How to Promote Your Programs with Social Networking Tools

1. How to Promote Your Programs with Social Networking Tools Melissa White Supervisor of Media and Technology Ingham ISD/REMC 13 mwhite@inghamisd.org 517-244-1471

2. What is a Blog? A blog is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.(from Wikipedia, 11-07

3. Blog Examples • For the next couple of slides there will be examples of groups throughout the state who are using blogs to obtain information or promote services • There is free online software to use with some ads or you can purchase subscriptions without ads • Blogger (Google’s free software) https://www.blogger.com/start • Edublogs (http://edublogs.org) • Wordpress (http://wordpress.org)

4. REMC Blog created for members to provide input for a report

5. MACUL SIG group looking for input

6. MI-LIFE Blog promoting their project

7. How do you get your Blog delivered to you?Subscribe to a Blog feed. • Blogs have RSS (really simple syndication) feeds What does this mean? • Some RSS feeds will send you an email when there is an update. • Most let you copy the feed (you copy the url by clicking on the orange chiclet and choosing copy shortcut or Save target) • You then paste the shortcut url into the Aggegator of your choice

8. Popular Blog Aggregators • Bloglines.com • Netvibes.com • Google’s iGoogle Reader

9. How to add a feed to Bloglines Click on Add Feed. Then in the middle of the page paste the shortcut or url into the box next to subscribe. Then click on Subscribe

10. What is a Wiki? A Wiki is computer software that allows users to easily create, edit and link web pages. Wikis are often used to create collaborativewebsites, power community websites, and are increasingly being installed by businesses to provide affordable and effective Intranets or for use in Knowledge Management.(from Wikipedia, Nov 20)

11. Wiki Examples • For the next couple of slides there will be examples of groups throughout the state who are using wikis to obtain information or promote services • There is free online software to use with some ads or you can purchase subscriptions without ads • Wikimedia (http://wikimedia.org) • Wikispaces (http://wikispaces.com) • Pbwiki (http://pbwiki.com)

12. Wiki for collaboration on Library Automation study

13. MAME (Michigan Association of Media in Education) conference page

14. My Wikispaces home page

15. Podcasts A podcast is a digital media file, or a related collection of such files, which is distributed over the Internet using syndicationfeeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term, like "radio", can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaste (from Wikipedia, Nov 07)

16. Where to go for a Podcast • Itunes http://itunes.com • Podcast Alley http://podcastalley.com/ • Podcast Directory http://www.podcast.net/ • Audible http://audible.com/podcast

17. How to create a Podcast for free! • Gcast http://gcast.com create an account at Gcast, dial the toll free number, record your message, login and listen to your podcast • Garage Band on a Mac is as easy as opening the program and following the instructions. There is pre-mixed music to add to your podcast • Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net free open source software that you can edit and create your own music and/or podcast

18. Vodcasts Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demandvideo clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures. The term is an evolution specialized for video, coming from the generally audio-based podcast and referring to the distribution of video where the RSS feed is used as a non-linear TV channel to which consumers can subscribe using a PC, TV, set-top box, media center or mobile multimedia device. (from Wikipedia, Nov 07)

19. Sample VodcastsVodcast is a directory of video sources

20. Just tape your own video with your Digital Video Camera or Digital Camera and post it yourself! • You Tube http://youtube.com • Teacher Tube http://teachertube.com

21. Discussion Forums • Course Management systems or Learning Management Systems have built-in discussion forums • Blackboard • Moodle • Angel • Web Ct • Meridian

22. LearnPort • All Michigan educators and staff have access to http://learnport.org • Register for an account at LearnPort • Take an online course through them such as Bloodborne Pathogens • Use the Community room to create your own group and then create a thread of discussions among group members

23. Social Networking Sites for Collaboration • A social network service focuses on the building and verifying of online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others, and which necessitates the use of software. • Most social network services are primarily web based and provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups, and so on (from Wikipedia, August 07)

24. MACUL Space using Ning(MACUL members’ social networking page)