Social BookmarkIng In Libraries

The network of social media and other new forms of online communication are the latest. What is it and how educators are using today this new tool?

Online technologies and practices to share opinions, ideas, experiences, perspectives and ideas with others, means social communication are changing the way people learn, teach, and interact with others in the world. Everywhere, people who have online conversations. The world includes education, parents, students, teachers and legislators. There is a new wave of "influential people" out there online, and is powerful.

It began to flourish around 2007 when social networks began to gain ground. Now members are in hundreds of millions of people. For the latest trends authors like Paul Gillin began to talk about these new influencers several years ago.

Here's a quick summary of some of the activities involved in social media:

1) Web sites must be optimized – so people can find through search engines.
2) RSS or Really Simple Syndication – can now published online.
3) Optimized article submissions to create a link to your website.
4) Blogs and Vlogs — to share content and videos (eg YouTube or Google Video.
5) Webcasts / podcasts / videocasts – Another way to share information in a desktop computer.
6) Social networks (MySpace, Flicker, Stumble Upon, etc.)
7) The socialization of web content (tagging and bookmarks) – Online library.
Online Communities – Groups dedicated to the interests and issues.

Many companies already use social media to find the following benefits: 63 percent use social media to enhance and promote their brand, 61 percent are using the media to improve social communication and collaboration, and 58 percent are using social media to increase consumer participation.

The implications of social media are huge, and education is great. Blogging is a nice way to share information, learn from others and also to knowledge professionals. Podcasts or videos can help others to learn anytime, anywhere.

Young people have adapted very quickly to the concept of media media. MySpace is a great congregation shared among children. Now Twitter is gaining in popularity.

Anyone can use the tactics of social media for one of the following objectives:
Mining Conversation 1). Research and cons of consumers mine vertical networks and horizontal and communities.
2) Invite influencers (customers / teachers / parents) in the circle to learn and share.
3) Choose the tools. Assign people to watch and listen to online conversations about education.

The tactics of social media in education offer the possibility of virtual classes. There is a group in Second Life called 'Real Life Education in Second Life. " It consists of people who are interested in the program educational opportunities. They say there are more than 400 universities and 4,500 teachers participating in the Second Life Educators List (SLED). And this group is to study how to exploit the benefits of learning in a virtual world to help today's students.

The media also allows students to interact through cultures, both directly and virtually. It also allows intercultural researchers to create new ways of studying abroad through joint seminars helping transform approaches to international education.

Some media sites social networking for educators, networking and exchange Information:
Future of Education – Consider increasing innovative knowledge societies.
Twitter.com – a place where people can share in real time.
Facebook.com – (Sign, review panels, the use Friendster).
LinkedIn.com – ask "Questions" and "Answers" in Linked-In. Squidoo.com – a place to showcase and share current information.
Gather.com – where you can publish educational content
Skype – for instant messaging using Audio / Video.
Second City – for education and virtual conferences

Social media today is blending innovative technologies social interaction and co-construction of new knowledge in the online media for social interactions are centered around Web 2.0.

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