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There's a quiet-or not so quiet-shift happening in school libraries across America. The social media revolution-reflected in all manner of shiny iPhone apps, blogs, Nings, Facebook pages, and other social networking tools, sites, and platforms-is real, and it's running like a loud line of students straight through the stacks, into the common areas, taking a sharp turn, and heading right on up to the teacher librarian/media specialist's desk.

A course on how to build an audience in social media. Excellent professional development resource for teachers and librarians wanting to build an audience within their social media. The entire "course" would be a large time investment, but many of the resources for the course could be used for staff development.

The webinar will allow participants to: critically examine common practices associated with use of social media tools in the library; learn how to incorporate social media strategies into marketing plans effectively, understanding the capabilities of different channels and how they can be tailored to suit your library's individual needs; understand how trends in librarianship affect social media usage, how use of social media can vary by job role, and how you can transfer this knowledge to enhance the effectiveness of your role.

20 page guide, commissioned by Facebook, describes how this social media tool can be used in the classroom as a tool for digital and social learning (in two schools in England).

Facebook. Flickr. Google+. Pinterest. Tumblr. Twitter. Yelp. The list of social networking sites is almost endless, bringing huge potential (and some headaches) to librarians nationwide. Will libraries continue to be able to keep up with the rapid- almost instantaneous-changes in technology and social networking? The consensus is: Yes.

Offers many valuable resources and tutorials for using Instagram with students.

Toolkit created by YALSA to help support and defend the use of social media with teens in school and public libraries- contains a variety of data and resources including examples of how various social media platforms are used.

Common Sense Education's recommended Social Networking sites for teachers - some are similar to 'real' social network sites ( like Edmodo which is modeled after Facebook) and some are totally their own thing.

Article with guidelines to help school districts establish social media guidelines- I only skimmed it, but thought it could be interesting/relevant to some of us.

This handout describes how I plan to integrate social media (Twitter) into my online astronomy class. With minor modifications, it would work equally well in a face-to-face class.

A Case Study | FeedTwit Blog

Awesome collection of tools, organized into categories for easy use: Organization & Collaboration, Search Engines & Directories, Google, Templates & Lesson Plans, Research & Reference, Games, Reading & Writing, Math & Science, Arts, History & Social Studies, Online Libraries, Activities.  Share with staff for use in classrooms

The positive and negative impact of social media on kids and some tips regarding internet safety for kids

Use social media tools to engage students in 21st century learning.