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POPSBitstrips This online comic creation tool can be used with a group to explore jobhunting scenarios. For example ask students to create comic strips to illustrate what to say and what not to say in a job interview. Users can share their strips with each other, and embed their finished creations into their own social web pages.
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POPSFlowork - social network auditing I am a fan of Dr John-Paul Hatala's work. There are many useful resources on the flowork site, explaining the concepts of social network auditing and social capital development. There are also free tools, and information about products which can be used in social capital education
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POPSHow Jobtonic works Jobtonic is a referral based recruitment system. Here people can refer jobs to friends in their networks, and be rewarded financially if they take up an opportunity.
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POPSeNation report Jan 2008 The principle social networks still don't provide accessibility to all users. The quarterly report by Ability Net is based on disabled users' experiences of the web. As the importance of social networking to career development and job hunting increases, it is vital that top service providers like facebook and myspace fully embrace the accessibility agenda.
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POPSReadTheWords.com This beta application is a great way to convert text to speech. Just upload a word doc or PDF, and the site converts it to an audio file with a choice of 15 natural sounding voices. You can download recordings, but not sell or distribute them. However you can embed your recordings onto a blog or website and share with your friends, contacts and readers.
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POPSVoicethread This service allows users to upload videos, presentations or images, and annotate and add commentaries to them. Fellow users can add their own comments too. There's also an education version available for subscription and use by secondary age pupils and educators.
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POPSTeenage use of social networking sites Contrary to popular opinion it seems teenagers don't in the main spend their time flirting on social network sites. The main use is staying in touch with their friends, and exchanging comments and feedbacks on each other's sites.
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POPSSocial Networking Tutorial This great online tutorial introduces the concepts and tools of online social networking. The content has been created by METRO, The Metropolitan New York Library Council. It is of relevance to all educationalists, and a special focus for library and information professionals.
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