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An excellent list of resources shared via this blog post.

With so many sharing photos about the storm, here's an excellent article on how to make sure photos are real. This would be a great exercise to do with your students who are in school to talk about the veracity of pictures.

The Facebook family safety center has information on safety. I still feel it is very convoluted and very confusing but it does have some information for educators and parents on the site.

Interesting set of infographics from the USA showing trends demographically of social media use and users.

A very good list from SociableBlog.com : Social Media Blog Share this with your students!

Facebook is one the most commonly used social networking sites. There are more than 800 million users and more than 70 languages used. More than 350 of Facebook's active users has access to the site on their phone and more than 475 mobile operators work to promote Facebook mobile products. Quote: "More than 50% of our active users log on to Facebook in any given day." -from this website

These statistics show that over 800 million people actively use Facebook! Its kind of scary to think that your child has the possibility of being friend-ed by any of them?! Be an aware parent and watch over your child's online activity, but do it form afar! Don't go get on their page! Make your own! That's taking away trust and we are entering a digital age! You need to be on the internet learning just as much as your children do! Quotes: Facts about Facebook: More than 800 million active user More than 900 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups, events and community pages) More than 70 languages available on the site On average, people on Facebook install apps more than 20 million times every day More than 350 million active users currently access Facebook through their mobile devices

Is Facebook a worthless waste of time for students? Does it steal time and energy that they would otherwise spend on homework? Is it focusing their attention on trivia, facilitating unhealthy interactions with peers and teachers, and turning their minds to jelly? Many parents and teachers certainly feel this way.

Article showing both sides of the argument for letting younger students use social media (including Twitter) for learning.

Teen, Jake Swayze shares his thoughts about young people and the use of social media at TEDxSouthPasadenaHigh

Teen, Jake Swayze shares his thoughts about young people and the use of social media at TEDxSouthPasadenaHigh