So you want to tweet with kindergarten... Welcome! Please visit the updated version of this post here: So, based on the response I have had to my recent media exposure, it seems that another how-to post is in order. Many people have asked me how to get started tweeting with young students, and honestly, the responsibility of guiding you through this is sort of daunting. **An opening sidebar: The process below is meant for teachers who are looking to tweet with multiple other classes, using connections they have made for themselves. Step 1 - Get on Twitter yourself. (And, all of this aside: even if you do not want to or cannot tweet with your class, get yourself on Twitter. 2 - Think through the logistics and reality of tweeting with your class: When will you do it? 3 - Figure out your curriculum connections. 4 - Talk to your administrators. 5 - With your boss's help, think through privacy and security questions. With that, you are off to the races.
15123 - Chime Execs Roll Out Watermelon UK-based group Chime PLC has partnered with two current leaders of its Insight and Engagement Division (CIE), Chairman Nick Lamb and CEO Crispin Beale, and its former Group Operations Director Mark Squires to launch a new digital MR agency, Watermelon Research. The firm will apply digital solutions to research data collection and insight delivery, using a range of data collection techniques from IVR, online surveys and communities to mobile surveys, eye tracking and social media monitoring. London-based Watermelon also provides an online portal through which clients can access their research at any point in the process - from checking the questionnaire and providing online dashboards, to interactive real-time reports. The agency will be led by Squires (pictured), who joined the CIE division in 2010 from Toluna where he was European Client Services Director. Lamb will act as Chairman, and Beale will oversee the operation. Web sites: www.cie.uk.com and www.chime.plc.uk .
twitfooter Twitter launches major redesign | Geek Gestalt Twitter rolled out a major redesign that revamps some of its biggest features and includes new apps for iOS and Android, in a bold attempt to make itself more relevant--not to mention more attractive to advertisers. The main idea behind the redesign is to fundamentally change how users will access their most important tweets and the most significant information they convey. For instance, Twitter has decided to link its service to the notion of "home," and to try to rebrand the hashtag--one of its users' most ingenious inventions--as the "discover" tool. At the same time, Twitter is launching its first branding pages in an attempt to steal some of Facebook's thunder with advertisers. With the moves today, Twitter is making it clear that it wants users' experiences to be the same, regardless of where they access "Home." Here's a Twitter video outlining the redesign: Home is where you view Tweets from the people you have chosen to follow. What's your take on the redesign of Twitter?
A giant among moths Michael Marshall, environment reporter (Image: Sandesh Kadur/naturepl.com) ATLAS moths (Attacus atlas) are giants of the insect world. Photographer Sandesh Kadur spotted this beauty on a trip to document the biodiversity of the eastern Himalayas. He got out to take photos, and as he did so the moth went into a defensive posture, spreading its wings and leaning forward to make itself look as big as possible. As well as the moth's intimidating size, the striking patterns on its wings may also ward off predators. Kadur eventually decided that the moth wasn't safe sitting in the road, so he manoeuvred it to the side.
Timely Big Brands Sponsor College Classes to get Social-Media Help News - CIPP research: Use of electronic payslips on the rise Electronic payslips were the most popular method of payslip presentation in 2010, according to a survey from the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP). The CIPP Member Payslips 2011 survey, which polled 266 employers, found there has been over a 10% rise from 2009 in the use of electronic payslips to 29%. This has overtaken pressure sealed envelopes, which were the most popular presentation of payslips in 2009. A fifth (20%) of respondents said they do not have any intention of using electronic payslips with pension’s payroll being stated as the main reason. The respondents said that employees do not support the option due to having limited access to email. There has also been a noticeable drop in complaints to payroll departments with regards to the postal system. Meanwhile, only 13% of payslips now show bank details, compared to 25% in 2009. “This comes as no surprise as in 2009 many of the complaints received from employees were in respect to bank details being shown.”