Tuesday, July 28, 2009
mcma & SIUC links
Unit: College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. http://mcma.siuc.edu
Contact: Don Laur - dlaur@siu.edu - 453-8988
Social Media Uses
Youtube - http://youtube.com/siucmcma/
Youtube EDU - http://www.youtube.com/SIUC
SIUC on iTunes U - http://itunes.siu.edu
Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/siucmcma
Several Facebook Groups
Linked In Group - mcma.siuc.edu/linkedin
Flickr Photostream - http://www.flickr.com/photos/siucmcma/
Twitter - http://www.flickr.com/photos/siucmcma/
Heyadat Amin-Arsala's links
www.hedayatamin-arsala.com [his campaign website]
http://spotlight.siu.edu/10042006/DistinguishedAlumni.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedayat_Arsala
from Eduweb (by way of Don Laur)
DePaul University - Developing a Social Media Strategy for Alumni
http://www.slideshare.net/depauladvancement/depaulsocialmedia
Illinois State - Facebook - A Case Study in Building Virtual Relationships
http://www.slideshare.net/aslevitt/facebook-a-case-study-in-building-virtual-relationships
Social Media - You Asset Management Toolbox
http://www.slideshare.net/mherzber/social-media-your-asset-management-toolbox
Facebook Pages in Higher Education - Some Facebook Research, as current as July 7th, 2009.
http://www.slideshare.net/Bluefuego/facebook-pages-in-higher-education
A Bird in the Hand: Twitter as a Higher Ed Communications Tool
http://www.slideshare.net/arester/a-bird-in-the-hand-using-twitter-as-a-higher-ed-communications-tool
What the F*** is Social Media: One Year Later (No real curse words, just blanked out four letter words, but it is a very powerful presentation, a very very popular one. If you can get past the language, you will enjoy it or it might scare you, either way, check it out)
http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-is-social-media-one-year-later
The original, now with over 130K views.
What the F** is Social Media.
http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-social-media
http://www.slideshare.net/depauladvancement/depaulsocialmedia
Illinois State - Facebook - A Case Study in Building Virtual Relationships
http://www.slideshare.net/aslevitt/facebook-a-case-study-in-building-virtual-relationships
Social Media - You Asset Management Toolbox
http://www.slideshare.net/mherzber/social-media-your-asset-management-toolbox
Facebook Pages in Higher Education - Some Facebook Research, as current as July 7th, 2009.
http://www.slideshare.net/Bluefuego/facebook-pages-in-higher-education
A Bird in the Hand: Twitter as a Higher Ed Communications Tool
http://www.slideshare.net/arester/a-bird-in-the-hand-using-twitter-as-a-higher-ed-communications-tool
What the F*** is Social Media: One Year Later (No real curse words, just blanked out four letter words, but it is a very powerful presentation, a very very popular one. If you can get past the language, you will enjoy it or it might scare you, either way, check it out)
http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-is-social-media-one-year-later
The original, now with over 130K views.
What the F** is Social Media.
http://www.slideshare.net/mzkagan/what-the-fk-social-media
from e-mail & beyond
1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ask-the-brains-learn-something-incorrectly
Why is it hard? Sci. American article
2. http://www.manythings.org/b/e/2890
Diamond Lens- ESL Video, manythings.org
3. http://hotair.com/archives/2009/07/24/jeff-bezos-on-amazon-remotely-deleting-kindle-books-were-idiots/
Jeff Bezos- we're idiots
4. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/212291/follow-your-teacher-twitter
Follow your teacher on Twitter
5. http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=1376&tag=nl.e539
Psychology of Social Media- article
6. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/seven_e-learning_and_teaching_resources.php
Seven e-learning and teaching resources
7. http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/07/21/frank-mccourt-teacher-man/
Frank McCourt- Teacher Man
8. http://www.prospect.org//cs/articles?article=the_cost_of_hashtag_revolution
Cost of the hashtag revolution- article
9. http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2009/07/20-webcam-activities-for-efl-esl.html
20 WebCam activities for EFL ESL students
10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8139322.stm
Monkeys recognise 'bad grammar'
11. http://susangaer.com/dominican_republic/
Susan's DR links
12. http://www.siliconvalley.com/personaltech/ci_12734445?nclick_check=1
Time to turn technology loose
webheads 7-26
1. http://www.esljobfeed.com/forum/index.pl?read=62395
UAE job
2. http://www.threecupsoftea.com/
Three cups of tea- one man's mission to build schools
3. http://eflcourse.wikispaces.com/
EFL & Web 2.0, Graham Stanley
4. http://teacherdudebbq.blogspot.com/
Teacher Dude's Grill & BBQ
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
webheads kindle links 7-09
1. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=&ref=pd_sl_177pa6cuyf_b
Kindle (Amazon)
2. http://cheapebookreaders.com/t/amazon-iindle-2
cheap e-books.com
3. http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/25/10-reasons-to-buy-a-kindle-2-and-10-reasons-not-to/
10 reasons to buy Kindle 2, 10 reasons not to
4. http://reviews.cnet.com/amazon-kindle-2/
Kindle 2, cnet review
5. http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-DX-Amazons-Wireless-Generation/dp/B0015TCML0
Kindle DX wireless (Amazon)
6. http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_0609_kindle_dx
Kindle DX review (Wired)
7. http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_0609_kindle_dx
Kindle DX- engadget
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
from the e-mail
1. http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=20707
10% of harmful content undetected (art)
2. http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2806&tag=nl.e623
While I'm away, "Good Riddance, Encarta!" (art)
3. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20994&tag=nl.e589
Apple wrecking wireless business (art)
4. http://www.eschola.org/
eSchola education network
5. http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=1358&tag=nl.e539
Snake oil & Social marketing (art)
6. http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=446&tag=btxcsim
Social media echo chamber (art)
7. http://gmrc.siu.edu/
Global Media Research Center (SIUC)
8. http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_400066.html
OK to chat in class (art)
9. http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=807&tag=nl.e539
Free is not a business model (art)
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
more links from e-mail & twitter 7-09
1. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2008/01/free-technology-for-teachers-using.html
Using Pownce, Free technology for teachers
2. http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/
Twitter for academia
3. http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/06/22/attention-and-distraction/
Attention and distraction, elearnspace article
4. http://www.twi5.com/twitlogo-create-twitter-like-logo-for-free/5145/
Create Twitter logo
5. http://www.city-journal.org/2009/bc0619lj.html
The Private Schools no one sees, article
6. http://indispensabletools.pbworks.com/
Indispensable tools for educators
7. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2514493.0.When_tweets_dont_sound_so_sweet.php
When Tweets don't sound so sweet
8. http://www.manythings.org/b/e/2318
26 things: Movie
