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A video with up to date stats on where the web is heading and the impact that social media will have on various facets of our lives. Great video for PD, similar to the shift happens series with a focus on social media.

infographic that explains almost in detail everything about the social media channels, all in one comprehensive, brief picture

Some great examples and strategies for teachers on utlising Social media within your classroom. I

"examples of social media with potential for use in schools"

Really interesting article that explores the interconnected social media literacies of attention, participation, cooperation, network awareness, and critical consumption. Good professional reading to share with staff

a fantastic wiki with a great collection of portals for creative commons media

Meet Eric Sheninger a principal who went from being anti-social media to being known by his students as "Principal Twitter"

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Some great sources for creative commons media. Check the comments section for more!

this is a pretty cool site made by google which has video tutorials for mac and PC on basic skills, world wide web, communication, media and finding information. Is designed for parents, but would be useful for students, too!

Smarthistory.org is a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook.

Great resource on finding video images and sound.

This is really good Brad- like how you can search for subject specific resources!

The mission of MY HERO is to use media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to empower young people to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world.

Imagine hundreds of thousands of great short videos, and other media, explaining every topic taught to school kids. Imagine them rated and sorted into a giant Directory, making them simple to find

A great article promoting the use of Twitter in the classroom, and some of the possibilities. Written by an Ex-Principal who was very anti-social media...well worth a read!

Great Australian resource for educating parents, students and teachers

An excellent presentation on wikis & writing and how they can be used to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. Also shares some meaningful stats regarding language development, explains and gives examples on web 1.0 & 2.0 tools and social media.

Are you understanding the tearing, stuttering, slow or choppy MP4 playback on a computer? Oh. it's really not a happy movie experience. Don't wait for the movie any more, here share the reasons and solutions with you.

Many of the Web tools out there are restricted to users 13 and over. To save others at school some time,John Pearce has compiled a list of popular/well known Web tools that can and can't be used by children under 13 - 1), so we are legally covered in what we are allowing our students to use and 2), so they know what is available. Please note that generally the sites that allow for under 13s still ask for parental permission ( even Edmodo if you haven't read the Terms of Use) so a solid school user agreement is needed to use these tools. Some of the sites are not US based so are not bound by COPPA and CIPA regulations. It still requires schools to carefully check out what can be viewed on these sites to ensure they are appropriate to access."