Wiki Page, Social Media in Education: MODULE 3: LinkedIn

Wiki Page
2016-10-10T01:41:59-06:00

WHAT IS ?

LinkedIn is considered "the worlds largest professional network with hundreds of millions of members and growing each year. Their mission is to connect the worlds professionals to make them more productive and successful". It's focus is on people in professional capacity, from the business, industry and public sector.

Find out more about the history of LinkedIn.

There are many different ways you can utilize this network. According to LinkedIn you can...

Create a professional profile and control one of the top search results for your name.

Build and maintain professional network.

Find and reconnect with colleagues and classmates.

Learn about other companies, and get industry insights.

Find other professionals in the same industry using groups.

Learn about other companies, and get industry insights.

Find other professionals in the same industry using groups.

Share your thoughts and insights through LinkedIn's long-form publishing platform.

Tap into the knowledge of your network.

Discover new career opportunities by searching jobs.

For this particular module we will focus on the "why use this media for education" and "how to use it for education".

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