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28 Essential Facebook Timeline Resources

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Time is almost up for those of us who haven’t switched over to the Facebook Timeline yet. Facebook announced earlier this week that all users will be getting the Timeline over the next couple of weeks. To help everyone get up to speed, Matt Petronzio at Mashable has put together a list of 28 Essential Facebook Timeline Resources.

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How To: Build a Social Media Education Program for Your Company…or Library!

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Erica Swallow at Mashable puts together a quick guide to How To: Build a Social Media Education Program for Your Company which can be easily converted into an organizational guide for libraries. Here are her suggested steps:

  • Choose the Decision-Making Team
  • Ask Questions and Set Goals
  • Benchmark Employees
  • Set the Curriculum and Refresh Often
  • House Training Materials Centrally
  • Get the Word Out

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Seven Qualities of Highly Effective Technology Trainers

Friday, November 12th, 2010

Doug Johnson at the Blue Skunk Blog discusses Seven Qualities of Highly Effective Technology Trainers. This article provides some great tips on tech training from his book The Indispensable Teacher’s Guide to Computer Skills. Here are the 7 points he talks about:

  1. WIIFM (What’s In It For Me message)
  2. The problem is on the desk, not in the chair.
  3. No mouse touching.
  4. Great analogies.
  5. Clear support materials and advanced planning.
  6. Knowing what is essential and what is only confusing.
  7. Perspective.

via Bobbi Newman at Librarian by Day

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