Video: Why grad students should have an online presence Making sure your digital brand aligns with your research and personality is key when applying to jobs. Amy Elder, director of Career Services at Brock University, speaks about the importance of having a social media presence. Whether you are looking for non-academic or academic employment, your digital brand will help show potential employers what kind of person you are. So be careful as to what you choose to put on the Internet, because employers are increasing their use of social media when looking at potential employees. Show/hide transcript If you're applying for work, outside of academia, all of the research points to employers increasing their usage of social media. Interestingly with grad students, there is some research out there. Graduate students, you know it is a serious business.
Blogger, Inoreader, Feedly: what a great way to start the semester!!! As people who know me over at G+ or Twitter saw this week, INOREADER was the big event! I am in love with this tool! So, in this post, I'll explain in detail (yes, it's another tl;dr post from yours truly) just how I am using Inoreader and why it is unexpectedly an essential new tool for my online classes. But first, some context: Blogging in my classes: Bloglines and Ning. That service then pooped out, but I gladly switched to Ning; that must have been in 2008. End of Ning. Blogger. Feedly Dilemma. Inoreader. Inoreader Rules. ("card view" is great for scanning image-focused posts) (column view is what I use for reading/commenting) (access to tags/folders for display, filtering) (list view for super-quick scanning) (a gazillion keyboard shortcuts!!!) Inoreader as Shared Space. Feedly Redux. blogspot.com/feeds/posts/defaultblogspot.com/feeds/comments/default I just change "posts" to "comments" in the OPML file from Inoreader, and it's good to go. Very VERY happy.
Social Media for Administrators As I have done a lot of work with school administrators on why they should be using social media and some practical ways to use it within their schools, I wanted to compile some articles together that will help schools/organizations move forward. They will be listed under two categories; the why and the how. The articles are listed below: The Why The Need for Courageous Leadership – If new ideas are going to happen and we are going to encourage risks, we need to take risks as well. What Digital Accelerates – Many of the fundamentals that were important 50 years ago are still important today. Humanizing Our Organizations Through Social Media – In this post, I share what many organizations are doing around the world and how it is important that in education, we get through our culture of fear and do what we can to connect with those that we serve. There can no longer be an “opt out” clause when dealing with technology in our schools, especially from our administrators. The How
No Laptops, No Wi-Fi: How One Cafe Fired Up Sales : All Tech Considered hide captionThe August First Bakery in Burlington, Vt., bans laptops and tablets. Some customers were disappointed, but the owner says it has helped boost business and a sense of community. Annie Russell/VPR The August First Bakery in Burlington, Vt., bans laptops and tablets. Some customers were disappointed, but the owner says it has helped boost business and a sense of community. Customers chat, read the paper and order sandwiches and espresso drinks at the counter of August First Bakery & Cafe in Burlington, Vt., but there's something different here. "I was here working on my laptop when I looked over and saw that there's a sign that says 'laptop-free,' " says Luna Colt, a senior at the University of Vermont. During a recent visit, Colt is shocked that using her computer is against the rules. "My friend and I started talking about it because we're both on screens," Colt says. When owner Jodi Whalen first opened four years ago, she initially offered free Wi-Fi to customers.
Redesigning the Social Network There's an artistic vision behind Ello, the latest Facebook competitor to trigger hype and backlash. Barokas Public Relations Even before he founded the social-media network Ello and championed the pleasures of ad-free browsing, Paul Budnitz was an entrepreneur with a flair for the visual. With Kidrobot, the anti-cute alternative toy and street fashion company that he founded in 2002, he kindled a kidult craze for limited-edition, artist-designed collectible figurines. In 2010 Budnitz sought a challenge in another recreational pastime—cycling. Eighteen months ago, Budnitz began work on a new project—a social-media experience characterized not so much by what it is as by what it is not. “I was just fed up with other social networks,” Budnitz recalls. From a design standpoint, it’s a low-impact, somewhat comforting online experience. But can that idea survive in a sea of gargantuan, also formerly hip media giants?
9 Social Media Rules for Educators Preparing to dip your foot into the social media pool? Anne Barretta, adjunct professor at William Paterson University and Ramapo College specializing in communications, recently shared 9 Rules of Etiquette for Academic Twitter Use that we found worth sharing. (Looking into trying a different social media site? You'll find that the majority of rules still apply.) Check these out, and, when you're ready to get down to the nitty-gritty, be sure to check out Atomic Learning's online training courses designed to help educators dive into some of the many popular social sites, including Twitter for Educators, Facebook for Educators, and YouTube for Educators. The four Cs Credibility. Don't have access to Atomic Learning? This article is a part of Atomic Learning’s 12 Days of Learning. <div class="disqus-noscript"><a href="
Transforming the business through social tools After years of rapid and increasing adoption, the use of social technologies has become a common business practice. Now the responses to McKinsey’s latest survey on these technologies indicate that in certain functions (namely, sales and marketing), companies are applying social tools extensively and becoming more digital organizations overall. We asked executives about their companies’ use of social tools in 18 specific business processes. Among them, social technologies are the least integrated into the work flow for operations processes, such as order to cash and demand planning. They are the most integrated into public-relations, customer-relationship-management (CRM), and marketing processes—where these technologies are a natural extension of existing tools. Seeing social’s impact on processes and work flow Exhibit 1 Social tools are used most for customer engagement and least in operations processes. Enlarge Exhibit 2 Exhibit 3 Exhibit 4 Optimism ahead for social Exhibit 5 Exhibit 6
Pinterest’s Problem: Getting Men to Commit Pinterest Inc. hit the demographic jackpot after it launched four years ago, becoming the digital scrapbook du jour for blushing brides, arts and crafts enthusiasts and home decorators hunting for ideas and inspiration. About 42% of online U.S. women use Pinterest, according to a Pew Research survey released this month, a coveted audience with enormous spending power. Among its social peers, only Facebook Inc. ’s site boasts a higher percentage of the online U.S. female audience. But Pinterest’s success with women has also created a conundrum for the business. “We’re really trying to unpack and understand that so we can communicate to [men] that Pinterest is absolutely for you,” said David Rubin, who joined as head of marketing in July from Unilever PLC, where he worked on women’s beauty and helped launch the Axe men’s deodorant brand. The same Pew survey showed that just 13% of online men in the U.S. use Pinterest, up from 8% a year earlier. The stakes are high. Ms.
Social media transforms the textbook lesson 30 January 2014Last updated at 19:49 ET By Carolyn Rice Technology reporter, BBC News Tablets in 1946 had a very different look to those in classrooms these days Forget the blackboard and the chalk. The exercise books, the textbooks and the stationery can also be packed away. A room full of students with a tablet each and a teacher with an enthusiasm for social media is all that is required to engage developing minds. At least in one school in Norway this isn't a vision of the future. Ann Michaelsen, a teacher at Sandvika High School just outside Oslo, has been invited to Bett - the education world's biggest tech fair, held in London - to share her ideas with other technologically minded teachers. "Social media is first and foremost a place to get connected - we do it every single day outside school or work, sometimes in work," she says. Ann Michaelsen advocates using social media to develop students 'Digitally rich' "I don't use textbooks at all because I think that limits how you teach.