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Group conversations around images, documents, and videos. A 21st Century Professional Development Proposal - LeaderTalk - Education Eye - Mapping Innovations. 100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Media In the Classroom | Online. Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. Whether you teach an elementary class, a traditional college class, or at an online university, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list.

Ideas for K-12 Classrooms Implement these great ideas in your K-12 classroom to have students learning in a dynamic new way. Make literature real. Ideas for College Classrooms Integrate these suggestions into college classrooms for engaging learning opportunities. Window to daily life at school. Ways Students Can Use Social Media From practicing a foreign language to finding scientific research, these tips will have students using social media to enhance their education. Find scientific research papers. Offer a class. TweetDeck. Internet Safety Resources. Teaching Kids to Manage their Digital Footprint - 140 Character. Digital Citizenship. One of the focuses we continue to address in education is digital citizenship, Internet safety and cyber ethics. “Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology.” (Digital Citizenship, 2010). Many online websites have developed specific resources for teachers, students and parents.

The Internet is an exciting tool full of infinite resources, information, education and entertainment. Get Web WiseThe Government of Alberta created this website to educate parents, teens and children on Internet safety. Be Web AwareBe Web Aware was developed by the Media Awareness Network, Microsoft Canada and Bell as a national Internet safety program. We’re On To YouThis provincial site is sponsored by Alberta and Children Youth Services. NetSmartzNetSmartz has created resources for educators, parents/guardians, teens and kids.

ReferencesDigital Citizenship, (2010).