Skype, Tumblr, Twitter, and Google Docs are free social media tools that can be used for university projects and communication. Skype allows video calling and file sharing. Tumblr and Twitter can be used to share updates about university events and collaborate. Google Docs enables group collaboration on shared files from anywhere. These tools increase communication and information sharing between students and staff.

2. Skype, Tumblr, Twitter, Google
Docs
0 Four of these social websites are free tools available to
consider for a university project
0 Increase communication with students
0 Gives opportunity to share information
0 Helpful updates for classes, different university services,
sporting events, club events, and current events

3. What Can Skype Do?
0 Free video calling
0 Instant Messaging
0 Screen Sharing
0 Call any Skype contact
0 Group video calling
0 Voicemail
0 Send files, any documents, videos, or photos of any size
0 Video call someone with the Skype application on their
phone

4. Why use Skype?
0 The evolution of technology and how we use it has made
landline phones obsolete
0 Phone conversations or video conferences are preferred
over e-mail because they are more personable
0 Collaborate in real-time with colleagues or professors to
save time and boost productivity

6. Tumblr
0 Microblogging
0 Allows students to share ideas of thoughts on academic
activities and current events
0 Helps students and staffs to collaborate
0 University interaction through posting texts, images,
videos, links, quotes, and audio on Tumblr blog

8. Twitter
0 Notifications of university events
0 Players and coaches can use Twitter to let others know
their thoughts
0 Selected students can use the team’s twitter account
to tweet live thoughts from games
0 Helpful for different clubs or organizations to use

9. Twitter (cont.)
0 SU Twitter accounts can follow each other for easy
access with keeping up with things
0 Has a “Who to follow” suggestions, so people can see
what other related accounts are out there and start
following SU related accounts they may have missed
0 Retweeting allows users to forward messages to other
friends and followers
0 Twitter “lists” gathers groups of accounts that are
related

11. Google Docs
Importance:
0 Quick access to shared files
0 Allows for group collaboration, even over long distances
0 Decreases need for attachments
Potential Environments
0 Education
0 Business
0 Research

12. Google Docs (cont.)
Features
0 Simultaneous editing functionality
0 Ownership settings/security features
0 User-friendly interface

14. In Conclusion…..
0 Great for public relations
0 With the evolution of technology these free tools are
now being used via smart phones instead of just being
used from desktop computers and laptops
0 They need to maintain their free sources to stay on top
of their game