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Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. Whether you teach an elementary class, a traditional college class, or at an online university, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list.

Second Life offers students and teachers the opportunity to fully immerse themselves – well, their avatar – in a dynamic, virtual world. The teaching and learning opportunities within Second Life are limitless.

Hope you enjoyed the introduction!  Here are a host of other relevant links related to Second Life in education: Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human Advantages of 3D Learning Worlds Teen Second Life – Official Page If Second Life isn’t a game, what is it? Second Life provides real-world benefits Advantages of using Second Life instead of video conferencing Want to read more about the possibilities of augmented reality in education?  Check out other posts in our series “Top 5 Ways to Use Augmented Reality in Education:” Part 2: iPhone augmented reality apps in education Part 3: Xbox 360 Kinect in education Part 4: Tour de Classroom: GPS-Based Audio Tool, Toozla Part 5: Virtusphere in Education

sobre la deseable evolución a corto plazo del sistema educativo en una sociedad con una creciente dimensión digital

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