Survey Monkey

I have just created my first survey using Survey Monkey. I am pretty impressed with how easy this application was to use. Sample questions enable me to select the most appropriate question type.

The survey can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CLZKQWW

I am surveying the current year 9 boarding parents to evaluate the blog my husband created for communication between himself and the parents. He wanted to create a one-way communication channel via a website. I don't believe a blog was the best way to do this and I believe he should be engaging in communication by way of social networking and not just one-way communication. He is keen to see the results from the survey as well.

My project is to take their evaluation and create a social networking community for the boarding house (students, parents and all boarding staff) using the most effective tool. I will look into the use of a blog, wiki, or closed Facebook group as to which will be the most effective tool to meet the boarding house's communication needs.

Adrian has just emailed out the survey with his end of year message to the parents. I am excited to check in later today to see if anyone has completed the survey.

Assignment #1 - First Entry

a.     define what social networking is in own words

Social networking creates communities and enhances relationships through online interaction and collaboration of communities with shared interests. Social media provides an avenue for social networking by the creation and sharing of content.

b.     list what social networking technologies and sites you already use (for personal, work, study)

Facebook

I am a user of and contributor to Facebook. I upload photos and content, share content, comment on others’ content, inbox message as well as instant message friends. I mainly use Facebook for personal reasons, but have recently used it for study purposes through closed groups.

Pinterest

I am a user of and contributor to Pinterest. I search through other contributors’ Pinterest boards and repin to my own boards. I use Pinterest mainly personally. http://www.pinterest.com/rowbyrne/

Blogging

As part of my study for Masters of Education (Teacher Librarianship) I had to create a blog of my learning journey through the course.

http://librarylearnings.wordpress.com/

I am also a user and occasionally contribute to others’ blogs by way of commenting on posts. I follow ‘Mummy bloggers’ such as The Organised Housewife for personal use. http://theorganisedhousewife.com.au/

YouTube

I am a user of YouTube and have never contributed to it. I have used YouTube both personally and professionally.

c.      describe what you expect to learn from completing INF506

By completing INF506 I expect to learn how I can use social networking more professionally as currently I use it mainly for personal use.

I want to learn how to create a professional social media profile so my personal social networking does not blur with my professional life. I am planning on re-entering the workplace in 2015 and I want a professional online profile to follow me.

I am expecting to learn how to interact with students in a way in which they want to interact. I expect to learn how to bring the library to students through social networking as a way to encourage them to bring themselves in to the physical space of the library as well as the online world of the school library.

I would also expect to learn further applications of social networking tools I already use. I am expecting to learn how to be more of a contributor and not just a user of social networking tools. I have seen already through the Facebook page that one student uses Pinterest for suggested books and links to the library’s OPAC. This is an example of learning more applications of tools I already use.