This document discusses various social media platforms and the author's experiences using social media. It begins with an overview of SlideShare and defines social media. It then discusses specific platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn, providing examples of how they can be used. The author shares their positive experience using a Facebook page for a capstone team. In the end, the document emphasizes that social media is a learning process but can create long-term relationships and benefit one's professional network.

1. Author: Tom Matys

2. Agenda
• Social Media in Education
• Slideshare
• What is Social Media
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Social Media for Student Collaboration
• A Personal Experience
• Social Media Help
• Questions

3. Slideshare.com
SlideShare: Social Media

4. Question
What is Social Media?

5. Answer
“is today’s most transparent, engaging and interactive form of
public relations. It combines the true grit of real time content with
the beauty of authentic peer-to-peer communication. Lisa Buyer
– The Buyer Group
“is not about what each one of us does or says, but about what
we do and say together, worldwide, to communicate in all
directions at any time, by any possible (digital) means. Michelle
Chmielewski – Synthesio”
“Its digital content and interaction that is created by and between
people. Sam Decker – Mass Relevance”
“Social media is the tools, services, and communication
facilitating connection between peers with common interests.
Chris Garrett – Chrisg.com”

6. Social Media for Education
http://www.edsocialmedia.com

7. What the experts are saying

8. LinkedIn
• A must for those of us who want to, and need to,
Professionally network
• Find potential employers via a network
• Find old colleagues to get recommendations

9. My Experience
Capstone Team Facebook Page

10. My Experience
• Social Media is not for everyone
• There is a learning curve, but it has a return on
investment
• Mostly, it is fun!
• It creates long-term relationships
• We all need to start learning it

11. LinkedIn: Who’s Viewed Your Profile:

12. LinkedIn Recommendations

13. LinkedIn: Who’s Viewed Your Profile:

14. Twitter
Microblogging:
A broadcast medium in the form
of blogging. A microblog differs
from a traditional blog in that its
content is typically smaller in
both actual and aggregate file
size. Microblogs "allow users to
exchange small elements of
content such as short
sentences, individual images, or
video links. These small
messages are sometimes called
microposts

15. Twitter and Leadership

16. Paper.Li.com
Hashtags
#Leadership
#emotionalintelligence
#servantleadership

17. Twitter Hashtags
The Top Twitter Hashtags of the Last 12 Months:
Top Ten Hashtags Between August 2011 and August 2012
1) #moscow
2) #arsenal
3) #takemeout
4) #freedom
5) #nadarkhani
6) #whatimissmost
7) #arabidol
8) #waystogetoffthephone
9) #tweetforyoucef
10) #twalculate

18. Twitter:
Recommended Applications
• Tweet Deck
• Hoot Suite

19. Social Media Learning

20. Social Media Learning
Thank-You