Blogging. 50 Online Applications and Sites to Consider. For those of you already pretty much deep into social media applications, skip ahead and blaze through the list.
If I’ve found five sites/applications that you haven’t seen or considered, leave a comment and give me a point. For the rest of you, here’s a list I put together the other day when thinking about just how much of my computer use is spent online and attached to the web. Some of the applications I point out aren’t things I use currently, but I have used them, and/or have an account there. For those of you who are getting involved in social media a little bit at a time, consider this a list of things you might check out a little bit at a time to see what appeals, what fits into your workflow, and what you can dismiss as unnecessary for your needs. AND, if you have some resources you think would be good to add to the list, feel free to add them in the comments section. 50 Online Applications and Sites to Consider Blogging Blogger – free blogging and hosting. Photo credit, klynsis. Atomkeep — your profile everywhere.
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Some of have day jobs that require a bit of our attention, too. And unlike the web-app embracing startups we read about, the policies at more traditional companies actually discourage mindless web surfing, tweeting, facebooking, and the like. However, there are still plenty of ways to fit in your social media addictions at work, without getting noticed by your nosy co-workers or getting blocked by I.T.
Problems & Solutions For every roadblock to using social media at work, there is a workaround. If I.T. has your PC so locked down, you can't add or remove anything, you can't download anything from the internet, and you hit blocked pages all the time, then good! Bring Your Own Browser Just because your PC is locked down, your USB ports are probably still available. At home, prepare a USB drive with the PortableApps suite.
A Nomad's Guide to Learning and Social Software. A Nomad's Guide to Learning and Social Software Ulises Mejias Our lead article is by Ulises Mejias. Ulises is currently a doctoral academic at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, prior to which he was the Director of Learning Systems Design with eCornell , (Cornell University). He regularly blogs in ideant and has developed and is teaching a course in Social Software Affordances . Innovations in educational technology are often seen as opportunities to transform learning, and social software (blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, etc.) is no exception. In this article, Ulises explores the role that social software can play in new models of learning and participating in society. Access Word Document Access Adobe PDF Document.