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Are you a `meformer' or an `informer' on Twitter? - Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com
"The communication and information professors, Mor Naaman and Jeffrey Boase, found that there tend to be two types of Twitter folks. The majority, or 80 percent, were what they called ``meformers'' -- Twitter users who sent out messages that revolved around themselves, updating others about their activities or sharing thoughts and feelings.
The other 20 percent are ``informers'' -- people who were actually sharing information. Not surprisingly, the informers tended to have larger social networks and be more interactive."
CHARACTER COUNTS!: Character Education Lesson Plans
"Instructors and students can learn more about social networking sites by using Facebook.com to set up profiles that correspond to fictional characters in a text. By creating a model profile, instructors can familiarize themselves with the procedure and teach students the importance of maintaining high privacy settings on their profiles. The lesson will teach safe use of social networking while exploring characters in literature. Student computer access is necessary (1 per 5 students)."
CBC News - Montreal - Quebecer's Facebook photo fight a cautionary tale
"A technology expert says recent incidents involving Facebook postings should serve as a reminder that nothing is truly private on the net.
Nathalie Blanchard, shown here on a beach holiday during her sick leave. Carmi Levy points to the case of a Quebec woman who alleges her disability benefits were cut because of photos on her Facebook profile.
Nathalie Blanchard, a Granby resident, says she's suffering from severe depression that has made it impossible for her to work full-time for the past 18-months.
She says her sick leave payments were cut after insurance giant Manulife obtained profile pictures on Facebook showing her at bars, whooping it up during her birthday and on a beach holiday.
Blanchard, who says her doctor had advised her to have some fun, is now going to court to have her benefits reinstated. Her lawyer Tom Lavin filed a suit on her behalf in Quebec Superior Court on Friday."
School lures author with Facebook video invitation - Off the Shelf - Boston.com
A group of seniors at Beaver Country Day are fans of Mary Karr, the award-winning poet and memoirist.
But they're not like the "we love you and have read all your books'' kind of fan. These students have named their English class after one of her books, "The Liar's Club,'' made a special "I (heart) Mary Karr'' t-shirt, and after learning that Karr would be in the Boston area on Thursday and Friday promoting her newest book, "Lit,'' posted a video on Tuesday to Karr's Facebook page inviting her to visit. "
BCDS Live Stream | BCDS mashUp
"This page provides a timeline for all of BCDS’s online activities — from our web site’s news feed to our YouTube channel to our Facebook stream. All our social media updates displayed in one place, in real time.
But the best part is that you’ll be able to see examples of the exciting work Beaver students are doing. All this and more on BCDS mashUp."
BCDS mashUp
"The BCDS mashUp showcases Beaver Country Day School student and faculty work. The material is in different media (writing, photos, videos) that we combine (or mash up) on this site."
Social Media in Action at Beaver Country Day School - mStoner - Blog
"At Beaver Country Day School, an independent school in Brookline, MA, social media plays an increasingly important role in marketing and communications and in the classroom. Jan Devereux, BCDS director of communications, said that the school’s laptop initiative and significant investment in information technology and professional development has accelerated the momentum for these (and other) online communications. "
» Would You Please Block? Bud the Teacher
"What we’ve decided is that we will no longer use the web filter as a classroom management tool. Blocking one distraction doesn’t solve the problem of students off task – it just encourages them to find another site to distract them. Students off task is not a technology problem – it’s a behavior problem. It is our intention that we help students to learn the appropriate on-task behaviors instead of assuming that we can use filters to manage student use. Rather than blocking sites on an ad hoc basis, we will instead be working with folks to help them through computer and lab management issues in a way that promotes student responsibility. We know that the best filters in a classroom or lab are the people in that lab – both the educational staff monitoring student computer use as well as the students themselves."
YesICan Polar Science 2009
"In 2005 and 2006 we followed the Antarctic field seasons of a team of scientists from the United States and Canada. Led by Dr. Shane Kanatous, the team is trying to answer the question - how do the skeletal muscles of seals develop to work during deep dives, even when the animal is not breathing for long periods of time. The researchers believe the answers to this question may have tremendous implications for human medicine. By understanding how another mammal has successfully overcome the debilitating effects of working under low oxygen conditions, we may be able to learn new therapeutic approaches to assist humans with heart or lung disease.
While 2009 is not a field season for Dr. Kanatous and his research team, we will be working with both Dr. Kanatous and Dr. Hawke from their labs in Colorado and Ontario. They are very generously giving their time to help us investigate the physiology of the Weddell seal, and its amazing ability to exercise deep under water without the need to take a breath. Along the way, you'll gain a better understanding of the workings of your own cardiovascular system. "
GroupTweet | Helping groups communicate privately via Twitter
"GroupTweet turns a standard Twitter account into a group communication hub where members can post updates to everyone in the group using direct messages. When the group account receives a direct message from a group member, GroupTweet converts it into a tweet that all followers can see."
Everyday Life, Online: US College Students' Use of the Internet
The goal of this study was to learn about how college students are using the Internet and to compare their use of it to that of college students as reported in 2002 by replicating and extending previous research. A survey of college students at 40 U.S. higher education institutions was conducted, along with observations and interviews at several Midwestern universities. For comparison to the general population a nationwide telephone survey was undertaken. The study found that Internet use had predictably increased but that college students continued to prefer using multiple methods of communication to stay in touch with friends and family. College students continue to be early adopters of new Internet tools and applications in comparison to the general U.S. Internet–using population. For U.S. college students, Internet technologies have become so ubiquitous as to seem invisible.
Education Week: Twitter Lessons in 140 Characters or Less
"He and other teachers first found Twitter valuable for reaching out to colleagues and locating instructional resources. Now, they’re trying it out in the classroom as an efficient way to distribute assignments and to foster collaboration among students.
But as more teachers sample the uses of popular social-networking tools like Twitter as part of their lessons and classwork, some observers are cautioning that the educational effectiveness of such tools, or the implications those quick, short-form communications may have for students’ thinking and learning are not known."
Pope invites priests to use digital media
"If understood and used wisely, new media technology "can offer priests and all pastoral workers a wealth of information and content that was difficult to access before, and facilitate forms of collaboration and greater communion in ways that were unthinkable in the past," the statement said.
While the church also must be aware of and address problems the new digital culture causes, it said, the church should recognize the enormous potential new instruments of communication have in ministry and evangelization."
Does the Brain Like E-Books? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com
"My group thinks that Web 2.0 offers a different kind of metaphor: not a containing structure but a social experience. Reading environments should not be books or libraries. They should be like the historical coffeehouses, taverns and pubs where one shifts flexibly between focused and collective reading — much like opening a newspaper and debating it in a more socially networked version of the current New York Times Room for Debate.
The future of peripheral attention is social networking, and the trick is to harness such attention — some call it distraction — well."
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My group thinks that Web 2.0 offers a different kind of metaphor: not a containing structure but a social experience. Reading environments should not be books or libraries. They should be like the historical coffeehouses, taverns and pubs where one shifts flexibly between focused and collective reading — much like opening a newspaper and debating it in a more socially networked version of the current New York Times Room for Debate.
The future of peripheral attention is social networking, and the trick is to harness such attention — some call it distraction — well.
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My group thinks that Web 2.0 offers a different kind of metaphor: not a containing structure but a social experience. Reading environments should not be books or libraries. They should be like the historical coffeehouses, taverns and pubs where one shifts flexibly between focused and collective reading — much like opening a newspaper and debating it in a more socially networked version of the current New York Times Room for Debate.
The future of peripheral attention is social networking, and the trick is to harness such attention — some call it distraction — well.
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5 Easy Steps to Stay Safe (and Private!) on Facebook - NYTimes.com
"Unbeknownst to most mainstream Facebook users, the social network actually offers a slew of privacy controls and security features which can help you batten down the hatches, so to speak. If used properly, you'll never have to worry about whether you should friend the boss and your mom. You can friend anyone you want while comfortable in the knowledge that not everyone gets to see everything you post.
The problem in implementing these privacy options is that they're just too confusing for most non-tech savvy people to handle. And often, folks don't want to bother to take the time to learn. To simplify the process, we're offering five easy steps you can take today to help make your Facebook experience safer, more secure, and more private. "
Global Neighbourhoods: Getting past cluelessness: some tips on getting started on Twitter
4. Focus on who you follow. Over time most people discover that who they follow is far more important than who follows them. They are your daily newspaper. By choosing your "reporters" you can maintain a high quality of interesting and useful information. You can adjust your reports on a very regular basis as your interests--and theirs--change.
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