DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
The following infographic includes 22 simple examples of what social media in the classroom might look like, from socializing thinking and publishing student work, to connecting with communities and offering reminders for important academic events.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/22-simple-examples-of-social-media-in-the-classroom/
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Facebook, unfortunately, doesn’t offer you an option to opt-out of these social ads so if you like a brand of Facebook, your profile is very likely to show up in sponsored stories appearing on your friends’ newsfeeds. There is however …
Ever wondered how students really act online? What they’re actually sharing with their friends? This new privacy study on what teens actually share on social media tells you everything.
http://edudemic.com/2013/05/what-teens-actually-share-on-social-media/
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The use of social media to communicate with students and parents can help everyone stay up-to-date with what’s going on and what’s coming up.
http://edudemic.com/2013/04/improve-school-communication-using-social-media/…
The Gates Foundation and Facebook have teamed up once again to host HackEd 2.0. As a result, developers are finding creative solutions to help students meet this challenge.
The power of connected learning expands the classroom to infinity and beyond, but students still need a teacher’s guidance.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/how-should-social-media-be-taught-schools…
Tips and tricks to keep in mind when using the latest online tools in school.
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/02/printable-guide-social-media-infographic
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This collection of blogs, articles, and videos from Edutopia aims to help teachers deploy social media tools in the classroom to engage students in 21st-century learning.
Blogs and Twitter aren’t the only social tools out there that can help you keep up with the latest and greatest developments in educational technology. Pinterest is rapidly becoming a favorite tool of educators .
http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/01/15/the-25-best-pinterest-boards-in-educational-technology/…
A great list of best Facebook practices to help teachers better use Facebook.
Students, teachers, and parents have all gotten onto the social media train. But is everyone happy they’re on board? A study from Dell sheds some light on just how much support social media has among teachers, students, and parents.
http://edudemic.com/2012/10/an-in-depth-report-on-social-medias-role-in-education/…
Many educators say that Twitter is the most effective way to collaborate and that they’ve learned more with Twitter than they have from years of formal professional development. Here are some of the specific ways educators are using Twitter to …
The Trove search engine feeds on everything you and your friends have shared.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429547/a-startup-finds-a-better-way-to-mine-your/…
The language, Dog, is designed to reduce the complexity of existing programming languages.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/429544/new-programming-language-makes-social-coding/…
Students who are Facebook users spend 1-5 hours per week studying, and non-Facebook users spend 11-15 hours per week studying. Effectively, it would seem like students are losing 6+ hours per week of study time to Facebook!