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I am not sure if this link is directly related to social media but this is an online conference about education and technology. Check out the link and register for free for the conference if you wish :)

Best example of insiders entirely getting it and outsiders not having a clue. This community has it's own language, culture, rituals and many aspects that make a community strong. What happens when you relax the moderation rules? "4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images anonymously. 4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images. There are boards dedicated to a variety of topics, from Japanese animation and culture to videogames, music, and photography. Users do not need to register an account before participating in the community. Feel free to click on a board below that interests you and jump right in!"

As you may have noticed in Schlager & Fusco (2003), an online community of practice was developed for education professionals to ease their interaction. For further consideration, you can check it out.

Six essential elements

This guide provides a practical approach to creating communities of practice (CoPs) based on experiences working with corporations, nonprofits, associations, government organizations, and educational institutions. While it is important to recognize that every organization and community is different, this guide provides a structure to help clarify the most important design elements that go into defining, designing, launching, and growing CoPs-both online and face-to-face.

These are very practical guidelines for everyone. Thanks for sharing it, Sibel!

In this infographic we can see what devices can be most important to academic success for undergraduate students and their contribution percentages to success. Also, for what they are using those devices can be seen such as accessing syllabi and using course management systems, as we are also doing currently, and checking their grades. In addition, we can easily say that taking a class completely online is getting higher year by year. One of the interesting points of this infographic for me is that students said technology helps them feel connected to other students and their instructors and what's going on at the institution.

I like this infographic, it is speaking with data. It shows the most common devices used and also the applications. I think when we think the fast development of technology, this is a good representation.

It is an online community of practice (oCoP) for ICT teachers in Turkey. Although there are many oCoPs in Facebook, this forum is quite active and several messages are sent every day.

This free online community offers educators the opportunity to exchange ideas and resources.

This is a community for ELT teachers in Ankara. There are some news and seminars here. You can easily be a member.

Schoology is a learning management system which allows for creating classes and online communities. www.schoology.com

The new community provides easy online tools for educators to engage in lively discussions organized by topic, find post and rate AP classroom-ready materials and related resources, browse the curriculum framework and share strategies, and connect with colleagues and grow your personal network. Getting Started

I think for the elementary grade flipped classroom is hard to implement because holding students accountable and following their online preparation seem difficult. This short article offer some tips for flipping elementary classroom.

Educanon or playposit, I have added this to my repertoire. :) A good way to keep students engaged while watching videos.

I have also found these websites for the same purpose of making videos more interactive: EDpuzzle and Vizia. I forgot to mention it: These both seem to be free. :)

I do not know if a similar guide is available for Turkish teachers, but the General Teaching Council for Scotland has prepared a guidance document to help Scottish teachers with "identifying potential dangers, offering some guidance about how to avoid them and providing a context for responsible, professional use of electronic communication and social media." The guide concludes as follows: Before posting materials online stop and ask yourself: (1) Will the content reflect poorly on you, your school, employer or the teaching profession? (2) Is your intention to post this material driven by personal reasons or professional reasons? (3) Are you confident that the comment or other media in question, if accessed by others, (colleagues, parents etc) would be considered reasonable and appropriate?