A Meeting of Digital Citizenship Minds: #DigCitSummitUK

A Meeting of Digital Citizenship Minds

I participate in, and attend very many conferences, seminars and summits (the new buzzword in the event scene), but this weekend I had the opportunity to speak alongside my daughter Sophie at the second international Digital Citizenship Summit held in Bournemouth, England. The event was co-organised by Marialice Curran and William Jenkins within two short months from two different continents. Thanks to David Pollard, founder of Learning Tech Labs in Dublin for introducing me to this network. Are you interested in joining #DigiChat? Be sure to! What is Digital Citizenship? Let me first explain the concept of digital citizenship. Digital Citizenship can be

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What’s The Hype With Hashtags?

What's the hype with Hashtags?

Struggling to understand the hashtag hype and how to integrate this feature into your social media strategy? This blog post and accompanying webinar below will give you a handle on how to integrate hashtags into your campaigns. “What is a hashtag?” is probably the most frequently asked question at my social media courses, so I thought it was time I covered it in depth and once and for all demystified the hashtag!   Here’s what I will cover:  What is a hashtag? How to use hashtags on the various social networking sites? When to use hashtags? Choosing your hashtag. Promoting your hashtag. Measuring the reach and

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My TEDx Talk: Standing Up To Talking Down

JSB TEDx Talk

On November 30 2015 I had the opportunity to stand on a TEDx stage. I found out the previous April that I was accepted to participate in TEDx Omagh. I was excited and proud and full of anticipation. As the months rolled on, I gave my topic much thought and wrote my thoughts on paper and on my phone on the go. I had a concept but I hadn’t crafted it to a TEDx talk format. This takes work. Lots of work. Read about the process of writing a TEDx talk on my personal blog. I finally decided upon my topic and I was

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Empowering Generation Z: Mother & Daughter Present at Digital Citizenship Summit UK

Digital Citizenship Summit UK

Digital Citizenship Summit UK brings experts and students from across the world including mother and daughter Joanne Sweeney-Burke and Sophie Burke On 23 January, my daughter Sophie and I will present our vision for Generation Z at Bournemouth University at an international conference that aims to improve how students use technology and interact online. Called the Digital Citizenship Summit UK (DigCitSummitUK), it is a unique conference geared towards safe, savvy, and ethical use of social media and tech.   “Digital Citizenship” is an umbrella term used to describe the expectations of being a digital citizen in regards to ethics, etiquette, rights,

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