According to Connecting to the Net.Generation: What Higher Education Professionals Need to Know about Today’s Students , 97 percent of Generation Y own a computer; 94 percent own a cell phone; 76 percent use instant messaging; 69 percent have a Facebook account; 44 percent read blogs regularly; 34 percent use websites as their primary source of news, and 28 percent author a blog. and AMP Insights, millennials are the most socially conscious consumers to date. MORE

The process of seeking out and sharing meaning is a responsibility of enlightened social citizenship. Skypechat, for instant messaging and discussion with my peers at Internet Time Alliance. Among the streams that feed this phase of sense-making are: Social networks, primarily private networks such as Socialcast, Google Groups, or Jive. I share my take on things in conversations, both in person and in social networks. MORE

Subject matter; Simple graphics; Easy to follow; Navigation; Interactions; Social interaction; Game mechanics; Immersive; and Clever marketing. The following list highlights what we use our smartphone for: Text/SMS Messaging – 92%. Social Networking – 63%. Instant Messaging – 37%. Streaming Online Music – 20%. Social Networking – 58%. MORE

Ensure a message is received and understood. Create more personalized, human-centric messaging. And sending multimedia messages periodically to your team can get their creative flows going and will set a tone for your company. While it’s true that some might prefer a wall of text, others might respond much better to an audio recording, a live stream, or a video. Live streams. Instant messages with embedded links, videos, and photos. MORE

Video and audio streaming. Video and movie streaming (basically video streaming is growing). Instant messaging. Social learning – snooze fest, but few vendors now offering Facebook SSO and Twitter integration. Asking for streaming audio is not. LMS vendors are continuing to add some very unique features in an effort to set themselves apart from the competition. These expand past the standard feature sets, which I call 90/10. MORE

The legacy education system of brick and mortar has gradually transformed into live streaming platforms within a short time. By adhering to the safety precautions recommended by WHO and local government policies, social distancing is the only way to overcome this challenge. As a part of this, education systems are quickly moving towards the live streaming platforms and utilizing their full potential. How Education Streaming Benefits Students. MORE

It also supports social learning through its Discussions feature, which is a big plus in the realm of virtual training. That gives you the opportunity to get a revenue stream from your learning materials. Virtual training has become an essential part of today’s learning landscape. MORE

The 50,000 foot view of what’s going on in social networks and informal learning has changed very little In the last five years. Here’s a mid-2003 article from an internal newsletter from Deloitte: Social Software: Get Affiliated. Social Software: Get Affiliated. Want to understand the emerging world of social software? While the technology is nothing spectacular, social software is one of the catalysts of the change. What is social software? MORE

Social media have become an indispensable part of modern life. A huge part of our social lives already happens online rather than in the “real world” And while individual social media networks might rise and fall (remember MySpace?), social networking itself is not going anywhere. But how about using social media as vehicles for eLearning? Facebook is the Godzilla of social networks. Uncategorized elearning social media MORE

Skype/Instant messaging. Activity streams, e.g. Jay’s FriendFeed. Scribd “social publishing&# for documents. Learning Technologies 2009. Track 1 Session 1. Learning technologies: the road ahead. Under the radar: great technologies that you could be using. URL for this page:[link]. TInyURL for this page: [link]. Collaborative Learning; Blip.fm for exploring music (and our soundtrack) MariaFernanda choconancy. MORE

Social media have become an indispensable part of modern life. A huge part of our social lives already happens online rather than in the “real world” And while individual social media networks might rise and fall (remember MySpace?), social networking itself is not going anywhere. But how about using social media as vehicles for eLearning? Facebook is the Godzilla of social networks. Uncategorized elearning social media MORE

Instant message “dings” rang. A constant stream of emails often inundates employees and can be overwhelming. Videos, screenshots, and screencasts are powerful because not only are the messages shared visually better retained (after three days, people remember 10% of what they hear. More importantly, it ensures messages are clear and concise so that everyone has a shared and consistent experience. “How in the world am I going to do this?”. MORE

Examples of technologies that can be used to facilitate asynchronous learning include learning management systems, enterprise social networks, wikis, blogs, on-line discussion forums, and even email. technologies grow in importance, synchronous learning can be facilitated on enterprise social networks and on on-line chat and instant messaging services. There are concepts and terms that are part of the every day life of the professionals within an industry. MORE

It is an experiment we do each time we move from one momentum stream to a newer momentum stream. What is your instant reaction? [ ] Write an explanation and email it back. [ ] Find a link and send it to the person. [ ] Tell the person to use keywords and search online. It was faster for me to use Monosnap, a tool that allows me to instantly capture screens, annotate them and get a URL. The seekers look for instant answers. see more on Instant Learning ).In MORE

The average person only has an eight-second attention span, which means that even the most revolutionary ideas must compete with things like social media and funny cat videos. While it’s true that some might prefer a wall of text, others might respond much better to an audio recording, a live stream, or a video. Live streams. Instant messages with embedded links, videos, and photos. MORE

POPIn is one example of a micro social network, giving employees the opportunity to answer a single question, only open for a limited amount of time. Hyphen and 15Five are other social network platforms giving employees the option to post and answer polls and vote on trending questions. While instant messaging applications are commonplace, using them for team bonding purposes is a great way to increase engagement. According to Gallup , 70% of U.S. MORE

It comes with many interactive features to keep your audience engaged including polls, surveys, chat with message translation, screen-sharing, and whiteboard. It sends webinar invites on social media – Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The best thing about it is its unique live-streaming capabilities that allow you to host massive events with up to 10,000 participants and its interactive features – chat, polls, and Q&A. MORE