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Irresponsible parents teach kids how to misuse the internet and social networking... it's no wonder that people fear such sites. I hope that they throw the book at them.

finally, a handbook for the rest of us morons who aren't twittering

Skeptical about Twitter's usage? Check out this handbook for the rest of us.

PBS Teachers Connect is an online community of teachers exchanging ideas, resources and instructional strategies on the integration of digital media and technology.

Explores how adults are using social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace.  Findings include: Adult internet users with a profile on a social network site have quadrupled in the last four years; Although the percentage of teens using social networks is higher, adults still make up the majority of social network users; and Younger adults are far more likely to use social networks than older adults.

TheApple brings members of the education community together to support and advance the profession. TheApple provides resources to promote careers in education, while fostering a community with exclusive benefits where information about the education community is provided to the education community by the community itself.

A community of educators using Ning to build social networks.

A web-based site developed for the tweener set. Features a spot for teachers to have their own class pages and even includes lesson plans. The animated look draws kids in, and the site has all the social networking gadgets of the larger sites, but the teacher areas are open only to whomever the teacher allows in-other teachers, students, and parents. This site gets contributed content from its corporate sponsors, which include PBS and Disney.

An offshoot of the global-awareness social networking site TakingITGlobal, where teachers can get their students involved in issues that affect the environment, and other contemporary topics. The site features an activities database, discussion boards, thematic classrooms, and other tools, and teachers control the environment. It's currently being used in more than 700 classrooms in 39 countries. Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Canada are corporate sponsors, and more than 10 educational foundations also support the site.

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How we are active in "associations" only grows with the use of SN tools

Thought this was an interesting perspective on having a Cyberfootprint. What if the issue is security?

Privacy and security concerns are among the many barriers holding back the use of social networking tools in schools, new research suggests--but a number of child-friendly applications have emerged. Among these are...

Research and Guidelines on Online Social - and Educational - Networking

Yoursphere is a unique social network for kids and teens that puts safety first. Kids love yoursphere because it's private and activity-oriented. Parents love Yoursphere because it's built upon a rock-solid foundation of "safety first".

web interface for Twitter (for those behind filters)

Private micro-blogging