Social+Networking

=Twitter = @https://twitter.com/ Social Networking site that allows you to post what you are doing/thoughts up to 140 characters.

Samples and Ideas
Personal Twitter page School library page Club twitter

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Pros
Great way to establish a PLN Easy to use Easy to expand your reach beyond the library

Cons
Requires email May be blocked by some districts

Tutorials
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=842303

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pinterest =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://pinterest.com/ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Bookmark pictures that link to websites based on topics of interest.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Samples and Ideas
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Keep a list of book display ideas <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Group together popular authors <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Plan for an event like Teen Tech Week or National Library Week <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Share books you've read or plan to read

@https://www.pinterest.com/severns1974/library-quotes-and-ideas/ @https://www.pinterest.com/severns1974/library-or-reading-infographics/ @https://www.pinterest.com/severns1974/writing/

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pros
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quick and easy to use <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Very visual <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Allows you to mark boards private or public

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cons
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Requires account <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">May be blocked by some districts

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tutorials
@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QkMOdW0Kyc @https://help.pinterest.com/en

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Facebook = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://facebook.com <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Social Networking Site

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Samples and Ideas
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Library page <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Club group

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pros
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Many students and parents using currently

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cons
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lots of changes made reqularly <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Requires more active monitoring than some other sites <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Blocked by some districts

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tutorials
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">none

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">TweetDeck = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@http://tweetdeck.com/ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A way to collect feeds and tweets into one place.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Samples and Ideas
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collect all your information into one place <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Schedule tweets in advance

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pros
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Easy to use and customize <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Can manage multiple accounts <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Use on computer or via the app

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cons
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Requires account

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tutorials
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Text here

=Remind= @https://www.remind.com/ (Formerly known as Remind101.com Send brief texts those who have subscribed about upcoming deadlines or events.

=Samples and Ideas= Use remind to contact book club members or members of other clubs you've started. Create a remind "class" for parents; Advertise the code at Open House and parents can sign up if interested in receiving texts about upcoming events.

=Pros= You don't have to give out your number and students/parents won't have to provide their number Created by an educator to provide privacy and security. Contact 2 or more individuals in the group or the entire group. Super easy to use. I've used it for multiple years with my book club members, and it works great. Once you create a group, you're given a number and code to distribute to parents, so they can text the code to the number to join the group. You can delay the sending of the text message. Now has a chat feature. When you create a group, Remind provides a professional flyer you can print and distribute.

=Cons= Limited to 140 characters. Students and parents must sign up to use in order for you to contact them. You cannot send a text to just one person, only 2 or more. You have to make sure you don't send a text out during class time since the student may be taking a test and get in trouble if their phone goes off. :)