Social Media Policy
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Teachers’ Guide to Social Media
A great guide for teachers developed by Dell Education.
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/solutions/public/articles/K12_Teachers_open_Book_by_Dell.pdf…
Facebook Is Tracking Your Every Move on the Web; Here’s How to Stop It
Over the weekend, Dave Winer wrote an article at Scripting.com explaining how Facebook keeps track of where you are on the web after logging in without your consent. Nik Cubrilovic dug a little deeper, and discovered that Facebook can still …
Texting in the Classroom: Not Just a Distraction
With the ubiquity of cellphones, many schools are facing questions about what to do when students bring cellphones to school. Ban them outright? Require they be kept in a locker or backpack? Require they be turned off? Allow them to …
How to Download All Your Facebook Information to Your Computer
The world’s largest social networking site has become a habit. From sharing links to photo albums, Facebook is a virtual timeline of our lives. Thus, it is the next best thing to a digital diary. Learn how to download all …
Social Media Usage Trends Among Higher Education Faculty
The popularity of social media and its rapid ascension into our daily lives is nothing short of astounding. Sites that weren’t even around 10 years ago are now visited every day. What’s more, 56 percent of the faculty surveyed said …
Why does Social Media matter in Higher Education?
Liz Gros reviews the literature and lists a series of factors why Social Media matters in Higher Education.
http://lizgross.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/why-does-social-media-matter-in-higher-education/…
How Twitter will Revolutionise Academic Research and Teaching
Social media is becoming increasingly important in teaching and research work but tutors must remember, it’s a conversation not a lecture.
… Five Reasons Why YouTube Rocks the Classroom
Videos are, in effect, changing education and learning. We are now past the point of debate. Learn five reasons why you should consider using Youtube in your classroom.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/09/five-reasons-why-youtube-rocks-the-classroom/…
Social Media Explained Visually
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3 Tips for Teachers Using Social Media in the Classroom
Social media opens up all new avenues of communication for college students, their classmates and their professors. A typical class may only take a few hours a week, but now with social media, the classroom can be a lively, 24/7 …
The 100 Things You Need To Know About Social Media
A great list of the best resources and guides on the web that have taken hours to write and are all by some of the best people in their respective fields.
http://www.simplyzesty.com/social-media/the-100-things-you-need-to-know-about-social-media/…
Increasing importance of social media in education
See how social media is revolutionizing education in Asia.
… Ten Tips for Using Social Media in School Communications
With social media networks ubiquitous in American life, it’s time to shift the debate from whether it’s a good idea for educators to use this new medium to how to use it wisely and well. Here are 10 tips to …
TweetWally Lets Teachers Search and Present Relevant Tweets
For all the exposure Twitter is getting these days there is still an alarming number of people that do not realize its value. One way to illustrate the value to students and teachers is to present tweets that really shows …