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"Learning Management + Social Networking Schoology is a free, or upgraded to pay, web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. Schoology leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication and collaboration."

"Online social networking includes much more than Facebook and Twitter. It is any online use of technology to connect people, enable them to collaborate with each other, and form virtual communities."

"If someone follows you in Twitter, the polite thing to do is reciprocate, right? Well, maybe so, but I think it needs a little more thought than that. Here is a list of the steps I take when someone follows me. Incidentally, the same techniques, with a bit of adjustment, work for any social network situation where people can become your "friend""

"Back channeling is the practice of using networked computers to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside live spoken remarks. This is such a useful way to collaborate with educators and students when introducing new ideas, presenting in front of a large crowd, or even when watching a video."

"David Warlick wrote a post the other day about being able to zip up or turn off your Personal Learning Network (PLN). I too have been thinking about how one goes about starting a PLN, how do you monitor it, and how do you learn to shut it off. We all continue to push teachers to start PLNs if they haven't already. Learning from the collective knowledge of educators around the world."

"Shelfari is the premier social network for people who love books. Create a virtual shelf to show off your books, see what your friends are reading and discover new books - all for free!"

Social Networking for Schools, for boht teachers and students

"Have you checked out Google Labs lately? If not, it's worth a peek. The area, reserved for application and tool prototypes not yet ready for prime-time, houses some cool (and crazy) ideas. Past alumni include Google Alerts, the Google Docs suite and Google Reader. Check out these nine Google Labs experiments. Which ones are on your radar? Can you imagine how some of these applications might enrich curriculum?"

"LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web * Collect your resources * Organize them neatly and easily * Collaborate with others Best of all, it's free!"

"Let's face it: most school websites are pretty boring. True, some have improved a lot in the last few years, but they're mainly the exception that proves the rule. Looking at most school websites is like taking a trip back in time. No interactivity, no sense of community, no updates for weeks, if not months. In short, no life."

"Diigo is a social bookmark service. A social bookmark service is like the Favorites in Internet Explorer, or Bookmarks in other web browsers, like Firefox. However, instead of saving a URL to your computer, you save it on the internet. This has a number of advantages: ..."

"With Version 5.0, Diigo moves one step further towards its vision of providing the best cloud-based information management service that enables users to collect, highlight, access and share a variety of information, on a variety of devices."

Tons of Web 2.0 tools to use in your classroom

While volunteering in under-resourced public schools, Heather Halstead and Marc Gustafson became concerned about teachers' preparedness to meet the demands of the 21st Century and students' isolation from the global community. In 1998, they founded Reach the World, an education nonprofit headquartered in New York City. RTW's mission is to help elementary and secondary school students and teachers to develop the knowledge, attitudes, values and thinking skills needed for responsible citizenship in a complex, culturally diverse and rapidly changing world.

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"The latest facts and figures on the effect of Social Media on our society. Set to the blaring soundtrack stating RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW."

"Two weeks ago I wrote a post about my students using TodaysMeet for back-channeling while we discussed a slideshow that I had created for the class. This week, as I shared earlier on Twitter, I tried using TodaysMeet for a back-channel while my students watched the film Glory. It worked great!"

"Online degrees and video courses from leading universities." Free streaming of actual course lectures form some of the top universities.

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