MDSK 3151 Fall 2011 Group B

This article was written by a Teacher. She strongly adovates the use of Facebook in educational settings.

This article argues that social media is pivotal to the growth and development of today's classroom.

Explores the pros for social media in the classroom

I have to share this with you because: a.) I an kinda proud of my son's history project we just completed. b.) I need to deflect from that confessional hoarding post I wrote earlier today.

An article from BBC on teachers who join facebook.

An article about how Missouri has outlawed teachers from being friends with their students on facebook.

This is an actual Facebook page of a school system. It posts pictures and events that are going on in the schools and is a great way to keep the community and parents involved because everyone uses facebook. This is an easier way then sending out newsletters that rarely make it into the hands of parents.

A funny display of words that are commonly misspelled in the English language.

This article discusses a teacher's reflections on using social media in his own classroom.

Great ways to engage and make math fun for your students.

allows for students to go on and get tutoring for any subject that they might need and also allows them to have practice. Provides teachers and faculty with opportunities to better enhance their classroom and also provides a site to look for colleges

this site allows you to translate things into different languages, create your own dictionary of words and translations and allows you to save sites that you may see in the future to help you

This is kind of a long article but totally helpful in relation to facebook and schools. It gives many different ways that facebook can be used POSITIVELY in the school setting.

This is an idea of how to safely use Facebook as a classroom tool. It focuses more on the safety and how to achieve that but is a pretty cool article!

Perfect example of active use of social media in education and how it can be used effectively in the classroom and in schools

Differing arguments for the positive effects of social media, and the negatives of using social media, such as online predation.

100 different ways to incorporate Facebook within the classroom.   Resources for teachers and students.

100 Ways to Use FB in the classroom

Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.

ways to incorporate Facebook into the classroom; various links on ideas and ways to set up a Facebook Group

this goes into detail about how you can use facebook and twitter effectively inside the classroom and even gives you a way to create a facebook page for your specific class to get information from

An article from Emerging Ed Tech showing some specific examples of how social media networks are being used in the classroom.

This is a site for teachers and students. Sciencespot. net has activities, events and science teaching tips.

Here is a neat periodic table.