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Category Archives: social networking


Is Google my ePortfolio? (revisited)

April 28, 2009 – 8:36 am

Quite some time ago (way back in June 2007) I posed this question in a post and while the intent was never really to answer the question with a yes, but to highlight some of the features that are important to eportfolios and their owners, it’s interesting to see that in some sort of manner, […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, e-portfolio, google | Comments (2)

Facebook governance - have a say!

February 27, 2009 – 7:39 am

Well, by now the recent Facebook controversy over ownership of your content is old news so there is no need to regurtitate too much of that. What is news though (for me since I haven’t bothered with Facebook for a few days) is the new notice on my homepage from Facebook that says:
Facebook is […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, facebook | Comments (1)

Facebook terms of service /ownership of your content

February 19, 2009 – 2:42 pm

Well here’s one for those of us that naively think we own the photos etc that we store in social networks and other places on the Web. A short while ago Facebook decided to change its terms of service. cnn.com/technology summarises these changes as:
The company deleted a sentence from the old Terms […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, Web 2.0, Twitter, facebook, privacy | Comments (3)

r u an Internet bully?

February 18, 2009 – 2:07 pm

Over the last six months or so a couple of students I know have sadly been subjected to bullying and intimidation at school. It’s quite distressing to see the effect that this has on them and their families. Bullying and intimidation, it seems, goes on overtly and perhaps subconsciously in all areas of […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, Twitter, blogging | Comments (0)

on Twitbook

November 26, 2008 – 8:21 am

Just reading the article on the unsuccessful negotiations of Facebook to buy out Twitter. My first thoughts are that I am relieved that deal didn’t go through. According to the article it failed over the price. I wonder what Facebook and Twitter users think of such a takeover. According to this ZDNet […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, interoperability, Twitter, facebook, standards | Comments (0)

the week that was

August 22, 2008 – 9:10 am

so… not much to post about today but here’s a few reflections. My iPod Touch is getting better all the time - the release of the iPhone has resulted in a steady stream of new apps that can be installed on the iPod too and with its networking capability its just getting better and […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, iPod, Apple, Twitter, facebook | Comments (0)

Social Media explained

June 3, 2008 – 8:53 am

Looking for ways to explain what social networking, Twitter, podcasting etc is all about?
Commoncraft do a great job of this with simple, cartoon like videos where they manipulate paper cutouts and a voice over using clear, plain English.
Here’s one on social media:

Social Media in Plain English from leelefever on Vimeo.
CommonCraft offer a number of free […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, Twitter | Comments (1)

do you have time for social networking?

April 17, 2008 – 8:43 am

Here’s a great article aimed at people working in museums but I am sure it’s just as interesting for anyone working in any cultural institutions or really, anyone with an interest in social networking in general. Written by Nina Simon, ‘How much time does Web 2.0 take‘ looks at what you might be able […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, Web 2.0 | Comments (2)

Good practice guidelines for social network providers

April 7, 2008 – 9:00 am

The Home Office in the UK has just release a report entitled ‘Good practice guidance for the providers of social networking and other user interactive services 2008‘. It’s probably a must read for providers of social networking services and many others. Educators and parents should all find something of interest in it. […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau | Comments (0)

Another call by teachers to shut social networking sites down

August 3, 2007 – 8:35 am

It seems these types of calls are still appearing quite regularly. This BBC article reports on a Professional Association of Teachers conference in the UK. There is a desire here not just to ban sites such as YouTube in schools, but to shut them down. Locally we have seen a number of […]

By Jerry Leeson | Also posted in Educationau, YouTube | Comments (3)