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Social media potato shapes!

Advice on how to avoid social media gaffes.

"Today's teens are growing up in a world where social media is everywhere. Regardless of whether or not they have access to these technologies or how they engage with them, there is little doubt that social media is playing a significant role in the changing landscape of American youth."

""I am smart. But with my PLN, I am brilliant!" So true! The connections we make with those in our PLN help to make us brilliant. I have people in my PLN from all corners of the globe that I know I can call upon when I have a question, need feedback on a project or just to "talk shop." I consider all of these people my colleagues and friends. And it would have been difficult, nigh impossible, to have these kinds of connections and relationships without social media. So if these connections and relationships work so well for our educators, why could they not work for our students? "

Here's a spaced-out selection of sites and social media resources that will have you reading the thoughts of astronauts, taking a virtual tour of the International Space Station, and viewing galaxies far, far away.

This is a collaborative project to generate Social Media Guidelines for school districts. The goal of this guideline is to provide instructional employees, staff, students, administrators, parents and the school district community direction when using social media applications both inside and outside the classroom.

"Printable template of a Social Media Profile. Write profiles during school trips, as historical or fictional figures, and many more possiblilities."

"Create links & auto generate QR codes on paper strips to glue in books to show pupils when their work or a display has been shown on social media or on your blog. Great for parent's consultations and evidencing for others. But more of all, the pupils love it! Adaptable so you can add your own social media icons."

Interesting infographics and behaviorgraphics about social networks and social media in general.

Great formula for social media beginners

Researchers asked two main questions to understand how to better support professional networking on Teachers' Domain: 1. How do teachers use social media tools in professional contexts, and for what purposes? 2. How are teachers likely to use social media tools in the near future?

Pros and cons about children under 13 using social media.

The question isn't can social/media can be taught...the question is HOW can it be???

"Teachers are quickly catching on and even surpassing students when it comes to embracing social media. What if you still have questions about the plethora of communication channels that exist for teachers to reach their students? Thankfully we are proud to share 'Tools For The 21st Century Teacher' by Michael Zimmer, a Technology Integration Specialist in Western Kentucky."

Social Media Classroom Open Source Howard Rheingold 21st Century Literacies

Social media resumes-the wave of the future? HT to Will Richardson for the share via Twitter

This article regarding the influence of social media on students today provides a thought provoking infographic.

All inclusive LiveBinder Full of how to get started with Twitter as an educator. Includes benefits, how-to's, simple explanations and considerations for social media policies.

"You can tell someone is playing the game pretty easily, as they will have cuts on their hands with either the number 57 and/or 40 on them. You can check their social media accounts (the game says to use VKontakte, but users are using whatever social media they are currently on) and see if they've posted anything similar to #i_am_whale, a hashtag used in one of the steps of the game. The game is easily defeated by talking to your teen, child, or young adult about their suicidal feelings, and encouraging them to reach out to get help for them through psychotherapy or counseling. It's not an easy conversation to have, but it may be a life-saving talk."

This brief blog post on social media usage among educators links out to the more detailed report. Highlight: 80% of professors have at least one account on a social networking platform.