Technology Notes & Resources

Pinterest
Very visual
Benefits
Organizations with different boards for different interests
Getting ideas for careers, things they want, organization, share ideas
How to get started
Create an account with a google website
Pick 5 topics on what you are interested in
Share boards with other people and add things to your boards

Pins
Get the google Pinterest extension 
Pin pictures that you find on other websites besides Pinterest.
To get pinned more, add more pictures or a step by step picture. 
Make sure that the link on your pin still works because some links are "broken"
Keep secret boards that only you can see
Connect with twitter and facebook to see what friends to follow



Twitter
Twitter is an exchange of quick frequent messages
Limits users posts to 140 characters

Users Can:
post content
retweet
follow others
"like" others post
use #hashtags
search for users, hashtags, and content

Glossary
@= used to call out user
#= to search for more info about content
Bio= personal description (160 characters)
Block= banned people from viewing profile

Creating a profile
-Visual content is more likely to be retweeted
-Quote and retweet- add own content
-post original content

-search hashtags


Webinar

Webinar= seminar that happens on the web


Blogging 101

About:
What your blog is about?
Who are you?
Why did you choose this specific topic?

Sidebar:
Short "about' 1 sentence
Include photo that portrays what you want reader to associate with you
Include links to any social networks you want readers to connect with you on.
Gets people to subscribe to blog.

Easy Ways to Write a Title:
Most popular title size if 20-36
67% or people prefer black font
Ideal length of title is 6-8 words; 50-70 characters long
4 ideas for optimizing blog titles:
- focus titles on helping instead of telling
- Suggest a better way to do something
- Use positive superlatives for a strong emotional headline
- Share resources and valuable info.


Blog Content Tips:
1st paragraph should be short hook
Posts 300-500 words.
use subtitles to clearly label different parts.

Always include media (pictures, videos, etc.)


What Should be in a Google Slide
CONTENT: 
  • 10-15 slides (including citation slides)

FONT: 
  • 30 point font
  • should not distract
  • uniform
CITATIONS: 
  • cite ALL resources
  • cite ALL media

MEDIA:
  • let media tell the story
  • high quality
INFORMATION:
  • expert, info in brain
TEXT:
  • no complete sentences
  • words and phrases only

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