Author Archive | William Stites
Social Media, audience and old friends
I have been working on an idea for my school of putting together a set of Data Entry Rules and Style Guide so that we could begin to adhere to some standards for how we manage data with our various offices and systems. I am looking for the things that would be considered best practices [...]
Read MoreGoogle+ in schools… some early thoughts
We asked the edSocialMedia contributors to respond to the following question based on the article “Behind The Numbers Of Google+’s Monumental Rise To 25 Million Visitors” by Greg Finn at Search Engine Land. “Google+ surpassed 25 million unique visitors faster than Facebook or Twitter. How do you see Google+ fitting in with your school social [...]
Read MoreGoogle+ vs Twitter
A lot of what I have been hearing about Google+ has been in comparison to what is does better or worse than Facebook. In a recent article from Mike Elgan from ComputerWorld, “Why Twitter is obsolete” he points out the ways in Twitter is more vulnerable to Google+. Of interest is how he describes the Twitter [...]
Read MoreWhy social media in school?
Why social media in school? It’s a good question and one many schools are asking. Whether is because of the free-flowing nature of the content and material or the potential for distraction sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube many others are being blocked by institutions. It is my belief however that by blocking these sites and [...]
Read MoreWhen it’s time to use Twitter in the Classroom
In a recent CNN article, “Twitter finds a place in the classroom“, it was reported that what Twitter did for students was… “For a lot of them, what it did is help find their voice… many students that do not participate in my classes or share what’s on their mind, so Twitter became that vehicle.” [...]
Read MoreWhy Social Media Can and Is Changing Education
I recently read this great piece from George Couros (@gcouros) and liked the 5 ways that he sees social media’s impact on education: It’s free. It cuts down on isolation. Building tolerance and understanding of cultural diversity. It can amplify passions. The world of educations is (and needs to be) more open. As George says [...]
Read MoreSocial Media for Admissions Professionals
I went to a good presentation on giving presentations by Patrick Higgins(@pjhiggins) recently where he talked about strategies for engaging your audience and making them think (The Lecture is Dead. Long Live the Lecture!). I can only imagine how good it would have been to be in the audience to hear Brendan Schneider(@schneiderb) give this [...]
Read MoreThe question: What should a networked educational leader tweet about?
I recently had the good fortune of meeting George Couros (@gcouros) at Educon 2.3 this past January and began following him on Twitter immediately after. His latest post “What should a networked educational leader tweet about?” offers 10 guideline (as well a 4 things not to do) that I think are a great starting point for [...]
Read MoreTaste Communities, Social Media and the end of gender (via TED)
This TED Talk from Johanna Blakley looks at how social media and the ways in which people and companies market will change based on “Taste Communities” and the high percentage of women engaged in social media.
Read MoreThe Contributors’ Update and Student Writing
There are a couple of the things I do as “blogger-in-chief” for edSocialMedia. One is that I send each contributor an update on their post after about two weeks from its publish date. Another is to send a monthly update to all of the contributors regardless of whether they posted that month or not. These [...]
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