Comments on: Part 2: Joining a Social Network

By: How do I leave a comment here?

How do I leave a comment here? — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:13:41 +0000

[...] easier for them by inviting them to comment within our blog post. As I have done at the bottom of this post (but I don’t do it enough!), this tip came via the 31 day blog challenge I participated in [...]

By: Alex Miller

Alex Miller — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:40:04 +0000

Interesting article – http://ericturner.wordpress.com/2007/11/03/technology-in-the-classroom/

By: Christine Southard

Christine Southard — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:34:24 +0000

As a teacher, social networking has become my professional development. I have never felt so globally connected to other educators in my whole teaching career! I have learned so much information about education & technology in such a short period of time, that the graduate level degree that I’m currently participating in (for educational technology), only seems to be touching the surface of what I’m learning online from my teacher friends. That is a scary thought! But I’ll get by with a little help from my friends.

By: Alex Miller

Alex Miller — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:28:06 +0000

8hands looks really interesting and I’d like to try, but there’s no mac version yet??

By: there'sachoice

there'sachoice — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:11:02 +0000

You don't have to choose one of the networks mentioned. Even if you are time poor, you can simply use 8hands which aggregates your profiles and allows you to manage more than on network from the desktop so it's not as time consuming.

By: Sue Waters

Sue Waters — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:30:03 +0000

Oh dear it may need to be a list of what I don’t use (ROFL). In simple terms social networking is important for my own personal learning — which as I learn new skills can transfer into my practice with students.

I gain different information and connections from my different networks. Belong to quite a few I know that I am not using them all as effectively as maybe I could be. Also I think which social networks you are attracted to can be quite personal — we each tend to have our own personal favourites. Generally I am more willing to try out a network if several people whose opinion I respect are using it.

It does take time ‘to get’ some social networking tools — and you have to accept that it will be a certain length of time from using it to being able to use it effectively with students. Also social networks are only as good as the quality of your friends.

Some of my networks include:
Twitter – incredible instantaneous for giving and receiving advice — for finding out great information on tools that are of benefit
Facebook – sorry not fussed..just use it as another way to connect
Ning – obviously I have to promote etools and tips for educators community as I did set it up for VET practitioners

By: Kate Foy

Kate Foy — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:03:43 +0000

Hi Alex
Like many others, I’m enjoying Facebook. Apart from the obvious immediacy of the thing, for me the worth is developing networks with current students, graduates out there in the biz, and developing industry links. I tend to be a bit impatient at times with vampire stuff, ice-creams, and ‘play scrabulous with me’ requests, but then you have to socialise sometime don’t you?

I’ve not hooked up into any formal educational social networks yet. Perhaps I should. The looser, informal communities of practice that have developed out of the structured ’31 Days’ challenge have worked for me. I thought the trickle-down from that exercise was terrific. Sort of flushed out the keen ones, and solidified alliances of interest … we tend now to visit and comment on one another’s work.

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Part 2: Joining a Social Network — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:29:11 +0000

[...] Kuldar wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWhich Social Network should I join? So, now you know what Social Networking is, and you want to get in on the action, but there are so many Social Networking sites and so many ways to network with people online, so which do I think are … [...]

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Part 2: Joining a Social Network — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:20:37 +0000

[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you just want to network by sharing something of yours or favourite things, things you are interested in, like photo’s or video’s, then consider YouTube or Flickr. Word of warning; these networks can demand quite a bit of your time, … [...]