Nonprofit Tech 2.0 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom | Online Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings. Read on to learn how you can be using Facebook in your classroom, no matter if you are a professor, student, working online, or showing up in person for class. Note: Check out our updated version of this article for even more suggestions on Facebook in your class. Class Projects The following ideas are just a starting point for class projects that can be used with Facebook in the classroom. Follow news feeds. Facilitate Communication An excellent way to ensure students are more engaged in the learning experience, whether in a traditional classroom or at accredited online colleges, is by strengthening the communication between students and student-to-teacher.
Facebook for Creative People – Best Practices | Davinci Dilemma (TM) In the previous article on this topic, we outlined the costs and benefits of Facebook for creative people. Today will be the first of two articles that describe Best Practices — written especially for creative people who haven’t yet taken the Facebook plunge, those new to Facebook and those who aren’t using Facebook to their full advantage. We’ll start with the basics. Best Practices – Facebook Tips for Creative People 1. Are you looking to keep in touch with a few trusted friends…or are you seeking to maximize your personal and professional network? 2. You do not have to fill in every bit of information in the various forms and blank spaces provided. 3. It’s worth taking the time to ‘customize’ all your privacy settings to meet your personal and professional goals. Note that this requires more than just going to the ‘Privacy Settings’ and setting them up accordingly. 4. Send ‘friend requests’ to the people with whom you want to connect. 5. 6. Play nicely. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Here’s Where the E-Learning Community Provides Practical Value » Many of you are either working alone or on very small teams with limited resources. With some creativity, you can do quite a bit. In fact, many of my tips and tricks came from working in a similar situation. With that said, working solo has some drawbacks. In the past we looked at how to navigate social media and manage all of the streams of information. I get a lot of emails about how to get started with elearning or how to learn more. A Quick Note about Communities Communities typically work like the image below. Lurking isn’t bad. If all you want is a quick tip or fast help, then it’s fine to be on the outside. Real people get real help. A Practical, Real-World Example It’s one thing to talk about learning communities. Because of this, most people don’t fully participate in community activities. Joe Deegan is a recent Articulate customer. Just the other day, he posted another question in the forums: He uploaded a quick screencast of what he wanted to do; and then asked for some help.
Sources: Facebook Connect Will Be “Everywhere” on MySpace Next Y Yahoo announced that it will be making Facebook Connect a deeply-integrated part of its site earlier this week. The move surprised some people, because Yahoo itself has historically been the largest social site on the web. By relying on third parties like Facebook for key social features, like friend relationships, the company has now more narrowly defined itself as a content publisher. But we should get ready for another big Facebook Connect integration, industry sources tell us: MySpace is planning to make it a key part of the site, rolling out a number of Connect features in the first part of 2010. In addition to relying on its own “social graph” of user relationships, MySpace will use the graphs from other sites. — Facebook’s social graph is currently the most reflective of people’s real-life relationships, so apparently it will soon be a significant part of MySpace. Like Yahoo — and AOL, for that matter — the News Corp. The Identity Wars Continue There’s also Microsoft and Google.
Der Facebook-Blog » Kathrin Passig 15. Januar 2010 Zwei Wochen ist es her, dass ziemlich still und mit wenig Melancholie das vorherige Jahrzehnt zu Ende ging. Zu viel ist danebengegangen in diesem verlorenen Jahrzehnt, in dem an den Aktienmärkten so viel Kapital wie nie vernichtet wurde, in dem der Terror ein trauriges Comeback erlebte und die Weltgemeinschaft mit kriegerischen Verstrickungen belastet wurde wie lange nicht mehr. Doch es war nicht alles schlecht an den Nullerjahren. Der ganz große Dekadengewinner war zweifellos das Internet. So scheint es denn, dass das Internet selbst für immer mehr Menschen zum Alltag geworden ist. 350 Millionen von ihnen sind inzwischen in Facebook, dem ersten wirklich globalen sozialen Netzwerk versammelt, ganz selbstverständlich so wie früher in der Schule oder der Uni. Aktualisierungszwang: Meine Facebook-Freunde bauen sozialen Druck auf Doch was ist inzwischen eigentlich mit uns – oder zumindest: einigen von uns – passiert? Plötzlich war es 2010, und “Daisy” war da.
32 Ways to Use Facebook for Business Facebook’s not just for keeping tabs on friends and filling out quizzes — it can also be used as a highly effective business tool. It’s great for marketing your products, landing gigs and connecting with your customers. Here are 32 ways to use Facebook in your business. Manage Your ProfileFill out your profile completely to earn trust.Establish a business account if you don’t already have one.Stay out of trouble by reading the Facebook rules regarding business accounts.Install appropriate applications to integrate feeds from your blog and other social media accounts into your Facebook profile. Connect and share with others Obtain a Facebook vanity URL so that people can find you easily.Add your Facebok URL to your email signature and any marketing collateral (business cards, etc.) so prospects can learn more about you.Post business updates on your wall. Use Network, Group and Fan Pages Start a group or fan page for product, brand or business.
HOW TO: Build a Facebook Landing Page for Your Business | Mashab This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Facebook is known for its uniformity. You can post all sorts of content, but the actual design and layout of your profile is the same as everyone else's. But with Facebook Fan Pages and the array of apps you can plug into them, there are a few ways you can customize what people see when they land on your Page. You've probably seen custom Fan Pages like those of Best Buy and Victoria's Secret. These are often used to promote deals, call attention to new products, or simply welcome visitors with an attractive branded splash page. More business resources from Mashable:
21 Creative Ways To Increase Your Facebook Fanbase | Social Medi If you build a Facebook Page, will fans come? This is the great hope for many businesses. However, fans do not magically appear from the Facebook mist. People must be lured to your fan page. The Big Myth There’s a great myth that once you create a Facebook fan page for your business, the first thing you should do to get fans is invite ALL your friends from your personal profile using the “Suggest to Friends” feature. Unfortunately, this strategy may not be that effective and can, in fact, often backfire. There are several reasons not to use the Suggest to Friends feature: Facebook users can only like up to 500 pages and may wish to be selective. So, the good news is there are many ways to promote your fan page and proactively increase your fan base without bugging all your current Facebook friends, and also by thinking wider than just Facebook. Here are 21 ways to get more fans for your Facebook fan page: #1: Embed Widgets on Your Website Whole Foods Market Facebook Like Box. #15.