Social media for tumwater u

Social Media and the Classroom

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Social media is the social interaction among people in which they create, share or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. ◦ Types

collaborative projects (Wikipedia) blogs and microblogs (Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest,

Instagram and Tumblr) content communities (YouTube, Vine and DailyMotion) social networking sites (Facebook and Google+) virtual game-worlds (World of Warcraft) virtual social worlds (Second Life)

Social Media

Communication is a dynamic part of student success.

Email is dying, if not dead… Major Universities are starting to move away from emailing students and using platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

"For this generation, this is a normal way of communicating and their expectations are very high. You can’t leave things a week or two. Email is slower.” Katie Connelly, Birmingham University

Super…Why should we care?

Kids have their phones with them!

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Taking a closer look…

I can get with the Social Media thing, but what do I do?

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Facebook

Signing up◦ Go to www.facebook.com.◦ If you see the signup form, fill out your name,

birthday, gender and email address. If you don't see the form, click Sign Up, then fill out the form.

◦ Pick a password.◦ Click Sign Up.◦ After you complete the signup form, we'll send an

email to the address you provided. To complete the signup process, click the confirmation link.

Facebook

Signing up with Android, Iphone and Ipad◦ If you don't have a Facebook account, you can

sign up for one in a few steps:◦ Download the Facebook app◦ Open the app and tap Sign Up for Facebook◦ Tap Get Started◦ Enter your email address or phone number◦ Follow the on-screen instructions to fill out your

name, password, birthday and gender

Facebook

Twitter

Signing Up◦ Go to http://twitter.com and find the sign up box, or go directly

to https://twitter.com/signup.◦ Enter your full name, email address, and a password.◦ Click Sign up for Twitter.◦ On the next page, you can select a username (usernames are

unique identifiers on Twitter) — type your own or choose one we've suggested. We'll tell you if the username you want is available.

◦ Double-check your name, email address, password, and username.

◦ Click Create my account.You may be asked to complete a Captcha to let us know that you're human.

◦ Twitter will send a confirmation email to the address you entered on sign up, click the link in that email toconfirm your email address and account.

Twitter

Signing up with Android, Iphone or Ipad◦ Open the app and tap the Sign up button.◦ On the next page, fill in your account

information (name, username, email address, and password).

◦ After entering your name, you can choose from one of the suggested usernames, or type in an available username of your choosing.

Twitter

Demonstration time!