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A search engine for selected information and reference sites: art, social sciences,social issues,social problems, history, biography, magazines, newspapers,encyclopedias, physics, chemistry, biology, lesson plans, and dictionaries. Safe for students

Elaine Plybon's livebinder on social media use in the classroom.  This includes sites that simulate social media tools.  I attended a webinar she presented on 4-14-12

Great resources on developing social media for a school.  Includes AMLE presentation slides

Great Websites for Kids (GWS) , the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media enhancements. Clear, bright icons display subject categories and appear on every page, while eye-catching thumbnail images provide a visual preview of each great site represented. Special sections highlight Sites of the Week and Month, Most Popular pages and Top Rated selections. Prompts for each site offer "more selections like this." Visitors can actively connect with the site and further their online experience by rating sites; sharing their favorites on social media sites such as Facebook; and emailing recommendations to friends.

Including ways to use them in social studies

Many great online resources for social studies.

Demo of pearltrees, a social bookmarking site.  Part of the hp Teacher Experience Exchange

Great list to help raise awareness

nice annotated list

great site to make social media graphics

(may have already saved this with a different link)

Interesting list-- includes educators from many different walks, including some in specific disciplines.  Click on a name to learn how to connect with them.

Little Space Heroes is a Virtual Universe for kids and families. It's an interactive, onlinemultiplayer game in which kids create their own hero and explore a galaxy full of funand adventure!Rated E for Everyone and awarded the Family Friendly Videogames Seal of Approval,Little Space Heroes is a story-driven online social game that allows players to createtheir own Space Hero and embark on an intergalactic adventure. Featuring characterpersonalization, solo and team gameplay, pets, quests and community activities, LittleSpace Heroes offers an age-appropriate and safe environment for kids to explore,make new friends and have fun online. All that is required to play is a computer connectedto the internet.

Interesting reviews on what and why teens are using different SM

Great post that could be used as a basis for digital citizenship lessons.

Examples of how to positively model social media use

Fake ads spread by foreign countries to create disruption in the US. Site shared by Vicki Davis at ISTE18

Also includes several websites you can use to create great visual quotes for social media