evolve, either in the comments or in future posts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. And finally: 6. 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. Learners came up with the idea of the 5 'T's of e-safety. These are: Technology - all technology, not just computers and laptops.Time - take your time and think before posting.Take care - many things and people are not what they seem to be on the internet.Tricky - you could get into a situation you are not happy with.Tell - if you are worried, tell someone you trust straight away. The site has advice for independent specialist college staff, learners, their parents and carers.
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 Like this: 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. Recently over dinner, a colleague told me he had never really gotten the point of Twitter, but now that he had a book to promote, he wished he had followers he could share it with.
Twitter is what you make of it, and its flexibility is one of its greatest strengths. I'm going to explain why I have found it useful, professionally and personally, and lay out some guidelines for academics who don't know where to start. The first and most obvious benefit has been helping me get to know a lot of great people whom I probably wouldn't have met otherwise. Thanks to Twitter, I have been sent copies of obsure articles much faster than I would have received them from an interlibrary loan. A common error I see some academics make on Twitter is to set up an account solely to promote a new book or project. 1. 2.
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.
You can send personal documents to your Kindle by email – more info here. I use this feature to forward longer documents I’ve received by email (or reports I find online) to send them to my Kindle to be read on there. Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX) HTML (.HTML, .HTM) RTF (.RTF) JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG) Kindle Format (.MOBI, .AZW) GIF (.GIF) PNG (.PNG) BMP (.BMP) PDF (.PDF) 2. Original PDF (click for larger image) Converted PDF (click for larger image) 3. Google Reader on Kindle (click for larger image) 4. 5. Minesweeper on Kindle (click for larger image) 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. Some Other Noteworthy Options: 6. 7. 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.
And don’t just be on it as an egghead. And have one tweet. Actually BE on it. After reading this article about Are CMOs still digitally Naive? I am ranting about this – because I am traveling to a customer this week, so in order to gain some insight about them I did my normal social media scout. Blogging about. Welcome - Mobile apps and resources - Library Guides at Newcastle University.
Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf (application/pdf Object) Scott's eLearning Library | 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.
Libraries – this one’s for you. The thoughts and dreams of itsmerowey » itwitterPoint. OK, so as normal, I’m over-excited about a new find! I was lucky enough to attend Pelecon at the University of Plymouth last week and I saw Leigh Graves Wolf @gravesie talk. She was using some fab live twitter feedback PowerPoint slides. You can find it all here: I have been using it in my French lessons in place of mini-whiteboards to get live feedback on how well the learners are picking up the Grammar points in KS4 lessons.
Normally I am loath to say that technology is a replacement for something as I believe it is more about opening up new possibilities but with this it is possible to save the progress of the learners to review with them. As I led the learning in the lesson I encouraged the learners to tweet using a hashtag. I used ipads in the lesson but some students used their own devices too. This technology obviously lends itself to accumulating ideas too. The possibilities for this are endless. What is Blogging?