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How to Promote Your Programs with Social
Networking Tools

• Melissa White
• Supervisor of Media and Technology
• Ingham ISD/REMC 13
• mwhite_at_inghamisd.org
• 517-244-1471

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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

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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 (Googles free software)
  https//www.blogger.com/start
• Edublogs (http//edublogs.org)
• Wordpress (http//wordpress.org)

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REMC Blog created for members to provide input
for a report
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MACUL SIG group looking for input
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MI-LIFE Blog promoting their project
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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

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Popular Blog Aggregators

• Bloglines.com
• Netvibes.com
• Googles iGoogle Reader

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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
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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 collaborative websites,
  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)

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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)

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Wiki for collaboration on Library Automation study
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MAME (Michigan Association of Media in Education)
conference page
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My Wikispaces home page
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Podcasts
A podcast is a digital media file, or a related
collection of such files, which is distributed
over the Internet using syndication feeds 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)
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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

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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

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Vodcasts
Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vidcast or
vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery
of video on demand video 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)
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Sample VodcastsVodcast is a directory of video
sources
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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

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Discussion Forums

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

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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

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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)

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MACUL Space using Ning(MACUL members social
networking page)