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Exploiting Social Networks for your Institute

Exploiting Social Networks for your Institute. Emma Cresswell Online Services Manager IH San Isidro. Social Media??.

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Exploiting Social Networks for your Institute

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  1. Exploiting Social Networks foryourInstitute Emma Cresswell Online Services Manager IH San Isidro

  2. Social Media?? "a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content."

  3. A controversial subject?

  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16379494 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/teacher-should-be-fired-for-facebook-comment-judge-rules/5375

  5. Studentfriendly social networks • Differentoptions: • Institutelevel: • Level of interactivity? • Personal level: • Professional accounts -v- personal accounts Thereis no rightanswer!

  6. What do ourstudentsthink?

  7. …and therest of theworld?

  8. Facebook Student/Teacherboundaries Howmuchattention do peoplereallypaytotheirfeeds? • Biggest, mostwellknown • Adolescents in particular spenda lot of time connected • Growingnumber of EFL groups and institutes are members

  9. Twitter Lots of phantomaccounts What can youreallysay in 140 characters? • Hugeaudience • Easytosearchforthingsviathe #

  10. LinkedIn There are limitations Facebook has beenproventobe more successful in terms of networking. • Createdfornetworking • Growingfast as more people and countriesjoin A threattoLinkedin??

  11. Using Social Networks… …some ideas

  12. Facebook • Keep in touchwithstudents • Sharing of information • A marketfor new orpotentialstudents • Groups • Games

  13. Twitter • Keep in touchwithstudents • Keep up withotherinstitutes and teachers • Sharing of information • Follow new trends • Platformstohelpmanageyourtweets

  14. LinkedIn • Sharing of information • Hugeteachingcommunity • Interactwith local businesses

  15. I alreadywork 24 hours a day… whenwill I have time forallthis?

  16. Howtomakeyourinstitute SNS and keepyourDoS sane… • Makethelife of theDoSeasierbydesignatingan OSM. • Choosesomeonewhoisalreadycomfortableusingdifferent social networks. • Thinkaboutlevels of control and privacy.

  17. Studentfriendly social media…

  18. and finally… • Communicationbetweendepartmentsis crucial. • Choose ideas and approachesthat are feasible. • Don’toverdoit!

  19. Thankyou! Emma Cresswell emma@ihsanisidro.com.ar @emcresswell

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