Making Our Presence Online: Are you connected?
In a recent post by Rachel Pittman of Social Works, Pittman questions the perception and use of social media by scientists. In her post, she raises intriguing questions about social media usage among professionals in the fields of science and academia, stating that her biggest fear is ”that by hesitating [to use social media] we’ll miss the opportunity to create a landmark presence.” This made me wonder, are physical educators missing such an opportunity?
Fortunately, some physical educators are already using social media, and using it frequently. But have we made a “landmark presence” yet? I don’t think so. Good news is that those that aren’t social media butterflies still have time to flutter onto the bandwagon. Aside from some of the blog sites I’ve already alluded to in my Hot Blogs list, Facebook and Twitter are hopping with exchanges of best practices and advocacy efforts.
I just became a fan of NCAAHPHERD on Facebook today and joined the group for AAHPERD, too. Both are loaded with exciting new ideas for me to dig through as well as a new network of professionals for networking. They’re on Twitter, too. I wish I had joined sooner. How about you?
