Does your employer / Institution have a policy for the accepted use, by staff, for how they can use Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, SlideShare, YouTube, WordPress, etc)? Again, some great resources, and well worded reasoning, on what and staff members can do on networks like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc in a professional manner about their work, but not linked or attributed officially to their employer. Anyway, this really only covers Twitter, Facebook and Blogs for departmental uses. SAP -  Social Media Guidelines 2009. Check them out. Again, take a look. MORE >>

Twitter is becoming an important tool for backchannel chat and information exchange in conferences, exhibitions, and classroom activities where perhaps email and/or discussion forums were used before. Twitter has also become a very useful way for those unable to attend to keep up with speeches, presentations and conversations that surround the ‘event’, and I have virtually ‘attended’ a few conferences this year already without having to book tickets or take time off work. Adding Facebook and Twitter to student participation. YouTube MORE >>

I found this video on Twitter tonight thanks to David Walker ( @drdjwalker ) who re-tweeted the video from The Partnership of 21st Century Skills. Video 4Cs Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking Twitter YouTubeThe video is called “Above and Beyond: the story of the 4Cs&#. Enjoy. The video is described as; “In an increasingly complex, demanding and competitive 21st century, students need to learn more than the 3R’s they are tested on in school. It’s Enjoy & share, so we can help ALL our students flourish in the 21st century.&#. MORE >>

A previous post of mine ( Policies for Staff use of Social Media and Social Networks ) from June 2010 has received some interest and reposting on Twitter lately. Social Network Video Policy Social Media Twitter YouTubeIn response to my retweeting of the psot I had a reply from @simfin  linking to the below video. “A short video for staff of the Department of Justice (Victoria, Australia) explaining the key elements of their social media policy.” ” Here’s the video – it’s great! What do you think? Presentation: ROI of Social Media. MORE >>

It was also followed on Twitter using the #LSGWebinar hashtag. Tweet from QR Code, but I needed to login to web Twitter, not iPhone app (if that can be done?). QR Codes Technology Augmented Reality eBook eLearning Google mLearning Presentation QR Code Tagging Twitpic Twitter Web 2.0 Webinar YouTubeI’ve just taken part in a webinar from the LSG ( Learning & Skills Group ) on “QR Codes, Mobile Tagging and Learning&# , delivered by Paul Simbeck-Hampson ( @simbeckhampson ). QR Codes: The nuts and bolts. QR Codes: In the Classroom. small taster sessions. MORE >>