Open Registration for Social Media Lab!
Have you ever wanted to learn about Social Media? Register for the Spring Classes with the Social Media Lab! Social Media Lab is a public outreach and teaching initiative sponsored by the US Embassy and American Center. Social Media Lab offers interactive beginner, intermediate and advanced courses in social media training at no cost. Interested parties can register for courses by completing the attached application for m. Registration runs untilMay 9th, so reserve your seat now!
Social Media Lab
Social Media Lab is a new program being offered by the US Embassy Colombo to foster greater understanding of social media. Social Media Lab offers free beginner, intermediate and advanced courses at the American Center Colombo. Courses typically run 4-5 hours, and are interactive. You may bring a laptop or there are computers at the American Center for use.
Beginner Social Media.
This course is ideal for people with very limited knowledge about social media, and those wanting to get a basic understanding of what social media is all about. This course explains the fundamentals of social media + attempts to make sense of this arena. Areas we’ll cover include:
What is social media? An introduction to the medium and some usage numbers;
Facebook basics: creating an account, adding content, privacy settings, posting, sharing and likes;
What is Twitter? A brief overview and why it’s so useful;
A brief overview of LinkedIn and Youtube; Google Search Tips; Online Language tools.
Intermediate Social Media.
This course explores the more advanced levels of social media essentials (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) and how to use social media more effectively. Areas to cover include: Intermediate Facebook Twitter 2.0 Welcome to LinkedIn Digital storytelling Photography basics
Advanced Social Media.
This course is ideal for those who are sophisticated social media users, and want to learn about the latest new technologies. Areas to cover include: Social media stats Facebook advertising Social media mobile apps
Integrating social media into your business Social media storytelling Visual storytelling Social media Ethics
American Center Colombo announces free social media courses
Have you ever wanted to learn about Social Media? Register for the Spring Classes with the Social Media Lab! Social Media Lab is a public outreach and teaching initiative sponsored by the US Embassy and American Center. Social Media Lab offers interactive beginner, intermediate and advanced courses in social media training at no cost. Interested parties can register for courses by completing the attached application for m. Registration runs untilMay 9th, so reserve your seat now!
Fill out the application on American Center website and mail it to amcentersl@state.gov before the 9th of May. For more information contact Prasad Perera at the Embassy on 011-249 8153.