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Using Social Networking in School Psychology

Using Social Networking in School Psychology. Robyn B. Sullivan Lauren E. Sproull Linda A. May Burlington School District. Overview of Presentation. History and background of social networking services NASP communities Using socially based sites professionally Facebook Twitter

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Using Social Networking in School Psychology

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  1. Using Social Networking in School Psychology Robyn B. Sullivan Lauren E. Sproull Linda A. May Burlington School District

  2. Overview of Presentation • History and background of social networking services • NASP communities • Using socially based sites professionally • Facebook • Twitter • LinkedIn: The social networking service for professionals

  3. Social Networking Services • Online service, platform, or site • Focus on building social networks and relations • Shared interests • Shared activities • Real-life connections

  4. History of Social Networking Services • Early to mid 1990s • Chat rooms • User created websites • “Modern” social networking sites • Began late 1990s • Allow users to create individualized profiles and find “friends”

  5. NASP Communities • Social networking sites exclusively for NASP members • Based on interests/professional level • Documents become searchable materials • Able to get email updates • Unlikely to be blocked by school-district servers

  6. Facebook • Developed in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg • Largest social networking service • 150 million users in the United States • 900 million users worldwide • Features • User profile and “wall/timeline” • “Friends” • Share photos/videos/links/articles • Events • News-feed • Groups • Fan pages

  7. Benefits Networking opportunities Easy to find users Professional fan pages Facilitates communication Challenges Students/parents also use facebook May be difficult to separate social from professional May be viewed as more impersonal/informal Generally blocked on school district servers Facebook: Benefits and Challenges

  8. Twitter • Social networking service that provides opportunity for micro-blogging • 140 millions users • Publicly introduced in 2006 • Can “follow” the tweets of others

  9. Benefits Receive updates from professional organizations “Retweet” Easy way for School Psychologists to communicate information quickly Challenges Limited scope/features Twitter: Benefits and Challenges

  10. Using Social Sites Professionally: Facebook and Twitter “Netiquette” • Set your privacy settings • Check frequently • Be mindful of posts • Appropriateness • Confidentiality • Misrepresentation • Use features appropriately (chat, “pokes”) • Beware of photos

  11. LinkedIn • Professional networking site • Launched in 2003 • Worldwide 150 million users • Features • Resume • Picture • Recommendations • Groups • Follow companies • Search for/post jobs

  12. Benefits Professionally focused Easy to request recommendations Can post pictures, resume, skills and experience Can join groups and follow companies Facilitates communication with professionals Provides centralized portfolio of business contacts Can find information for potential employers/employees Challenges Less personal Not as many users as Facebook Cannot directly post comments (need to connect through Twitter) LinkedIn: Benefits and Challenges

  13. For more information: • Information from NASP on Social Networking: http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq/39/6/Just-a-Click Away.aspx • NASP Communications (includes tips to starting your own webpage): http://www.nasponline.org/communications/index.aspx • NASP Communities: http://www.nasponline.org/communities.aspx • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/ • LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/

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