Social+Networking+Tools+for+Educators

= **The question isn't whether you are engaged in social networking.** ** The question is are you taking full advantage of what you are already doing? ** =

Social media and social networking as a practice are hardly new. We've been networking face-to-face since we could talk - maybe even before. Online tools do give us a different way of making that happen. Did you know that Classmates.com was one of the first social networking tools? Did you know that almost all students with access to the internet build social networks? Did you know that over half of teens discuss education related topics when they are online or texting? Course Objectives
 * ** Discuss "What is Social Networking?" **
 * ** Survey a handful of popular tools **
 * ** Discover application in educational settings **
 * ** Discuss creating networks that have value - learning, professional, classroom, personal. **

** Communications. ** Educators are finding that reflective dialog augments learning. Social networking accelerates learning and is facilitated by technology. Students are highly motivated to communicate via technology be it text messaging, email, instant messaging, talking, or videoconferencing. Social networking via technology can connect students to a broad range of interactivity that sharpens and extends thinking and piques intellectual curiosity. Research on computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is only now emerging. The Journal, Technology in Schools: What the Research Says,

=Links for the Online Class=

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> **We Could Ask Ourselves. . . **
 * ** What is social media? ** || ** What is social networking? ** ||
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 * What do we already know?
 * Is it possible to use social media in your classroom?
 * How do we redefine "social"?
 * Is this a 21st Century Skill?
 * Why do we fear social networking and social media?
 * How can educators use social networks without invading a student's social space?
 * How is social media reconfiguring our social culture?
 * How can social networks save time?

** Facebook ** Is There an Emily Post for Social Networks? Is Social Networking Just About the Bandwagon? Education Week Teacher

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Will Richardson Talks about MySpace 8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched Ms. Schoening’s First Grade Class The Ultimate Guide to Using Facebook in Education Edmodo - Secure social learning network/classroom (Click me NOW!) Social Learning with Social Networking Tools Designed just for Education 15 Things Teachers & Students Can Do With Edmodo Seven Free Social Media Sites for Educators Diipo.com - Education Social Network ** Twitter ** media type="custom" key="4779106"media type="custom" key="4779126"
 * K-12 FRIENDLY SOCIAL NETWORKS **

Twiducate http://www.twiducate.com/ Ed Week Teacher Education Week Teacher: a leading source for K-12 teacher leaders covering instruction, school environment, classroom technology, curriculum, and more.

** Nings ** The English Companion Ning We the People ning Classroom 2.0 We Are Teachers iTeach Ning Site ||
 * **Join The Eighth Floor Ning** || **Other Cool Sites** ||
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videos projects blog posts Community Contributions Podcasts/Student.Podcasts Cover Letters Website Photographs Audio files (YouTube) Video interview(Self/Reference) Linked-In FaceBook Student Portfolios ||= SocialMedia SocialNetworking SocialBookmarking MobileSocialNetworks ||= Family Music Travel Reading Talent Geneology Environment Gaming Social Justice Professional.Development Learning Networks ||
 * What Else is There **
 * = ** Social Resume ** ||= ** Social What ** ||= ** Social Around What ** ||
 * = Ideas, conversations

[]) MySpace  Linked-In  Skype also . . . Using Skype as a Social Networking Tool  or . . . 50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom  Delicious  Flickr  The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks  Webkinz  Club Penquin  LearnShareAct  Nature Network || Second LIfe Active World Active World Teens Whyville Rivercity Project MySciLife FourSquare Library Thing List of Social Networking Sites on Wikipedia Wikis - Delicous4Teacher wiki or Educational Networking - List of Networks Blogs - Science Blogs in Middle and High School || ** Articles and Blogs ** 7 Best Practices for Educators Using Facebook Innovative educators say, Yes we can! to friending students on Facebook A Case for Social Media in Schools Top 10 Social Networks for Generation Y Social Networking Sites and Your Child Social Networking in Schools - Incentives to Participate [] Why Social Media Matters in Education 30 Top Objections to Social Media 100 ways to use Social Networking in your classroom You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends
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**Other Videos about Social Networking Tools** Linked-In Online Photo Sharing Flickr **Big Bang Theory** on Facebook How to Create a Facebook Profile for Instructors What is Facebook? How to set up a ning site