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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

A great resource that takes you through how to set up a Twitter account, all the way to how to use twitter for social learning purposes.

An excellent resource for those who are introducing Diigo to their staff or class. Has links to various resources regarding social bookmarking in general, and Diigo in particular and shares how it could be used by a class or staff.

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

"Ning\n\nCreate Your Own Social Network"

The Benefits of Social Networking Services - important research out of UWS

The Australian Government's Easy Guide to Socialising Online provides information on how internet users can protect themselves and their information when using social networking sites, search engines and online games.

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

Highlights the negative impact the new social networking tool "Formspring" can have on children. It is the online version of the bathroom wall in school, the place to scrawl raw, anonymous gossip.

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!

A great blog entry explaining RSS, Social Bookmarking and Blogging with supporting resources if you are introducing these tools to your staff. 

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.

Take This Lollipop plays on the fact that many people underestimate the power of social networks and the information that can be obtained from them, connecting to your Facebook account to play through a scene where a creepy man spying and tracking you.

If you do try this it is recommended that you remove the 'take this lollipop' link from your Facebook permissions - just to be sure.

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."