01.18.08
SOCIAL MEDIA in ELT
Posted in Social Media in ELT, Uncategorized tagged EVO 2008, opening accounts at 11:46 pm by editasaluzzo
I am attending the workshop at EVO TESOL2008. I´m opening all the accounts to get acquainted with applications to explore social media tools. It´s a tedious process but I realise that it´s the way to get familiarized to applications. I opened my Flick and Googlereader last year. I´ve read about how useful del.icio.us is. and now that I´ve opened my own account I can see it´s great cooperative bookmarking. I think it´s going to be very useful for teacher training workshops.
I´ve also read about “the wonders of Twitter”, but can´t still think of uses for it. Just socializing could be a good reason to use it. Anyway, it´s easy to update, but I have not yet set it to my IM.
Definitely I can grasp Communitywalk usefulness, but find it a bit complicated for my skills at the moment.
Thanks to the forums in SMielts I´m learning useful tips to manage this blog in WordPress. Definitely blogger is easier to use but WP is more complete. I have still to open my account at dotSub, which I guess will be useful to manipulate videos and film for EFL. Let´s see.
namckeand said,
January 29, 2008 at 2:28 am
I am interested to know why you think Blogger is easier to use. Is it just because it is more familiar to you or are there some things that you really find easier?
Patricia Glogowski said,
January 30, 2008 at 3:21 pm
“The Wonders of Twitter” – I have been using it on and off for some time, and I am still trying to find out how and to what effect it can be used. I have connected with other professionals in the field and met new people through those I know, so that would count as a benefit. I do not follow it regularly but I think it gives you a great access to what other professionals are doing in the field and what’s happening at the moment.