Lots of great graphic have emerge recently to explain social media in simple terms. This includes everything from donuts to bacon but it’s time to add a new easy to follow explanation that everyone can relate to. CUPCAKES!

Have you ever tweeted using the @ reply at the beginning of a tweet but wanted it to be shared with all your followers? Starting a tweet with @username  will only show up in their connect and on the feeds …

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Part 3 in the Series: Social Media in Education Last fall, I played a major part in developing, designing, and teaching the first course dealing with social media at Valencia College. This course was geared to faculty interested learning about …

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Will we need keyboards or mice in the near future? It’s time to forget Microsoft Kinect and find a new way to control your computer via natural movements. Well, you need to look no farther than the Leap Motion Control …

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Part 2 in the Series: Social Media in Education Recently I undercover a story from Campus Technology highlighting a few unique faculty using social media in the classroom. Professor Betsy Sigman (@bsigman) of Georgetown was utilizing Google+ in her Developing/Managing …

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Social media be used in innovative ways to engage, excite, and educate students through a broad spectrum of disciplines. I’m going to cover a few real examples in the next few weeks in a series called Social Media in Education. …

Social Media in Education: Group Project on Raising Awareness Read more »