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What are The Top Ten Social Learning and Educational Networking Competencies for K-12 Teachers?* Help students use educational networking tools to solve information problems and communicate digitally with experts, peers and instructors. Know the major Web 2.0 categories and tools that are useful in the K-12 setting. Know which tools are provided/supported by one's school. Use educational networking sites to communicate with teaching peers, students and parents. Navigate, evaluate and create professional content on networking sites. Use online networking to create, maintain and learn from a personal learning network - AND their students. Know the district networking guidelines, follow netiquette, conform to ethical standards and interact appropriately with others, especially students, online. Understand copyright, security and privacy issues on social media sites and share these understandings with students and professional colleagues. Understand the importance of identity and reputation management using social media and help students understand the long-term impact of personal information shared online. Create and follow a personal learning plan to stay informed about developing trends, tools and applications of social media. Participate in the formulation of school and district policies and guidelines related to educational networking and social learning.

"SupportBlogging! has been set up to provide an opportunity for students, teachers, administrators, parents, and others to help promote an understanding of the benefits of educational blogging."

Another twitter tool to help you find and follow people of the same interest

Students have more information at their fingertips than ever before, yet the challenge remains for them to find, evaluate, and apply the information they discover in the classroom and beyond.Applying critical thinking skills through web research can help students: Improve search skills.Evaluate the information they find.Incorporate them in their work.Explore the ready-to-use curriculum below, including detailed lesson plans, student worksheets, and class demonstration

Maybe this can help all of you out to explore tools that can be used in your revisions and your classrooms.

Google Maps allows you to Mark your favorite places on your map, draw lines and shapes to highlight paths and areas, add your own text, photos, and videos, and share your map with friends and family

Have not used this. Helps you create and monitor online tests. I wonder if this is quicker than a Moodle quiz?