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Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the World of Socialnomics

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.

A new study by alum Christine Greenhow finds social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have more educational potential than you might think.

In the Web 2.0 world, self-directed learners must be adept at building and sustaining networks.

Just how radically is the internet transforming the experience of childhood?

"Easily incorporate Google Apps into your curriculum with these classroom-ready lesson plans."

"KnowledgeWorks' Institute for Creative Collaboration builds the capacity of organizations and groups to think bigger, learn together and work smarter.

"I am constantly being asked, by those new to social media, for specific examples of how social media (Web 2.0) tools can be used for learning - whether it be for personal learning, informal learning or formal learning - in education or the workplace. So here are over 100 ways that different social technologies (and tools) are being used by learning professionals worldwide - compiled from the comments of those who have contributed their Top Tools for Learning."