Sharing and Learning with Colleagues in the UK
In addition to presenting at the IWMW workshop 2 weeks ago at the University of Essex, I also had the chance to participate in two sessions put on by Netskills held in London and Cardiff. I spoke about how schools in the us, and my school in particular, are using social media to connect with [...]
Are teenagers using Twitter?
I came across this link in Will Richardson‘s twitter stream this morning about Twitter usage by teenagers. According to a 15-year-old intern at Morgan Stanley, Matthew Robson, teenagers eschew Twitter, don’t read newspapers and want ad-free music from online tools like Pandora, Slacker and Last.fm. From the story: “Teenagers do not use Twitter,” he pronounced. [...]
Twitter: Your Instant Feedback Machine
Yesterday, I presented a webinar for HigherEdHero dealing with social media – focusing on Twitter and Facebook. Nothing earth-shattering there, but I found myself quickly turning to Twitter get feedback not only after the presentation but often during it. Here are a few mentions from yesterday, some of which were posted during the presentation. I’ve [...]
