Storify is a new Web 2.0 tool that allows you to search social media content by subject or theme and then drag and drop the results (tweets, status updates, videos, photos, etc.) into Stories. These stories can then be shared or embeded on social media accounts, websites and blogs.
It is currently in Beta but you can try it out. View some of the stories already created by others on the http://storify.com/ website.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Scheduling Blogger Posts So They Don't Feed Through to Facebook All At Once
Wish you could spread out your posts on your Blogger RSS feed so they are not published and posted all at once on your Facebook account? Use the "Post Options" feature at the bottom of the "New Post" edit window in Blogger.
With the "Post Options" feature you can select the "Scheduled at" radio button to bring up a drop down menu. Then select the date and time you what your post to be published. Finish by clicking the "Publish Post" button as usual.
This is a work around for all of us who have set writing schedules and business accounts that will not let us purchase HootSuite.
With the "Post Options" feature you can select the "Scheduled at" radio button to bring up a drop down menu. Then select the date and time you what your post to be published. Finish by clicking the "Publish Post" button as usual.
This is a work around for all of us who have set writing schedules and business accounts that will not let us purchase HootSuite.
Using Blogger for Your School/Business Help Desk FAQ
Let's start with an example. Here is my Help Desk FAQ that I created over 4 years ago. http://libhelp.blogspot.com. Every question that a student ask us at the Library's Help Desk that relates to computers, the campus online content, saving or storing files and much more goes into this blog. Every semester I invite new Help Desk student workers to "author" a few of the posts.
It gives them the opportunity to practice their writing skills and to showcase their technical knowledge.
This blog is linked to from the library's homepage with a blogger icon and it is feed through to the library's Facebook page as well. http://library.chattanoogastate.edu
For the Facebook feed, I use the "Post Option" in blogger to schedule the posts that feed through Facebook's Apps>RSS Graffiti. Otherwise, the posts that I work on during my scheduled writing time would publish on the Facebook page all at one time.
By scheduling each post, you will avoid Facebook's new algorithm that takes multiple posts over the 2 post limit (that they want) and collapses them into one post.
There are many reasons I like Blogger for FAQ.
1.) You can email and share individual posts to students or friends.
2.) You can set them to be mobile friendly.
3.) They provide statistics.
4.) They play well with Facebook.
5.) I can give Authorship to students and staff.
6.) You can embed or use the RSS feed options with other CMS or social media programs.
7.) You can turn off comments for a more structured blog interaction.
It gives them the opportunity to practice their writing skills and to showcase their technical knowledge.
This blog is linked to from the library's homepage with a blogger icon and it is feed through to the library's Facebook page as well. http://library.chattanoogastate.edu
For the Facebook feed, I use the "Post Option" in blogger to schedule the posts that feed through Facebook's Apps>RSS Graffiti. Otherwise, the posts that I work on during my scheduled writing time would publish on the Facebook page all at one time.
By scheduling each post, you will avoid Facebook's new algorithm that takes multiple posts over the 2 post limit (that they want) and collapses them into one post.
There are many reasons I like Blogger for FAQ.
1.) You can email and share individual posts to students or friends.
2.) You can set them to be mobile friendly.
3.) They provide statistics.
4.) They play well with Facebook.
5.) I can give Authorship to students and staff.
6.) You can embed or use the RSS feed options with other CMS or social media programs.
7.) You can turn off comments for a more structured blog interaction.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
DreamSpark.com
The "DreamSpark" website gives students microsoft professional tools for free to encourage them to learn about the products. Some of the downloads available are: Windows Phone, Kodu:Game Lab, Virtual PC and Visual Basics 2008. Check out the GET TRAINING side menu at the website to learn more about these programs and others by: reading, doing and watching. This is a valuable resource for students. They can even visit DreamSpark on their mobile phone, mobile.microsoft.com/student.
NOTE: Students must have a student Outlook/Live@EDU account to verify their student status.
NOTE: Students must have a student Outlook/Live@EDU account to verify their student status.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Animoto Free for Non-Profits and Academics
I openly confess to loving Animoto's music video production software. I like the ability to create a music video straight from my iPhone and I like the easy upload to YouTube or Facebook in seconds. Every year when Dr. Susie Matthews brings her Vet Tech students to me to make their PSA(Public Service Announcement) projects I am thrilled. Students in the Vet Tech program work in groups to create PSAs about important animal care topics. The images and video they use are taken at local non-profit animal shelters where they have interned. Dr. Mathews uses the free academic account to make this happen.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Uploading and exporting - Play your video files in Google Docs
Uploading and exporting - Play your video files in Google Docs
This just popped up on my google documents' menu. This may be a good alternative for educators and students to post school project video. I would imagine that it is a good compliment to the blogger accounts. Now, you can upload and save your project videos in a location that is less public and easily shared with one's blogs and online websites.
This just popped up on my google documents' menu. This may be a good alternative for educators and students to post school project video. I would imagine that it is a good compliment to the blogger accounts. Now, you can upload and save your project videos in a location that is less public and easily shared with one's blogs and online websites.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Add Your Blogger Account To Your FaceBook Page via Notes
You can add your blogger account to your Facebook page under the Notes feature. The image above shows the 1,2,3 easy steps to importing an external blog. If you are having trouble viewing this, click on the image to enlarge it.
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