Saturday 8 February 2014

social media training for children?

I thought this might be of interest to #ESMC students, especially now that you've completed the course!

Gov. Chris Christie Addresses The Fort Lee George Washington Bridge Scandal

Gov. Chris Christie Addresses The Fort Lee George Washington Bridge Scandal

Should Kids be Offered Social Media Training?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie received a proposed bill from lawmakers that would make social media training part of their school experience. The instruction would be targeted for students in grades 6 through 8, and it would focus on teaching kids how to use social media responsibly.

About the Course

This is the course blog for EXSM 3988 at the University of Alberta and forms part of the Social Media Citation. If you are interested in creating effective content for blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social media, then this course is for you. Learn how to use various social network sites (SNS) and how to optimize your writing and profile on each SNS. Terms covered will include: keywords; linking; blog posts; Facebook; Twitter; Tweetable headlines; SEO; folksonomy; tagging. This course will be helpful if: you are working within communications and would like to learn more about writing for the web; you are a small business owner interested in putting your business on the social media map; you want to buff up your writing skills and participate in a connected and collaborative online environment.