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This website is actually a free course on the using social media in education. This course can help both beginners and veteran educators gain valuable insight and ideas on how to successfully incorporate social media into the classroom.

How to create a Social Networking Site like Orkut, MySpace using Open Source Drupal or Elgg.

Sometimes it is difficult to keep abreast with the latest changes in social media. From time to time, you may need some assistance to keep up with the pace of some of the changes to keep your precise social media strategy updated. Here are some effective social media marketing tricks and tips to boost your social media strategy.

The internet has some powerful tools through which you can spread your message. Be it a creative idea for a startup or a social cause. The social media and various fund Raising websites help you pitch your cause to the world.

Richard Byrne Technology, Science and Social Studies Blog

appropriate for 6 - 12th grades. Material for social studies, and useful for math. Includes plans for AP geography, and one on population, health & enviornment..

Description: A discussion of information fluency, teaching, and learning in the 21st century.

   There are so many apps available, it can be overwhelming to find the right ones. Here is a list of 15 free apps which I have found useful. I am using all of them on my iPad but many are also available for other mobile devices.  1. Flipboard      This has become my favorite app and I use it more than anything else. It turns all of your social streams from sites like Facebook and Twitter into a virtual magazine. You can also add any other sites that you love to read to read on the go. The layout of this app is just beautiful. 

"Content is king" - this simple phrase has oversaturated the online marketing world. B2B and B2C businesses have achieved considerable investments in the development of content. From social media to search engines, quality content plays a role in promoting a business effectively. Here are 8 Reasons Reaffirming that Quality Content is Essential to Promote your Business.

From the New York Times, Mad magazine fold-ins from the 1960s to the present, in interactive form.

site where you will find several hundred pages of information describing the "flow of history" . . . from the evolutionary processes that formed out bodies, to the forces of globalization that exploded in the 1990s.

This web application could be used with the following: -Research/ Reports in any content area -Lab reports -Data collection/ analysis (research journal/ log, data trail, notes, formation of ideas and early possible findings, etc.) -Pre- and post-assessment -Ogranizer -Group or whole-class projects -Self-paced instruction -Journal writing exercise spanning an extended timeframe -Group/ Project management -In IDT 7/8052

Twitter fan? Send tweets to members of a selected group.

Examples of Web 2.0 tools being used in classrooms

A great way to do vocaulary prep while creating global social awareness.