Introduction to Social Media

This resource was developed by Jane Hart and is can be found at http://c4lpt.co.uk/academy/ism/index.html.
This resource looks at the key social media technologies and tools and how they can be used for learning and performance enhancement

Introduction
- What is social media?
- Choosing the right social media tool for your needs
Social networking
- What is social networking?
  - Facebook
  - LinkedIn
  - Ning
  - Elgg
Micro-blogging
- What is micro-blogging?
Social bookmarking
- What is social bookmarking?
Blogging
- What is blogging?
RSS - Really Simple Syndication
- What is RSS?
  - Google Reader
  - Bloglines
Podcasting
- What is podcasting?
  - Audacity
  - Garage Band
File sharing
- What is file sharing?
  - Flickr
  - YouTube
  - Jing & Screenr
  - Slideshare
  - Prezi

Email
- What is email?
Instant Messaging
- What is instant messaging?
  - Skype
Web meetings
- What are web meetings?
  - Dimdim
  - Adobe Connect, Elluminate and Webex
Wikis
- What are wikis?
  - PBworks
  - Wikispaces
Online office suites
- What are online office suites?
  - Google Docs
  - Zoho
Personal dashboards
- What are personal dashboards?
  - iGoogle
  - Netvibes & Pageflakes
Social and collaboration platforms
- What are social and collaboration platforms?
Social course management systems
- What are social course management systems?

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