While it may not be the first thing you think of when you hear Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest, these social media tools are not only for communicating with your friends—they are some of the best ways to professionally network.
If you have thought of using social media as a way to branch out professionally and connect with others, you should check out this great article we found here for tips on how to start becoming an effective networker with these tools!
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Pinterest is one of the newest social media websites that growing in popularity at a rapid rate. This website allows users to explore different things across the internet that interest them. Choose between categories and browse through the pins, and repin those that you want to keep on your personal boards.
One of the categories that you may not be familiar with on Pinterest is Technology. Next time you’re logged in, make sure to check out this category for some of the newest gadgets, infographics, newest apps, and other neat things trending in the technology world!
If you are on top of social media and new tools, then Pinterest is no news to you. But, if you are a stranger to this new tool that recently gained significant popularity, then check out this post to see what it’s all about!
Pinterest is essentially an online pin board; a place where users can share pictures, videos, and links to websites they have found online. It is a great way to visually share information via the internet. Categories range from food to technology, and everything in between. Users are able to both browse through the pin boards of other users, and create their own. They can add their own original pins, re-pin things they like from other users, make comments or like pins, and even follow the pin boards that interest them the most! Pinterest is a great location to learn, share, and engage in new and exciting things that interest you!
So how can Pinterest be used in higher education? Pinterest creates a stimulating and exciting environment to deliver new information to users. Try creating a Pinterest for your class and include images, links to useful resources, videos, and other information that your students can browse through! Encourage them to make comments and even create their own pin boards for class so everyone is able to collaborate and share together.
Pinterest is a simple, cost-free, and new (and exciting!) way to share and consume information from the internet. Be sure to check it out and try to use it in your class!
It seems everywhere you turn today there is some new social media tool that is instantly becoming viral all over the internet. As soon as you give in and create an account and learn how to use one thing-the next thing has already taken over. Here is a breakdown of some of the newest social media tools, and how they can be integrated into education to keep you and your students in sync with the evolution of technology!
If you are an avid user of Twitter, Timely is for you. It boasts that users get the most out of their tweets when they integrate their use with Timely. All you do is add your Tweet to Timely, and Timely will publish the Tweet so your Twitter followers will read it when it is anticipated to have the most impact and get you more followers, retweets and more. Seems like magic, but it is able to do this through analyzing your past Tweets and examining the patterns that have contributed to making some more popular than others. Amazing!
Connect your Google, Facebook and Twitter accounts to Summify, and you will get everything you want to see the most in one place. Essentially what Summify does is delivers the top stories from these other resources and delivers them to you so you can view what is most important, and skip having to weed through the rest. It does this by looking at both your personal and global social networks and selecting the news that has been shared, re-tweeted, or liked by others the most!
Pinterest is essentially a virtual “pin board” that allows users to share images that link to websites of really anything on the internet. Categories range in everything from recipes and DIY home décor to sports, education, and technology! Pinterest is a great way to explore your interests and get creative new ideas in tons of topics. Particularly in higher education, pinterest is a great way for students to explore new information, news, and tools in their particular areas of interest!
I have no doubt these tools sound unfamiliar to you, however, recent polls show they have continuously increased in use since 2008 and are becoming very popular in education. Tweet your students news stories relating to your class, or create a Facebook for your class to gather as a central location to share and retrieve information.
Tips for you:
One helpful tip to make the most of using social media tools in your classroom is to mix up the information you are sharing-tweet links to current articles on material-related research, events, and share images and videos with your students to keep them connected to your classroom in a variety of ways. Make it an interactive experience, and you will best engage your students!
Stay on top of these tools because not only can the be useful (and fun!) for you and your students, but they are becoming the way the world communicates.
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