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When Ed Knight wants to find out what his 6-year-old did in school, he can scroll the Twitter feed on his iPhone for clues to start a conversation with his quiet son, who sometimes holds back when recounting details of his day.
That’s because Evan and others in first-grade teacher Jodi Conrad’s class use Twitter to send out a weekly newsletter, update the days’ activities and give parents reminders about upcoming programs.
Conrad’s class at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Glen Ellyn is among a growing number that use social media and other technology to supplement lessons, even for very young students.
“These are tools that come standard in life right now,” said Conrad, 36, who controls the account and the messages that the class, as a group, delivers. “I do it outside of class, so why not do it inside.”
Her students also contribute to a classroom blog, make videos for a private YouTube account intended for parents, and write books using computer software.Awesome :o)
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The level of importance of these 50 sentences (yes, all of them), during this age of internet addiction (to be more precise: social media addiction) particularly among teens and professionals, is very high.
(Source: kierahaggerty)
You can use your digital portfolio as proof that you can do what you claim in your resume. Make prospective employers see you as a leader before you graduate; social media can help you establish a name for yourself without leaving your dorm room.
If you’re just graduated with a graphic design degree — congratulations! Using Twitter’s photo sharing facility you can build your own digital portfolio. So that, your digital portfolio will have a short and concise address e.g., @srdash is mine. Yes, it is as simple as that; LOL, social media is not always so confusing!
Kapil Sibal is a lawyer and an Indian politician. He is currently the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.
Social Media, in India, is evolving rapidly. Facebook is becoming more like Google. But it’s no longer new. What’s new and interesting is that the dominating competitive force of social media is evolving even among India’s not-so-typical users: farmers!!
“Community concept has always been prevalent in villages,” says Asheesh Raina, analyst at technology research firm Gartner India. “Earlier, a village sarpanch would sit under a tree and discuss certain issues with villagers before taking a final call. Facebook and Twitter are an extension of this concept.” Farmer bodies are quick to point out the advantages of social media. […] And it’s catching on. Small tea growers in West Bengal will launch a website this month and link it with Facebook and Twitter so that growers can interact with international buyers directly, says BG Chakroborty, Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers Association. Farmers involved in dairy, horticulture and floriculture are increasingly using social networking sites, adds K Prabhakar Reddy of the Consortium of Indian Farmers Association.
So, what?! It’s important. And, my fav 2 points lies on the bottom part of the image:
- If you have to give out personal info, use aliases and false info if possible
- For websites where you must give your real info, try to read their policies (…do a Ctrl+F search for “thrid parties” to seek them out.)
