When the idea of using social media (e.g., Facebook) as part of my face-to-face classes was suggested to me about two years ago, I found myself in the slow lane.
Presentation of the Week: Why Networks Matter in Teaching & Learning
Why Networks Matter in Teaching & Learning
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12 Twitter Tools Every Educator Must Know about
The thing about Twitter is that, while it has a huge potential in education, yet many teachers and educators ignore the great arsenal of tools that can be used to get the maximum out of this tool. It is no …
25 Ways Teachers Can Connect More With Their Colleagues
There are many ways that teachers can reach out and connect with their colleagues and build a more collaborative atmosphere in their schools. We’ve come up with just a few here, but feel free to share your own experiences and …
Which Of These 3 Private Social Networks Is Right For You?
There are boatloads of tools out there that can give you a private social network. From Edmodo to the upcoming Facebook Groups For Schools, there’s plenty of options. Most are free, but some are better than others. So we decided …
The Ultimate Guide to The Use of Facebook in Education
Our responsibility as teachers and educators is to help students better leverage this medium and benefit from it educationally and not shun them away from it.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/ultimate-guide-to-use-of-facebook-in.html…
Why Twitter and Facebook could be Good instructional tools
I think that social media could be Dr. Jeckyll or Mr. Hyde depending upon the use. I believe that almost any site could be used in positive ways for teaching. We should never settle for the new tool as automatically …
Why Twitter and Facebook Are Not Good Instructional Tools
If it’s simple—even mindless—to use or create with new technology, then we must question the pedagogical value of what we are doing.
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/05/30/fp_barnwell.html…
Presentation of the Week: “What do Connections do?”
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Grockit Wants to Build a Pinterest for Learning
Learnist works a bit like a Pinterest for learning. Soon anyone will be able to compile content pieces onto a board or “learning.” A nifty bookmarklet makes it easy to collect content from other sites.
How Bottlenose Can Help Turn Twitter into a High Signal Channel
Bottlenose is an application that will convert Twitter into a personalized dashboard and newspaper.
Presentation of the Week: Power of Networks
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How Blogs, Social Media, and Video Games Improve Education
“Up until now, ‘technology’ has been an authority delivering the lecture which [students] memorized. If there is discussion, it’s mostly about performing for the teacher. Is it possible to make that more of a peer-to-peer activity? Blogs and forums and …
Presentation of the Week: Facebook for Facilitating
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31 Great Ways Universities Are Using Google+
We’ve discovered more than 30 great ways universities are currently using Google Plus, along with several ideas for the future. Read on to learn about the amazing possibilities that Google Plus offers for universities.
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/04/31-great-ways-universities-are-using-google/…