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A good article that tells about how schools are using social networking

I like this article's ideas for how to use certain social media tools in the classroom, such as gaggle.net for safe social networking, Twitter for end-of-unit review, etc.

This project is listed on the ePals website and is my choice for the Global Networks activity. The languages listed in the project description are French and English, however, I think this kind of project could work in just about any language setting.

You will need this for the 605 course!

Web 2.0, social media, and participative technlolgies in the classroom 

An informative 5 minute video for those of us for which this is a new idea.  Also has helpful tips for creating own PLN

However, once you've chosen a particular class of Web 2.0 technology (i.e. content creation tools, communication tools, social networking tools...) making a selection from among several seemingly similar Web 2.0 tools in that class can often be challenging and time-consuming. That's why a checklist is useful. It will save you time by helping you eliminate poor

A must for the 605 class - get started on this now!

There are many benefits to language learning and this article shows some of the economic and networking opportunities for multilingual people.

Uclass is an online portal for classroom connections around the globe. Similar to ePals, this site allows teachers to create a virtual classroom and then request to connect with other classrooms for pen-pal exchanges or project collaboration. This site promotes cultural awareness and opportunities to easily connect with other classes around the world to arrange projects and virtual exchanges. Once teachers create a site (register) they can add students to the class to create student accounts. From there, one can search for other classes seeking pen-pals. Teachers can post messages for all users to view, suggesting topics of interest to language study or project proposals. Students can send direct messages to other students in other classes and within their own class, provided that the teacher has permitted this function within the class. Easy tool for getting started with global project collaboration and communication exchanges in the target language.

605 PLN 

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Video that could be used with teachers to trigger discussion about technology

Cindy, can I share it with the class that I will be teaching? I would give credit to your class. Maria

Maria, Of course, all our resources are to share! Creating a network to share is the idea!

This LiveBinder is dedicated to helping teachers find the right web tool for the task at hand. This LiveBinder by Tim Wilhemus has resources for items like video editing, audio editing, URL management, file management, online publishing, digital storytelling, curation tools, social networking, media sharing, drawing tools, blogging, iApps, time management, etc

The content and data on your Ning social network are yours. Period. And Ning gives you a lot of ways to create content - starting with an enhanced Blog feature optimized for co-publishing so posts can come from you, your members, even invited experts.