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How to avoid committing social media gaffes

February 1, 2012October 5, 2010 by By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA

With social media use nearly universal, school districts need to develop guidelines to help employees navigate this new terrain successfully. Here are some tips to avoid committing major…

Schools still conflicted over Web 2.0 tools

November 5, 2013September 28, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Many school systems have discovered that Web 2.0 tools such as blogging, social networking, and collaborative authoring software can help create participatory learning environments—but the gap between schools…

Web search takes a social turn

September 13, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Web sites are trying to make search more helpful by showing what your friends—or other people like you—like, reports the New York Times. Turning to friends is the…

New OSU social media network helps students connect

July 30, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Classes don't start for another three weeks at Oklahoma State University, but freshman Tandrea Lambert already has found dozens of future classmates with similar interests, reports NewsOK.com. Lambert…

Online safety report discourages scare tactics

June 22, 2010June 7, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Although internet safety education is essential, scare tactics do little to influence the behavior of children and teenagers, who spend a large part of their lives on social…

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