Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites Uncovered. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. The same study found that low-income students are in many ways just as technologically proficient as their counterparts, going against what results from previous studies have suggested. The study found that, of the students observed, 94 percent used the Internet, 82 percent go online at home and 77 percent had a profile on a social networking site.
When asked what they learn from using social networking sites, the students listed technology skills as the top lesson, followed by creativity, being open to new or diverse views and communication skills. Data were collected over six months this year from students, ages 16 to 18, in thirteen urban high schools in the Midwest. Real world social values and social networking. Social media and social networking do not reduce the need for good social skills. Rather, the disconnection from physical presence in online communication makes social skills (what some call EQ) even more critical.
Some of the recent fracas rebounding across Twitter are a good example of this – covered well by various people including @kimota and @mUmBRELLA. The basic skills for building relationships include reciprocity, negotiation ability and sharing. Also critical are the skills of walking away gracefully from an issue or staying to fight with dignity. For many people these are skills that were learned in the playground. What happens if the person who’s been asked to run your firm’s social media activities never developed those skills in the playground?
It seems to me that we’ve been putting up with a paucity of social skills in the workplace for a long time and it is only now that there is traceable evidence we’ve noticed that it’s a problem. Goleman’s 12 Questions. Educational Networking: The Important Role Web 2.0 Will Play in Education. 50 Ways to use Social Media, listed by Objective. Chris Brogan, who continues to dazzle us with his thoughtful and helpful social media blog posts (I recommend subscribing to him) lists out “50 Ways Marketers Can use Social Media to Improve Their Marketing“. In twitter, Jon Burg suggests the lists could be segmented to further help understanding, I recommenced doing this by the 5 social computing objectives we’ve found at Forrester. I’ve taken Chris’s exact list, but have segmented it into the five objectives. This way, you’re not randomly choosing tactics without first having a goal in mind. Of course, the first thing to do is to first understand how your community uses social technologies, start by using this free social technographics profile generator. 1) Listening: Gleaning market and customer insight and intelligence 10. 2) Talking: Engaging in a two way discussion to get your message out (and get messages in) 2. 3) Energizing: Letting your customers tell your prospects on your behalf (viral, word of mouth) 1. 6. 31. 16.
The Value of a Network. Every successful blogger is part of a network of other bloggers. The community aspect is extremely important for a number of reasons that we’ll look at below. Building a strong network is not difficult, but it does require you to be proactive. What can a network do for me? First of all I should clarify that networking means people helping each other. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Why is networking effective? A strong network leverages the power of everyone in the network. Not only to people within a network have different abilities, but they also have different opportunities.
Things I do to build my network 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What methods do you use to build your network, and what have you had success with? I’m always looking to add new people to my network, so if you would like to be in contact or if you have written something that you would like me to check out, leave a comment or use the contact form. Victorian eLearning Network. Victoria offers a diverse range of capabilities in innovation and technology with internationally recognised research institutes and organisations, leading technology platforms and infrastructure and businesses that are global leaders. The Department supports these activities in a number of ways.
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