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Top 5 Social Media Tactics Every School Should Implement

NetWits

Facebook has it’s roots in education. Once Facebook conquered colleges the now web-giant with more than 900 million active monthly users moved on to support high schools. Naturally, Facebook’s appeal reaches down into the earlier years of education because kids love connecting with friends. Master them first.

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The next step is to follow the instructions to “Create a public profile.&# There’s a lot of Google+ euphoria right now and postulations of Google+ being a Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn killer. That said, after signing up for a Google Account, don’t do anything until you have confirmed your new account via email.

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Who's Knocking at My Firewall Door? Simple Security for the Nonprofit IT Professional

NTEN

After logging in for the first time, they are instructed to change their temporary password.

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

Museum 2.0

As researcher Danah Boyd has pointed out, teens spend time on Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks because that's where their friends are. The program is coordinated and directed by staff, who select the neighborhood for the season, provide photography and writing instruction, and generally shepherd the project to completion.

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What Tools Are You Using for Listening, Engaging, and Social Media Management?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Based on the discussion threads in my Facebook page , I’ve updated my mega list of tools in my social media listening and engaging instructional wiki. It searches Twitter and Facebook for phrases or hashtags and dumps them into a google doc spreadsheet. The sources include Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Does Immersion In Social Media Change Our Brain Functions? This Is Your Brain On Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

in her post " Your Brain on Facebook " Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn and Orkut are all popular and powerful social networking sites. When I read this, I started to reflect on the different groups that I typically get in training workshops and the need for differentiated instruction. For example, Carol Torgan, Ph.D,

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