personal learning networks with social media
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A christmas presentation.TRANSCRIPT
Using social media to create your own Personal Learning Network
Phil BradleyChristmas Study Day for the Library and
Information Health Network North West
How to get hold of me
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And I’m not sure about:
• http://digg.com/philbradley
Namechk.com
http://www.theconversationprism.com/
Why would you want a PLN?
• Share information
• Ask/Answer questions
• Adjunct to training, though not a replacement
• A broader perspective
http://briansolis.posterous.com/over-48-hours-of-video-is-uploaded-to-youtube
What are the dangers of using social media?
• If you get involved in social media you may do something you’ll later regret
What are the dangers of NOT using social media?
• You will damage your reputation. Worse, you won’t have a reputation at all.
• You will not be taken seriously.
• You will not keep up to date.
• You will be out of the loop. For good.
The traditional approach
How do you start?How do you start?
Follow the people the people you follow follow!
WeFollow
Twitter search
Great for conferences!
And then...
• Start tweeting!• Ask questions• Answer questions• Let people know what you think• Find out what others think• Refine your contacts – follow more people,
unfollow others
Social networks
• Not ‘social’ ‘PROFESSIONAL’!
• Have more than one ‘face’; professional and social
• More informal, but never forget the privacy angle!
• Forget “Friends”
• Facebook is becoming a search engine
• Facebook pages are slowly replacing the website in some instances
• Status updates are like press releases!
Great for conferences!
Google+ A quick overview
Photographs
Profile
Edit your profile!
Edit your profile!
Introduction Placed livedBragging rights Home/WorkOccupation Looking forEmployment GenderEducation Profile discovery
Check your profile!
Circles
More circles
http://www.linkedin.com/
CILIP Communities
http://communities.cilip.org.uk/
Quora
http://www.quora.com/
Yahoo Answers
Other networks
http://www.ning.com/
http://www.library20.org/
http://learningplace.com.au/
http://www.lisnpn.spruz.com/
http://www.lostzombies.com/
http://www.zombiefriends.com/
http://www.zombiepassions.com/
Bookmarking Services
http://www.delicious.com/network/Philbradley
Diigo groups
http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom20
Teachmeets
http://www.teachmeet.org.uk/
Librarian teachmeets
http://hudteachmeet.blogspot.com/
http://livlibteachmeet.blogspot.com/
http://www.camlibtm.info/
http://www.ldnlibtm.info/
Mashed Library events
• Mashed Library is about “bringing together interested people and doing interesting stuff with libraries and technology.”
• Pancakes and Mash (Lincoln) March 2011• Haggis and Mash (Edinburgh) January 2011• Chips and Mash (Huddersfield) July 2010• Liver and Mash (Liverpool) May 2010• http://www.mashedlibrary.com/
Chatrooms
http://tinychat.com/
http://www.chatzy.com/
Weblogs
• You have something to say, something to share
• You don’t have to write every day
• Include a wide variety of content
• Commenting on other blogs is just as important
Specific blogs/sites
http://heartoftheschool.edublogs.org/
Voices for the library
http://www.voicesforthelibrary.org.uk/wordpress/
LIS New Professionals network
http://www.lisnpn.spruz.com/
RSS to keep on top
http://www.google.com/reader/
Use news collation services
Flipboard http://flipboard.com/Pulse news http://www.alphonsolabs.com
Zite
Zite top stories
Pulse News
Scoop.it
XYDO brief
Communities
News.me
News.me
Or Netvibes
http://www.netvibes.com/
Wikis
http://teacherlibrarianwiki.pbworks.com/
http://www.libsuccess.org/
http://uklibraryblogs.pbworks.com/
Sharing documents
Multimedia
http://www.slideshare.net/
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/
FindHow: the How-To search engine
FindHow: writing and speaking
Photographs
TED Talks
http://www.ted.com/talks
Train yourself, train others
http://www.mikogo.com/
http://www.wiziq.com
Not forgetting search!
Social Search Engines
Icerocket
Blekko
Remember Creative Commons!
It’s not always work!
• Washing machines
• Abandoned mental hospitals
• Though they’re not necessarily mutually exclusive...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/howzey/3463730614/
Final thoughts
• Take any and every opportunity
• It’s YOUR responsibility
• It’s 24/7
• Go to where the conversations are
• ENJOY!
Over to you...
• What resource(s) interested or excited you?
• What are you going to change?
• How will THIS group proceed?
Credits and thanks to:• http://www.flickr.com/photos/padorange/2580180117/ (conference image)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/5167671844/ (email image)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvdmerwe/779224087/ (training course)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/markwalker/3749673425/ (engine start)• http://jurylaw.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/math_blocks_stockxpertcom_id104816_size1.jpg
(number blocks)• http://cheezburger.com/View/4558569984 (lolcat)• http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/17ac52cb-fabe-4b3b-ace4-3f8356dafbea.jpg
(lolcat)