Twitter for College Students: 7 Tips Plus a Bonus

Twitter is a powerful tool for students and educators, when it’s used appropriately. Here are seven tips, plus one bonus, for college students beginning to use Twitter.

Learn the language of Twitter using the Twitter Lexicon.
Remember that your tweets are viewable by anyone with an Internet connection, unless you’ve protected them. They’re viewable in real time [...]

So What’s Facebook Good For, Anyway?

In this week’s Making Connections: Facebook & Beyond class at Georgia Southern University, we’re discussing – what else – Facebook. As an educator, I know what I use Facebook for:

Keeping my Facebook profile updated so my students can learn more about me
Learning more about my students media habits, especially regarding music, TV, movies, etc.
Discovering where [...]

College Survival Tips

There are many, many sites that will offer advice on surviving your first year in college. But my favorite (tongue-in-cheek) tips come from the comic geniuses at Ask a Ninja.

 
Stay tuned for some more practical tips as the semester progresses.

My Freshman Year: 25 Words of Wisdom

Thinking back to your college experience, what do you wish you would have known about your freshman year? What did you do just right? What do you wish you could get a “do-over” on? Topics could include:

Studying (or lack thereof)
Alcohol consumption (or lack thereof)
Reading textbooks
Reading syllabi
Time management
Involvement in campus activities
Making friends
Using library resources for research
Maintaining [...]