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Syllabus and class materials for a teacher education course on integrating social networking into language/culture classes. Creative Commons license.

Welcome to Tonguetide, the language-learning social network. Like Facebook and Twitter, Tonguetide is a place to connect with people, except that here you'll be meeting people who want to learn languages too. Chat: You can practise your language skills with real native speakers by messenger (like Facebook Chat), video chat (like Skype), or our internal mailing system (email). Use our Match feature to find a native speaker fluent in the language you want to improve (ideally one who wants to learn your mother tongue), read their information to find someone you fancy talking to and invite them to chat by adding them as a friend, sending them a private message, commenting on their profile or "sticking your tongue out" (like "poking" on Facebook). Match: Our system will automatically alert you of new users who fit the profile you specified when signing up and will tell you the Match percentage. Our Members Map even allows you to pinpoint users' locations on a Google Map - so you could meet them face-to-face to chat the old fashioned way! Tonguetide classes: Take classes with one of our language teachers trained in the Tonguetide method. Our online classes offer speaking practise in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German combined with our self-study courses - perfect for those with a busy schedule. All you need is an internet connection, a microphone and a set of speakers or headphones. Take a Tonguetide self-study course: Our self-study language courses are packed with fun exercises, videos of native speakers and audio tracks for listening practice. An annual subscription for any of our courses is just 14,95€, or 500 Tonguetide points. Teach online: Tonguetide is packed with useful resources for teachers. Our Virtual Classroom feature is an online teaching tool which makes the classroom whiteboard a thing of the past, allowing you to teach as if you were in the same room!"

"Study More Chinese is a social network for everyone learning Mandarin - music, videos, blogs & discussion community"

italki.com is where you can find everything you need to learn a language. italki is a social network and an online resource for learning foreign languages. Find a Language Partner: Get a language partner, find a tutor, or just make friends around the world! Answers: Ask your questions here and get answers from the italki community. Shared Files: Download files like free textbooks, handouts, and learning guides. Language Resources Check this directory for other online and offline language learning resources. Knowledge: Free community-created wiki. Contribute your knowledge and create a wiki page. Groups: Join and create groups to discuss and learn from each other.

Boston In French: a new online network for lovers of French culture Where can you find shared French-American groups about education, gastronomy, book club picks, conversation exchanges, jobs, classified ads, apartment swaps and more? At Boston In French, the new, free, innovative and collaborative network! Create your profile and exchange, inform, contribute and debate questions and interests related to the French culture and language, and connect with francophones, Francophiles and French individuals in New England.

"Mahara is a fully featured web application to build your electronic portfolio. You can create journals, upload files, embed social media resources from the web and collaborate with other users in groups." Artefacts can be added and then custom views containing different sets of artefacts shared with different audiences. Other features include: File Repository, Blogs, Social Networking, Resumé Builder, Profile Information, Administration Tools, Interface with Moodle, Scalability, Security, Interoperability

Social learning platform focusing on vocabulary and dictation. Learners can sign up for free, does spaced review and tracks progress. Can use "courses" already created by the company or create your own.

The International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (official publication of Information Resource Management Association) provides readers with comprehensive coverage of developments in learning technologies for an international readership of educators, technologists and trainers. The journal is a primary source for academics, professionals, corporate trainers and policy makers in information and communication technologies. The journal publishes high quality contributions (papers, book reviews) on a range of fields associated with Course Management Systems (CMS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Virtual Learning Environments (VLE), Social Networking Sites (SNS), Personalized Learning Environments (PLE), and 3D virtual worlds, including for example Second Life (SL).

A book with a difference, #movemeon is a collection of 140-character pearls of wisdom from educators using the social networking service, Twitter. From behaviour management to interaction with colleagues, you will find practical advice and ideas contributed by classroom practitioners!

"Hosted by: Dr. Abigail Grant Scheg (Elizabeth State University) Date: November 29, 2012 Text messaging, in and out of the classroom, is often viewed as a negative communicative mode which results in poor grammar and poor idea representation, let alone student procrastination from more important projects. However, as Web 2.0 technologies increase in number and popularity, these tools are changing the face of education, business, and communication at large. This session will discuss the pedagogical possibilities using text messaging and ways to incorporate texting into the classroom or as part of a class in a way that will make the instructor feel comfortable. Starting with the idea that our students are experts in the technology of text messaging, this session will allow the instructor to utilize students' skills in a positive light rather than dismiss them as unimportant. In this presentation, author Dr. Abigail Grant Scheg will discuss her IGI Global chapter, Textperts: Utilizing Students' Skills in the Teaching of Writing. Her research explores both the theoretical and practical implementations of text messaging into the composition of the classroom with careful consideration of the positive and negative impacts."

Duolingo is a free service that helps you learn languages with your friends while simultaneously contributing to translate real-world content from the Web.

Shows tweets/Twitter users graphically on a map.

A high school teacher writes about how his students get interested in using Twitter in the classroom.

"In this guide we present a thorough overview of the most important privacy settings which includes previous settings that are still relevant as well as new privacy settings that have been added by Facebook. The majority of the old privacy settings are still relevant, however there's a chance that you may now be sharing much more information with the whole world. Make it through our new Facebook privacy guide and you're guaranteed to be safe."

Sign up with what languages you want to teach / learn, connect with language exchange partners.

Babbel combines community activities like chat, messages and boards with self-study content.