Social media for library staff

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This workshop demonstrates how to make SCIS part of your Professional Learning Network (PLN) and extend your confidence in the use of social media. Library staff will investigate social media such as subscribing to a blog, and following a twitter account with a trusted service such as SCIS which will help in finding new connections & sharing resources.

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Michael Jongen, Library Services Coordinator

SCIS and Social Media

Google yourself

• Who is determining your online identity?

“my search”

Who am I? by ~FreeBirD®~ CC-by-na-sa

Lets talk

SCIS social media

www.esa.edu.au/scis

SCIS: the website tour

Lets Talk

scis.edublogs.org

Staying informed via SCIS Blog

Social Media#PLN

to communicate promote and learn

#PLN

• @jasmont1 Teacher Librarian at Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), Melbourne. Google Certified Teacher, Sydney '11. http://www.groovylibrarian.edublogs.org

• @kimyeo Primary school teacher librarian, passionate about books, exploring technology, lifelong learner, dog lover and chocoholic http://smotlrcblog.edublogs.org/

• @jennyluca Teacher -Librarian from Australia - interested in developing learning communities, new ideas for libraries, new ideas for education. ·http://jennylu.wordpress.com/

Online identity: Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter

Facebook

Facebook in schools

facebook.com/schoolscatinfo

Like SCIS on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/schoolscatinfo

New Caanan High School Library

https://www.facebook.com/nchslibrary

Brentwood School Library

www.facebook.com/BrentwoodSchoolLibrary

Linkedin

LinkedIn

LinkedIn groups

Twitter

Why Twitter?

• “Following the tweets of educational experts is a way to obtain tips about useful websites,

upcoming educational trends and links to quality digital resources.”

• Kay Cantwell, Education Officer: Digital Learning, ResourceLink

• Brisbane Catholic Education• Social media and schools as professional learning

communities

http://www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connections/issue_81/articles/social_media_and_schools_as_professional_learning.html

Follow SCIS on Twitter

twitter.com/schoolscatinfo

Links and learning

The Twitter Hashtag

#austl

Content curation

• feeds on a particular topic collected from blogs, news readers, social

bookmarking services and any RSS-enabled service.

RSS / Curating / Aggregation

Curating and collecting

scoop.it/t/scis

Scoop.it!

Pinterest

Rebel Mouse

Lets participate

Joining – How to get started

• choose one or two social media services to start with

• register with service• check available identity• start reading and connecting to people• post a link to a resource or post that

interests you

Joining – What to think about

Joining - Building your Network

• Follow each other• Follow SCIS• Libraries• Educational Leaders• Your first tweet

ESA Network

Scootle Community

The ESA network

Follow Scootle and Curriculum Press on Twitter and Facebook, Curriculum Leadership Journal on Twitter

Education Services Australia 2013

Education Services Australia 2013

Education Services Australia 2013

Twitpic

Instagram

Librarything

Goodreads

23 things

• Social Reading• Sharing Photos• Communicate• Sharing• Online Identity• Curating• Digital storytelling

23mobilethings.net

Some other great Social Media

• Flickr• Foursquare• Skype• Feedly• Tumblr• Last.fm• Spotify

QuestionsFeedback survey

surveymonkey.com/s/scis2014