Social Media Search Tool | WhosTalkin? Facebook as an Instructional Technology Tool Can the wildly popular social network be used constructively in the classroom? This student’s story says it can. Yesterday, student Kristen Nicole Cardon submitted a comment in response to my post 5 Reasons Why Educators Need To Embrace Internet Technologies in which she explained how she used Facebook in a course she took. I really appreciated her well stated discussion of how Facebook was used in the course and how the approach succeeded (slightly edited in the following excerpt). “In my British Literary History course last winter semester, my professor created a class facebook group which we all joined. This way of conducting class was effective because: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. We shouldn’t discount facebook when it has proven to be a worthwhile classroom tool. Kristen blogs at technologyinexile.blogspot.com, stop by and visit to learn more about her experiences with Facebook in an educational setting, and more. Using braindump, you will pass real test on first try. About Kelly Walsh
ESafety and Digital Citizenship 48 Free Social Media Monitoring Tools Go to the updated version of this post:54 Free Social Media Monitoring Tools [Update 2012] If you want to know what’s happening in the social web you need monitoring tools. Before you get out your credit card and start to spend money try out some of the free social media monitoring services. This way you get a taste of what is available and if you need paid services. I have collected 48 free social media monitoring tools. In the Group A are the services that I use regularly or seem interesting to check out immediately. Group A Seesmic Twitter account: seesmic Seesmic is a suite of social media management and collaboration tools that provide everything to build their brands online. HootSuit Twitter account: HootSuite Monitor and post to multiple social networks, including Facebook and Twitter. PostRank Twitter account: postrank Postrank has two tools. Social Mention SocialPointer SocialSeek Twazzup Twitter account: twazzup Twazzup is real-time news platform. TwitterCounter Group B Addictomatic Klout
Sweet Search Facebook Friending 101 for Schools Facebook has added an incredible complexity to our lives and relationships for one simple reason: it is in writing. The courts have always put things "in writing" in higher esteem above word of mouth. Now that we are inundated with video, text, and photographs and a set of complex relationships - we end up with things "in writing" that are distributed far beyond our true "friends" into places that get us in trouble. I don't have all the answers but am wrestling with this problem and want to lay out the facts so you and I can become co-travelers on this journey. I speak from experience, however, having two significant experiences under my belt with the school in this arena, know that there are things that I cannot say about situations that come in out what I share. In "the South" we are taught to be friendly from the moment our Mom's tell us as a drooling tot to "say hello because he just said hello to you." Wrong. Let's get this straight. I use my Facebook for my professional life.
Google adds in-depth articles to results Google is rolling out a new addition to search results called “In-depth articles” ( “To understand a broad topic, sometimes you need more than a quick answer. Our research indicates perhaps 10% of people’s daily information needs fit this category — topics like stem cell research, happiness, and love, to name just a few. The articles appear as a block of three at the bottom of your results, if you only display 10 results per page, or in the middle of the page if you display more. My search on thorium reactor started with a Wikipedia article at the top, which seems all too often to be the default. Further down the page was a block of three “in-depth” articles from Wired, Cosmos Magazine and Nature. They do not appear at all if you use a Chrome Incognito window or your browser’s private browsing option. How useful are these articles?
4 Free Ways to Learn to Code Online The Web Development Series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting. Learn more about Rackspace's hosting solutions here. Learning to code is something every tech-minded person should try at least once — and the wealth of online courses, many of which are free or surprisingly inexpensive, make learning about programming easier than ever. If you're thinking of picking up C++, Ruby on Rails, Python or Java, these online options might be a good way to test the waters of programming before you fully invest your time and money in formal training or certifications. One disadvantage of learning to code through an online platform is the lack of face-to-face interactions with an instructor. In the comments, let us know if you've found other great resources for learning about programming — or other sites for support and Q&A for newer developers. Series Supported by Rackspace The Web Development Series is supported by Rackspace, the better way to do hosting.