Yammer – the next step for social networking in schools? - Microsoft UK Schools blog.
Facebook. A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator – Using social media in 21st century classrooms. One of our main goals at Powerful Learning Practice is to turn educators into 21st Century educators. That is, teach them how to use social media and other powerful Web 2.0 tools to transform their classrooms into learning environments that are ready for today’s iGeneration students. One of the most common questions we get is, “But where do we find the time to use all this new technology?” To answer that question, we developed this infographic – A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator to show that using social media in your classroom and in your life can be integrated, easy, and fun. Scroll down and take a look or click for a larger version. Get connected Would you like to become a connected educator? Explore more about the life of a Connected Educator and 21st Century teacher & learner in The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall.
Tweet all about it What does a typical day in a 21st century classroom look like? Create a Social Networking Site with Ning, the Best Social Site Platform. How To Share Files Through Facebook Groups. File-sharing for facebook groups is here. For some folks anyway. According to Mashable , the file-sharing feature was rolled out to members starting yesterday, and will continue over the next several days.
“We started to roll out file sharing for all groups,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement reported by zdnet.com . “We previously launched it to Groups for Schools and now we’re making that feature more widely available. It’s only out to a small percentage right now, but we’ll be rolling it out to all groups soon.” How to use it I’m going to be honest here–it’s simpler than an email attachment. Scoring guides, rubric, project instructions, syllabuses (syllabi?) Size limit is 25MB–plenty for most documents, presentations, and image files. Should you use it?
20 Social Networks for Lifelong Learners. This is a guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. When most people think of social networks, they think of Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, or similar sites, but there are many other types of social networks popping up on the web. Some of the fastest growing networks are designed specifically for education. These sites allow people to learn in a social context through discussion, file sharing, and collaboration. Here are 20 social learning networks to visit in your spare time. LearnCentral – LearnCentral is an open environment that is half social network and half learning community. Udemy – Udemy encourages members to teach and learn online using the site’s many free tools and applications. Academici – This web-based site for academics and knowledge workers makes it easy to network, collaborate, and conduct commerce online.
Academia.edu – Academia.edu is an online community that helps academics connect with colleagues and follow the latest research. Posted on June 22, 2010.