#14 Facebook

I already have a Facebook account so did not want to set up another one.
I have used Nings - eg for Syba Signs events and also ASLA events and think they work really well and offer a range of tools to work with. My aim is to set up a Ning for the library staff at the Distance Education school I work in and share with the library staff at SIDE - the distance ed school in WA. A Teacher Librarian and I have discussed this and want ot have it set up next term for us to all share.
I have tried LinkedIn and find it interesting but a bit more than I need as it is quite broad with the people who are involved and the information that comes through. But useful to see too - as we can get a bit library-scentric or even school library and not look beyond that enough.
I also use a Twitter account and have deliberately set the Facebook account and Twitter one to serve different purposes for me. Facebook is where I keep in touch with family and friends and Twitter is more professional and PD for me. I 'follow' a range of other Teacher Librarians and other library related people plus a range of speakers I have heard at recent conferences. This year I am also 'tweeting' significant events in my library so I am keeping a record of these. I find Twitter great PD and it doesn't take up heaps of time but keeps me very in touch with new ideas, information and introduces me to people out there all over the world doing wonderful things!
In many schools Facebook and Twitter are 'locked out' but through this course I am finding out about other options that will be worth trying and possibly suit students who will want to keep their 'social' tools separate from the school ones but still use the skills they have to share ideas and information and interact with others.