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Has Social Media Changed The College Experience For The Better?

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Most colleges now have Facebook pages for incoming freshman classes to exchange information and search for a potential roommate. It provided everything from my class schedule and locations, bus schedules, sporting events, meal point tracking, and where the printers were located on that huge campus. 2. University Apps.

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YouTube Tuesday: Digital Ethnography

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Michael Wesch, of Kansas State University,and his class decided to make the subject of their anthropology class for thesemester a study with ethnography. In this class Dr. Weschwanted to branch the method out to explore its possibilities in media, morespecifically, in Digital Ethnography. What is it like being a student today?”

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Millennials And The Need To Stay Connected

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I am always waiting to receive important emails from work and school, texts from friends, and updates from my favorite brands I follow on Twitter and Instagram. Instagram, Twitter, and SnapChat are big mobile applications used among my friends. I actually see this sometimes with my friends.

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Klout’s Effect On The Classroom, Your Career & More

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In my Social Media for Reporters class at UNC, 20 percent of each student’s grade will be based on the number of points that his or her Klout score goes up over the course of the semester. Get the latest scoop in today’s must-reads: Klout in the Classroom: Grading Students on Social Media Use.

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How has the Internet Changed Higher Education? [Infographic]

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Incoming students are not only checking out university blogs, but also using Facebook to meet roommates or follow their university on twitter for tips and upcoming events. As education takes a turn on social media as well as in the classroom, maybe your next class will be online. Blog News'

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Social Media Promotions: An Overview Of Sweepstakes

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Shashi asked me to take a page out of our social media promotions playbook and record a video for the class to watch on sweepstakes. For example: A third-party Facebook-approved platform is utilized to run the promotion (or Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest etc.). Below are two of the takeaways: Every Community Wants Growth.

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Conversation: Out of the IUPUI classroom and into YATS

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As part of the presentation, he presented the concept ofpersonal branding, and finding a path in life that works with your values, interests,and lifestyle. View an alternate.