Social Media Resources & e-learning

Perhaps you have a special skill, talent, or knowledge-base that you want to share with others, and maybe you’ve heard that teaching online courses can make you a little extra money. The resources below will help you discover how to combine both what you have to offer and what you wish to gain by guiding you through creating and establishing an online course. No matter what age of student, subject you want to teach, or size of the class, you will find resources and information to bring your class online.

Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Gust MEES, Alejandro Tortolini, Ramon Aragon, juandoming, Lynnette Van Dyke, Jimun Gimm, Evelina Alor, Mariano Ramos Mejia, Alfredo Calderón

   How teens use the internet, mobile phones, social media and social networking sites, as well as teencommunication preferences and online information consumption.

   More than 75 percent of teens are on social-media sites, with 93 percent of them on Facebook, according to the Pew Internet study that examined the behavior of teens online: http://slidesha.re/PSsGbU

   The study shows that teens turn to text messaging for communication instead of writing e-mails. 6 percent of teens use e-mail daily, while 39 percent say they never use e-mail. In contrast, 63 percent of teens text everyday, with some teens texting up to 100 messages a day.

Via Peter Hoeve

Job seekers, take note: Your online activity could soon be looked at more closely than your resume (#eek).