Facebook and social media

[Mona Smith]

ANd the Dakota Language Program at the University of Minnesota has a  
facebook page for communication...


On Jan 26, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Tammy DeCoteau wrote:

> Mitakuyapi,
>
> I have a twitter account for my organization and I set it up to  
> tweet "something the elders say in Dakotah that you wouldn't learn  
> in a college class."  I try to send something out every Monday.   
> Phrases such as "my condolences."  Unfortunately, without the audio  
> you wouldn't learn the pronunciation unless you have someone to ask.
>
> We also have an account on youtube and have posted two "movies"  
> which are narrated books.  We are trying to get all 80 plus of our  
> books narrated.
>
> Our organization also has a facebook page and we put links to those  
> youtube videos on our facebook page also.
>
> Getting all of our language learning materials on the internet and  
> creating computer related materials  is actually the focus of our  
> organization this year.
>
>
> Tammy DeCoteau
> AAIA Native Language Program
>
> On Jan 26, 2010, Dave Pearson <dave_pearson at SIL.ORG> wrote:
>
> Don Obsborn has launched a Facebook page calling for a UN Decade for
> Language.
>
> http://apps.facebook.com/causes/183862? 
> m=fa5edc14&recruiter_id=37952820
>
> Dave Pearson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indigenous Languages and Technology [mailto:ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU 
> ]
> On Behalf Of Paul M Rickard
> Sent: 25 January 2010 18:07
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> Subject: [ILAT] Facebook and social media
>
> Is there anyone out there using the whole social media network such
> as Facebook, Twitter, etc. in promoting language initiatives or
> announcements on these sites. One of the great things about this
> list service is receiving information about what's happening from
> various users, but I also think the whole social media network is
> another great opportunity to share this information and create a
> community.

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