Day 5 of #YSJ10DoT: Tweeting Media and Polls
We started tweeting on Day 2 and covered how to include URLs to other websites in tweets. Including signposts to other content is one way of making your tweets more attractive and engaging –...
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Day 4 of #YSJ10DoT: @Replies, Mentions and Direct Messaging
You’ve sent some tweets, followed people and hopefully gained some followers of your own. Some people prefer to listen more than they tweet, which is fine – the only thing to consider is, the...
Day 3 of #YSJ10DoT: Following People
You’ve sent your first tweets, creating interesting and engaging content for your potential followers. The other side to Twitter, of course, is the stream of information brought to you by the people that you follow. And...
Day 2 of #YSJ10DoT: Sending Tweets
What to tweet? Twitter only allows you to send 140 characters, which doesn’t seem much when we are used to writing at length about complex ideas. That doesn’t mean that Twitter is superficial or...
Day 1 of #YSJ10DoT: Creating and personalising your Twitter account
To start off with, you’ll need to sign up to Twitter. You can see people’s tweets without an account, by viewing their profile or by searching for a keyword, as it’s a very public...
Introducing the #YSJ10DoT Game
Introduction to the #YSJ10DoT game! 10 Days of Twitter, or #YSJ10DoT, starts on Monday 18th April 2016, so there are a few days left to sign up if you want to participate along with other users....
Graduate Internship with Academic Development Directorate
The Academic Development Directorate (ADD) are currently recruiting for a YSJ student graduate intern! This is a full-time, 12 week, paid position available to 2015 and 2016 YSJ graduates! Below is a summary of...
Student Digital Experience Survey 2016
Calling all students! Please tell us how technology is used to support your learning. We want to understand your needs and experiences, so we can make things better. This tracker has 11 questions and should take no more...
Learn with Lynda: Digital Citizenship
This month’s recommended Learn with Lynda course is Digital Citizenship by Oliver Schinkten. In the course introduction, Oliver addresses what it means to be a good digital citizen: Good digital citizens use technology in appropriate...
Moodle Mondays – Embedding a Twitter feed in a Moodle Course
What is it? A Twitter feed is a collection of tweets from a Twitter User/account. Many YSJ staff use Twitter as an additional communication/engagement tool for their module or programme. For more information about...