Social Networking in education
Primary Ideas: School Twitter Account (Part 1)
Does your school have its own Twitter account? If yes this series of coming blog posts may give you some extra ideas for making use of it. If no we hope these posts will convince you of how you could make use of one. This is part one and there will be more to come... Firstly, as you're reading this I guess you have your own personal Twitter account. Have you suggested to your school that you could make use of one?
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Authors Who Skype with Classes & Book Clubs (for free!)
Kidblog.org is a service designed by teachers for teachers. They have made the process of creating and monitoring a class blog safe and efficient. Sign-ups are fast and simple, making it easy to co-ordinate a whole class of new students.
How to Get a Classroom of Kids Blogging in Under 5 Minutes!
Written By: Jillian Terry Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways.
50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom | Teaching Degree.org
Find out more in the Social Learning Handbook Here are over 100 ways that different social technologies (and tools) are being used by learning professionals worldwide – compiled from the comments of those who have contributed to the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 activity. Blogging
» 100+ examples of use of social media for learning C4LPT
Why Educators Should Join Twitter - Finding Common Ground
In late July I decided to join Twitter . To be perfectly honest with you I had no idea what I was supposed to do when I got on there but I heard so much about it I thought it would be a worthwhile experience. The only concern was that we have so many distractions already in life that I wasn't sure that I needed to add one more the list.Educational Hash Tags
#educared #educachat #educacion #education #educators #educoach #educhat #educon #edugreen #eduit #eduON (Ontario) #edupd #edupunk #edutech #EduThingsILike #eduvc #eduwin #edvid #efl #ela #elaflip #elearn #elearning #elemchat #elementary #elemsci #ell #ellchat #elrnchat #elt #eltchat #eltpics #engagechat #engchat #engedu #EngineeringEducation #english #english-teacher #engsschat #enrichingkids #enviroed #e-safety #esdgc #esea #esl #esol #esp #ETAS #e20 #expandedlearning
Diving into a rich and overwhelming social network like Twitter can be difficult. I know of many teachers and academic-minded people who are still unsure about the merits of the tool or are simply unsure where to start. The following 10 (+1 bonus!)
25 Important Twitter Guides and Apps For Teachers
