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Here are over 100 social networks that have been set up by and for learning professionals. The platform (i.e. Ning, Facebook, Elgg, Groupsite, etc) and the name of the network creator, where known are shown in brackets.  If you know of a social network for learning professionals that you think should be on the list, leave the details at the bottom of the list.

You can embed multimedia content from the sites below easily--into wikis, blogs, and Moodle HTML blocks, discussion forums, labels, and more. Be sure to adhere to cite your copyrighted resources! For independent practice: Check out this wiki that introduces 20 Web 2.0 tools by Sharon Betts.

We all know that Google offers a great search program, and you might even use other apps like Gmail or Google Calendar, but have you realized what Google has to offer for educators and students? Using Sites, Google Earth, Wave, and more, you can turn your classroom into a place where you can share, collaborate, and publish on the world wide web. Read on to find out how you can put Google to work for your class.

ePub is an open ebook standard produced by the International Digital Publishing Forum. Pages '09 lets you export your documents in ePub format for reading with iBooks on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. iBooks supports both ePub and PDF file formats, and you can export both from Pages.

"Have you checked out the amazing number of high-quality videos and other resources available in iTunesU? I learned recently (thanks to Peggy George) that archived, video versions of Classroom 2.0 LIVE sessions are now available in iTunesU. After you click the K-12 category in iTunesU, choose "Arizona's IDEAL eLearning Platform, then Professional Development, and lastly Classroom 2.0 LIVE."

"We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers."

Picnik for Students

"iRead is a group of teachers in Escondido Union School District dedicated to the idea that digital audio can be a powerful learning tool for all students. iRead will give you a chance to create meaningful, curriculum-centered audio projects with your students. Teachers are using digital audio tools (iPods, mics, Garageband, iTunes, Keynote, etc. and various accessories) to improve reading processes. Teachers meet on a monthly basis to exchange ideas and strategies. We started in 2006-07 by collecting data about fluency rates - this has been very promising. "

"Written by Sarah Perez / July 29, 2010 8:18 AM /"