Twitter has become a powerful tool for teaching and learning. VideoAmy offers up a playlist of videos that will help you learn to use the social platform for networking, sharing resources, and more.

Social media is fast becoming as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. In recent months, many schools and districts around the country have taken steps to create social media policies and guidelines for their students and staff. In my work with several districts to draft these documents, I have seen many approaches that work well, and some that don't.

This collection of blogs, articles, and videos from Edutopia aims to help teachers deploy social media tools in the classroom to engage students in 21st-century learning.

Why wait for a formal workshop environment to start improving your teaching craft, when there are so many opportunities to build your network and learn new skills on your own? We've compiled a list of the best resources for do-it-yourself PD to get you started.

El 5 de febrero, se celebró el Día Internacional de Internet Segura. Protégeles, una organización sin ánimo de lucro dedicada a la protección del menor en internet y apoyada por la Comisión Europea, dispone de una interesante página Web en la que ofrece diversos materiales, relacionados con acoso escolar, acoso sexual, anorexia, adicciones y videojuegos, para ayudar a los educadores y a los padres en su tarea de orientación sobre el uso de internet (...)

Check out Edutopia's collection of articles, videos, and other resources on internet safety, cyberbullying, digital responsibility, and media and digital literacy.

Perdonadme por el vocablo usado en el título del artículo pero es que el tema es realmente cabreante. En los centros educativos nos empeñamos en trabajar con la última tecnología (que ha venido mediante dotaciones de la administración) y, curiosamente, nos vemos limitados por la conectividad que tenemos.