Thanks to everyone who attended our sessions on social media at the 2009 SIM® conference in Lawrence yesterday! Below is a list of the various sites we recommended over the course of those four hours. If I’ve forgotten anything, just leave a comment at the end of this page and I’ll add what’s missing (be a “critic!”). Feel free also to provide any other suggestions about getting started with social technology as well. Thanks again!
General
- Groundswell–including the “social technographics” profile tool
I dug around a bit to find these links this morning–I hope they help explain or reinforce some of the concepts we discussed about Twitter.
Blogs
Start your own blog:
- Posterous–easy, e-mail-driven way to get started blogging
- WordPress.com–hosted blogging for more experienced bloggers
- Blogger–another blog host
Find other blogs:
- Teachers Guide to Using Facebook–some of this information applies to social media in general, not just Facebook
RSS Readers
- RSS in Plain English–we didn’t talk about this video, but it helps further explain the benefits of RSS
- NetNewsWire (Mac)
- FeedDemon (Windows)
- Google Reader (online)
Podcasts
Note: A podcast can be audio or video (sometimes referred to as a vlog or v-log)
Ning
- Ning–create your own social networks for special interests, community/cooperative learning, etc.
- SIM Action Research Ning site
- Instructional Coaching/Big Four Ning site
YouTube
Copyright and Fair Use
- A Fair(y) Use Tale–a 10-minute video explaining copyright and fair use, using short clips from Disney movies
- Creative Commons information and search
- Image search in Flickr–remember to scroll to the bottom and check the box for Creative Commons search
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