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Facebook video:  Facebook for educators.  Great 8 minute video introducing FB to educators and showing important tips and best practices.  Easy view. Available from within FB.

This is a great video! Although facebook is blocked at our schools, among other amazing web resources, students can still access material from home. I'm thinking that if a teacher creates enough buzz about a class facebook, students will get involved with it at home. Teachers can even give participation points for students who post. This brings up a question of equity. .. What about students who don't have computers or internet access at home? My answer to that is for students to network with family and friends, and find someone who will let them use the internet. Many public libraries have internet access. Of course this is coming from a high school teacher point of view. Love the video! But I still need to get familiar with all of the settings and privacy controls on there before I use it in class. :)

Facebook group "Educators Using Facebook".  Note: Most helpful bits are under Discussion threads. 

List of educational Facebook applications.

This is a blog by a woman who has worked in the health and education sectors. She has always been interested integrating different types of technology in education.

I'm not sure if CLRN is living up to its potential, but this website has links to many electronic resources, electronic textbooks, media reviews, and other information for educators. It is worth checking out!

Kelly, this looks very interesting. There are a few resources in the Visual and Performing Arts section that I think I could use. I'm still not clear on whether this is a free or pay-as-you go resource but I am going to sign up for their "trial account".

An overview is provided for how to use search engine tools designed specifically to find pictures for teachers and students to use in the classroom.

This is really helpful for me. I use photos in my classes all the time. I particularly like the Picishare site. The search results are interesting; not always what I'd expect, but a great adventure.

A discussion of appropriate use AND NON USE of technology in the art and craft of teaching in higher education. Good discussion starter for instructional design and tech integration. Examples of when technology (ie. tools, gadgets and trends) did not result in "better" learning.  A reminder that we DESIGN instruction intentionally - not according to the latest fad.

This blog post lists 5 ways to use Twitter in education.

This site builds on the PLN that Cathy has helped all of us to start developing. It has a wealth of videos and resources that explore the application of social media in education. It is a place where educators can contribute and learn about effective uses of SM in education.

Great site, Christine. I found a video by Alan November, one of the true gurus and prophets regarding technology. Every Cometeer should watch his video about the emerging classroom. I also found a link here to a great site with documentary videos about 21st Century Learning -- http://newlearninginstitute.org/21stcenturyeducation/ There are some fascinating videos here about what is going on at schools around the country.

Quick of overview of Google Apps for Educators. Good beginning article with links.

This is a great place educators can go for a robust discussion topic that pertains to education. This chat links to a Twitter discussion with another person by just adding the hashtag #edchat to the end of your tweets.

Sue Waters of Edublogs blogpost Twitter How-To for educators. Clear tips to get up and running using Twitter.

I've had this as a main bookmark for a couple years now. This is arguably the most convenient page ever made. I put the link for the education section so that all the links that come up will be educatio-related. Be sure to check out the other tabs on the top of the page though!

Even stuffy ivy league universities are seeing the value of adding social media classes to their MBA programs to encourage new business models. Part of this is a reaction to some embarrassing errors made by major corporations: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/education/31iht-riedmba.html

Thanks for posting this Cathy! Ken and I were having a difficult time finding images that were free to use in education. We did not want to find ourselves using materials without permission. Thanks for the post!

MANY alternatives and sources for educational video content beyond YouTube.  Great list.

Online Schools is education made fun. We're a bunch of guys who spend our free time trying to come up with informative and engaging informational graphics. Great source for aesthetically pleasing, student friendly display of facts and concepts. Brainstorm: Would this make sense in a Prezi? PPT with sliding transitions? Or?

A tool that allows you to make annotations. Great education potential

Middle School teacher experience and tips for using Facebook in the classroom.

According to Google, this resource is so easy to use that kids can create their own Apps, though limited to Google's Android OS. Google borrowed some code from a teacher education program at MIT as their building blocks. They hope young people (and teachers) will be inspired to become serious App creators. Critics say it will only add to the hundreds of low-quality, useless Apps that are already out there. What do you think?