Social+Media

Social Media & Networking Tools

[|Facebook] - social networking tool. share pictures, join organizations, support causes. was originally created in 2004 by a Harvard student to connect with his schoolmates. many 3rd party applications available [|Slideshare - using Facebook in the classroom] [|25 Facebook apps perfect for education]
 * Think about //creating a teacher profile separate from your personal profile//. You may ask your students to do the same.**

[|MySpace] another social networking tool in which users connect to "friends" and share notes, links, videos, etc. can customize your homepage using various tools and applications [|LinkedIn] a professional social networking site. Connect to others by job title, places of employment [|NING] - create your own social network surrounding a topic or subject area. invite others to join. great applications are book studies or extending conversations from the classroom

[|Twitter] social messaging and microblogging site. 140 characters. messages may be sent to phones, computers, email Join the Master Teacher Academy Twitter Twibe [|here] Chat (there are various "brands" of chat services) [|AIM], [|Yahoo], [|Google Talk],[| MSN Messenger], [|Trillion]

[|craigslist] classifieds including events, housing, jobs, discussion forums [|angieslist] rate and review doctors and contractors in your area

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