Flattening the Classroom Walls with Social Media
My sixth grade students have been learning about advanced reading strategies by composing their own interactive eBook about reading instruction. “It would be nice to talk about what we have been finding with an actual author” one of my students mused. “Great idea!” I replied. I handed my iPhone over to allow this ambitious young [...]
The Key Planets of the Social Media Universe – Infographic
There is a myth circulating that if you have a Facebook page for your business then that is all you to need to succeed at social media. If that is your paradigm then you need to rethink your social media strategy. The reality is that this is only one piece of the puzzle and you [...]
12 Keys to Success on Twitter
Twitter was never designed to be a social network but it has become one. In fact it was designed initially in 2006 to used by individuals as an SMS type service to communicate with a small group at the podcasting company Odeo. When I first joined Twitter in 2008, I was underwhelmed and wondered as to its usefulness. Its [...]
How to Create and Grow Your Influence on a Global Social Web
We are living in a world where influence is migrating from offline to online. The ability to influence is also moving from local to global. Its reach is also transitioning to mobile devices. Reputation and influence can now be gained faster and reach further than in any other time in history. One definition of Influence is [...]
How To Use Your Blog as a Viral Online Publishing Hub
Blogs started as logs of people’s lives on the web hence the term “web log” which evolved into the phrase “we blog” which was coined in the late 1990′s. The number of blogs is estimated at between 150 and 200 million depending whether you are reading Wikipedia or some other source. Blogs have now evolved [...]
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