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Lisa Noble

5 Free Online Courses For Social Media Beginners | Edudemic - 8 views

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    a list of courses to get you started on some social media learning, specifically aimed at teachers
Lisa Noble

Citing social media sources (MLA and APA) - 2 views

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    Easy to read chart on how to cite social media sources in academic work.
Glenn Hervieux

Content, Collaboration and Curation… - 5 views

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    Kirsten Wilson (@teachwiki) shares how social media has provided the platform for educators (& others) to share, collaborate, & communicate, moving us from just being social to a community of learners. Curation is an important part of that process. She shares apps she uses to collect and share with others. I like how she includes several good questions to consider in the process.
Glenn Hervieux

A Principal's Reflections: The Limitations of Being a Disconnected Nomad - 0 views

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    "It seems like just yesterday that I was a disconnected nomad working hard to maintain the status quo and conform to a rigid system commonly known as education. You see, prior to 2009 I was adamantly opposed to even the thought of using social media for both personal and professional reasons. As a building level leader burdened by endless responsibilities, I could not fathom wasting even a precious minute in what I saw as a perpetual time sap. " Read the rest of this post to see how Eric discovered being connected on social media and engaging in conversations with passionate educators has transformed his work in education.
Brendan Murphy

Monitoring your kids on Facebook? That's so 2009. - 3 views

  • much cooler after-party.
  • What sex education used to be — it's now the 'technology talk'
  • But as with anything online, each of these apps comes with serious caveats.
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  • Anyone receiving a text or photo can use their 10 seconds to capture a "screenshot,
  • "It's not anything that every parent and grandparent hasn't already seen," Harkness said. The problem, he adds, is the actions "get documented, replayed and sent around," and kids "forget how fast it moves and how far it goes."
  • some of the new social networking sites have become ripe targets for spreading malware and propagating scams.
  • Also worth noting is that almost every mobile app available collects some kind of personal data, such as a person's birthdate or the location of their phone, and shares that information with third parties for marketing purposes
  • Several consumer advocates actually recommend exposing their kids to social media sites earlier than age 12, when they're more receptive to hearing lessons about online etiquette and safety.
  • Levey links her kids' devices to her iTunes account so she's aware of any program they download.
  • Federal Trade Commission's guide to talking to kids about being online: http://1.usa.gov/PWkwfp
Glenn Hervieux

On 'Viral" Education Videos - Duncanville video - 4 views

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    How is it this video (or others) went "viral". Turns out it may be profit driven more than "outrage" at education and a demonstration of poor digital citizenship. Audrey Watters will give you a perspective that is informative and eye-opening. It will help you to better understand, as well, the power of social media in the construction of "truth". 
alisonseaman

Friending cats and following eggs: On social networks you ARE your photo - 3 views

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    The photo you choose to represent you says a great deal about who you are as an individual.
kirstentschofen

What the Internet Means for How We Think About the World - Rebecca J. Rosen - The Atlantic - 0 views

  • knowing looks less like capturing truths in books than engaging in never-settled networks of discussion and argument. That social activity -- collaborative and contentious, often at the same time -- is a more accurate reflection of our condition as imperfect social creatures trying to understand a world that is too big and too complex for even the biggest-headed expert
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