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Teachers should only use social media as a teaching tool to improve their students' education. "If it's not to the betterment of your kids, why are you doing it? It may not be for you," says Brian Aspinall, an elementary teacher in Chatham, ON who speaks and blogs about technology and educational reform. "Don't do it because you went to a conference on Twitter and someone said you should do it."

A good article for instructors to consider.

#TT2041 some good ideas here!

Scroll down to the part of the article that discusses Pinterest. Pinterest can be great for creating a digital portfolio. I like this idea.

This is an interesting idea that comes full circle to the original intention of Facebook. Build (and control) individual university social networks.

It's no surprise that high school and college students spend a bulk of their time texting and tweeting. But who would have thought that social media would make its way into the classroom -- as an invited guest, no less? Developing community Forget the "no cell phones rule" -- these days, laptops and iPhones are a mainstay of the classroom.

Nice article that discusses how students learn and how they engage with social media.

This blog reviews the transition to live interaction for online learning.

Intro to Twitter & social media concepts for use in CME. Follow us at http://twitter.com/EinsteinMed. Related video interviews at end of presentation and at http://bit.ly/OW5wiT and http://bit.ly/TWuZXP

Very helpful blog - social networking in medical education - new ideas!

Myspace, the social media site that started it all, announced a new facelift Tuesday. The redesigned Myspace, which turned 9 this year, is now focused more on music and is even more integrated with Facebook and Twitter. According to the site's teaser page, the company is "hard at work building the new Myspace, entirely from scratch."

Isra Garcia writes: In the past, I've written about how I use LinkedIn and also offered 13 fast tips to optimize your profile. But there's still so much more to learn about the platform. Below, you will find eight tips for making the most of your time on LinkedIn. Getting the most out of LinkedIn

LinkedIn is offering courses one of the courses is Social media in the classroom

Discusses how technology in the Early Childhood classroom can be beneficial.

I like to use this clip when teaching students about the Fifth Amendment. It's funny and sparks a great conversation about the media/society's conception of how and under what circumstances the Fifth Amendment is used. And it's fun! Enjoy!

In a recent survey by the Center for Education Policy, nearly all teachers agreed that collaboration is generally a good use of their time. To get that valuable time and space to collaborate with fellow educators-in their city, state, country or across the world-some teachers are taking to online networks and DIY-ing their own face-to-face meet-ups.