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Celly Launches New Service and Android App for Building Mobile Social Networks

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="l-tk photo" hc="off" height="200" oid="116325288842846819339" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UHXShyFlt54/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAFk/zFrtsGe3lk0/s250-c-k/photo.jpg" width="200" /></div></div><br /><a href="http://cel.ly/">Celly</a> is a free service that offers group text messaging and polling. You can have open group chats, one-way alerts or even moderated chats. It is set up as a "cell" with a unique name so that you can invite the people you want to join. It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. There is a full web console to control and monitor things and you can either create a <a href="http://cel.ly/">Celly</a> login or login with Facebook or Twitter.<br /><br />It is secure and private, there are no limits to the number of people on a cell, and you can use it for polls.<br /><br />There are also many more features such as media links, notes and more.<br /><br /><a href="http://cel.ly/">Celly</a> is a great way for schools and teachers to communicate with each other, parents and students.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknKE__BtM1iT03K-hzodomr8UI98WQElJ5j-TWiBDewsgjZEqOUcpggapKLkTqPsqCq5_u4dWHZiLmPfyCmuD6PkAJZcoE1uTIbDDm71aCGM-MHxiXdTL2yyG3mfkPFEMkXekOsL7jlN8/s1600/Celly++Instant+Group+Text+and+Polls+++Mobile+Learning+++Text+to+Screen-091939.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknKE__BtM1iT03K-hzodomr8UI98WQElJ5j-TWiBDewsgjZEqOUcpggapKLkTqPsqCq5_u4dWHZiLmPfyCmuD6PkAJZcoE1uTIbDDm71aCGM-MHxiXdTL2yyG3mfkPFEMkXekOsL7jlN8/s1600/Celly++Instant+Group+Text+and+Polls+++Mobile+Learning+++Text+to+Screen-091939.png" /></a></div><br />Today, <a href="http://cel.ly/">Celly</a> is announcing a new service. The new service allows users to build instant mobile social networks, called "cells" using text messages, QR Codes, email, web or the new Android App. Anybody with a mobile phone can join a cell in seconds and instantly share secure group messages, polls, reminders, notes, and topic alerts. This means that students and teachers can easily and quickly create their own networks for classes, projects, discussions and more. These cells could also be used at professional development and conferences for back channeling and discussions.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b><u>The Full Press Release is Below. Check it out.</u></b><br /><br /><br />  <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.0pt;">Celly Launches New Service and Android App for Building <st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place>Social Networks<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Celly Powers Over 20,000 Mobile Social Networking “Cells” in Schools, Homes, Communities, Local Governments, Businesses, and The Occupy Movement Via Text, Web, Email, and Now Android App<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b>Portland</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>, OR – September 18, 2012</b> – Celly today announced availability of its service for building mobile social networks. The new service enables real world groups to instantly self-organize into mobile social networks, called “cells”, using text messaging, QR code, email, or web. The speed, simplicity, and flexibility of the Celly platform has led to the creation of more than 20,000 cells across all 50 states for friends, families, schools, communities, local governments, businesses, and the Occupy Movement. The company also announced today availability of the Celly Android App for free download on Google Play.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">“We collaborated directly with educators, students, parents, city leaders, community associations, and political movements to develop Celly – and we learned why social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ don’t work for spontaneous sharing in real world scenarios,” said Russell Okamoto, co-founder and CEO of Celly. “Celly overcomes lack of privacy, on-boarding friction, oversharing threats, and expensive device requirements that are showstoppers with existing social networks.” </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Celly streamlines the social networking process through the power, ubiquity, and convenience of mobile phones. Anybody with a mobile phone can join a cell in seconds and instantly share secure group messages, polls, reminders, notes, and topic alerts.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">“<span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-pattern: solid white; mso-shading: white;">With the relentless barrage of emails, websites, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Google+ notifications we all receive on a daily basis, a simple, short, and concise text message cuts through all the noise of our digital lifestyles,” said </span>Shawn Carrié, member of the Occupy Wall Street’s Tech Ops Working Group. “<span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-pattern: solid white; mso-shading: white;">What I love so much about Celly is that anyone can set up a cell in literally a minute, anytime, anyplace, easily tell people how to get on it, they sign up in ten seconds, and it's done </span>–<span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-pattern: solid white; mso-shading: white;">you're linked. It's a beautifully simple, lightweight system that works intuitively and effectively.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Cells are “social building blocks” that work for any group, event, place, or activity. Cells can operate stand-alone or be linked together into networks to match the size and shape of any organization. “Our goal is to build the smallest communication tool that can have the biggest impact on the most scenarios in the shortest amount of time,” said Greg Passmore, co-founder and CTO of Celly. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Celly supports the private, mobile social networking needs of a wide range of users and applications:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Families</b> – everyday communication and scheduling for family members, connecting with relatives, weddings, reunions</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Friends</b> – cliques and social chat</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>K-12 and universities</b>– in-class feedback and polling, homework reminders, school alerts, study groups, parent communication, field trips</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Local governments</b> – departmental communication, cross-bureau workflow, community outreach</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Neighborhoods</b>– watch groups, foot patrols, lost and found, community sales, event planning</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Faith-based organizations</b> – prayer groups, helplines, event fundraising</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Teams, clubs, choirs</b> – game and practice alerts, ridesharing and travel planning</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Businesses</b> – staff coordination, field service communication, real-time coupons, customer loyalty campaigns</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Political movements</b> – 100+ Occupy Movement sites, election campaigns and fundraising</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">“Celly is changing the face of education! While <span style="color: #222222;">Twitter, Google+, and other social media websites are blocked at my school, I can freely use Celly to communicate with my students and their parents in a safe and supportive environment,</span>” said Melissa Seideman, history teacher at Haldane High School in Cold Spring, New York. “I use Celly to send text messages to students with reminders, announcements, polls, and questions. Students can text me a specific question such as ‘what is on the test tomorrow?’ or ‘what did I miss in class?’ if they were out sick. With Celly, cell phones have the potential to bridge the gap between the home, school, and social media world.”</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Celly’s features can be accessed, managed, and fully synchronized using text, web, email, and now an Android app available for download on Google Play. Feature advantages include:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Privacy and Sharing Controls</b> – Celly users communicate freely without identifying individual phone numbers. Group communications can be moderated by one or more “curators” for relevancy, abuse, and redundancy.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Ubiquitous Access</b> – On-boarding is instant, simple, and works from any device, addressing the “digital divide” between those with a smartphone or tablet and those who just have an SMS-enabled mobile phone.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Unlimited, Opt-In Membership</b> – Cells have no limit on membership. Plus, all members choose to opt-in, or out, of each mobile social network.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Real-time Discovery</b> – Cells can track RSS feeds and other social networks for topics of interest. When a cell discovers a search hit, matching messages are automatically imported by the cell and members are instantly notified.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">●<span style="font-size: 7pt;">       </span><b>Multi-Cell Networks</b> – Multiple cells can link together forming complex networks for collaboration where messages with specific hashtags route from one cell to another.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">“The use of Celly enables street gang outreach workers managed through our office to virtually be two places at once,” said Tom Peavey, policy manager of the Office of Youth Violence Prevention, City of Portland. “We use Celly to connect available public safety resources from the City and county with private non-profit service organizations and community groups across the City, dramatically speeding up the ability to inform as well as apply needed service. The use of Celly is an essential messaging component to intervention and prevention efforts provided through our office.”</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;">“Celly helps us provide the public with immediate, real-time construction and accident updates so our commuters can make informed driving decisions,” said Andy Rittler, corporate affairs director, LBJ Express Project. “When it comes to accident response times, our crews are often first on the scene, thanks to the integration of Dallas Fire and Rescue’s Twitter feed directly into our Celly mobile network. We also like having the ability to pre-schedule outbound messages and are potentially adding mobile coupons to help drive traffic to local businesses near construction areas. We are constantly finding new ways to leverage the versatility of Celly as a mobile social network and communications tool.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Founded by former cloud computing architects from VMware, Celly is partnered with Portland’s Upstart Labs Accelerator Program and was recently recognized in the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">2012 </a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">Top</a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">25 </a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">Best</a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social"></a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">Websites</a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social"></a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">for</a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social"></a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">Teaching</a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social"></a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">and</a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social"></a><a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25#social">Learning</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>Pricing and Availability<br /></b>Celly is available today as a free service via SMS, the Celly website, or the new Android App available on Google Play.  iPhone App, Developer API, and premium plans for organizations and advanced users are coming soon. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b>About Celly<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Celly instantly connects people and topics in everyday life using the power, ubiquity, and convenience of mobile phones. From a text message, Android App, the web, QR code or email, individuals and organizations can spontaneously create private, mobile social networks to communicate, collaborate, and share information using group messages, polls, reminders, voice alerts, notes and real-time feed tracking. The free Celly service powers over 20,000 “cells” in schools, homes, local governments, community groups and neighborhood associations, event planners, teams and clubs, businesses, and the national and local Occupy Movements. Get started with Celly at <a href="http://www.cel.ly/">cel</a><a href="http://www.cel.ly/">.</a><a href="http://www.cel.ly/">ly</a>, or follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/cellyme">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cellyapp">Facebook</a> and our <a href="http://cel.ly/blog">blog</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Celly Launches New Service and Android App for Building Mobile Social Networks

Celly is a free service that offers group text messaging and polling. You can have open group chats, one-way alerts or even moderated chats...

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Social Media Guide and Resources for Educators

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JlteRElJmY70O_5W40gnUsegUJHgDPgBUMML9X925XhzffV60WyUSNf8qam2YCGqWgiXc0dndCzNg8urzo3kltwfd7wmASaP3vnOgGVYxeRHg1r8YJwa5fq7JT9vCoFw4xx8idVzHjk/s320/twitter-facebook-google+plus.png" width="320" /></div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media</a> is an incredible resource for education. Educators can learn, share, connect and more with educators from around the world. They can collaborate and communicate with students, parents, and colleagues. There are many different social media networks, and lots of ways to use them. Here are some great resources for learning more about <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">social media in education</a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/07/social-media-cheat-sheets-free-tips-and.html">Social Media Cheat Sheets - free tips and more for social media sites</a><div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">Create a Personal Learning Network</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook - a nice comparison</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when I use each one</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/07/26/a-teachers-guide-to-social-media/"><img alt="A Teacher’s Guide to Social Media" border="0" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/infographics/Teacher-Guide-Social-Media-800.png" width="500" /></a><br />From: <a href="http://www.onlinecolleges.net/">OnlineColleges.net</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Social Media Guide and Resources for Educators

Social Media is an incredible resource for education. Educators can learn, share, connect and more with educators from around the world. Th...

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#EdStuff - a new twitter hash tag for Education

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402536396304343346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbfCxVqkYu2RA01c51JzYOV39j1iGDvtWgGrwrZEVNeqtetvtTiOUP0283Erau_amEJumJDz6qfDEHScO3lidIix7OgYnvXhDnIngNkAVdq1uOTfSW0dVc7GNTGaQ6T-SBht3zRplpT8/s400/twitter+logo.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 108px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter is a great resource for education</a>. Educators can learn, share, collaborate, find help and have some great discussions. It is my go-to source when looking for help, advice, tips, tools, and resources for education.<br /><br />A hash tag is a way of sorting and searching Tweets based on topic. There are tons of <a href="http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html">great educational hash tags</a>, including #edchat, #edtech, #scichat, and more. Many of these hash tags relate to a scheduled conversation, such as #edchat being every Tuesday at 12 noon and 7pm ET, and are also used as a way to find educational resources.<br /><br /><a href="http://attheteachersdesk.blogspot.com/2012/06/edstuff-new-twitter-hash-tag.html">William Chamberlain, author of "At the Teacher's Desk" blog, has posted</a> that he has created a new educational hash tag, <b>#EdStuff</b>: "I have created the #EdStuff tag for people that want to post ed stuff, but don't want to tag it with the the chat based tags such as #edchat or #fifthchat. Feel free to use it as you will, for it is good for all ed stuff!"<br /><br />This is another great way to use Twitter to find, share, collaborate, and learn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter for Education - great resource and some hashtags</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when I use each one</a> <div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

#EdStuff - a new twitter hash tag for Education

Twitter is a great resource for education . Educators can learn, share, collaborate, find help and have some great discussions. It is my go-...

6:37 AM

100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JlteRElJmY70O_5W40gnUsegUJHgDPgBUMML9X925XhzffV60WyUSNf8qam2YCGqWgiXc0dndCzNg8urzo3kltwfd7wmASaP3vnOgGVYxeRHg1r8YJwa5fq7JT9vCoFw4xx8idVzHjk/s1600/twitter-facebook-google+plus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JlteRElJmY70O_5W40gnUsegUJHgDPgBUMML9X925XhzffV60WyUSNf8qam2YCGqWgiXc0dndCzNg8urzo3kltwfd7wmASaP3vnOgGVYxeRHg1r8YJwa5fq7JT9vCoFw4xx8idVzHjk/s320/twitter-facebook-google+plus.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media is a great way to connect, share, learn and communicate</a> with other educators and with students and parents. Teachers can hold online study sessions, discussions, post assignments and resources, and communicate with students and parents about class issues and information. Schools can use social media to connect with parents and the community and communicate with staff and students.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNef5oYXXmUd9YlAwJBHbmz36WNVWOGOqtOI6nllSrp5pzNdIFdc1TAjCGthxrxyIsXxp16MinqffKUUvzDMtOEjah9pu5NqCDFLC_Ucs9L_nN8fFKIzD856FIlbJFO_dI8v5uSOH5lo/s1600/facebook.png" /></div><br />Facebook is one social network that schools and teachers use with their students, when it isn't blocked by the school filtering software! Our school district has a Facebook page, but blocks Facebook on the school network.<br /><br />There are a lot of great ways to use Facebook in the classroom and here are <a href="http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/05/21/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom-updated/">100 Ways Teachers Can Use Facebook in the Classroom.</a> There are some great ideas here.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook - a nice comparison</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edmodo-free-social-learning-platform.html">Edmodo - excellent, free, social network and educational system</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html">5 Great course management resources for educators</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/google-groups-connect-share-communicate.html">Google Groups - connect, share, communicate, discuss - great for education</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-social-network-should-you-use.html">Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter - A great resource for Education</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google+ - more reasons it's great for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when I use each one</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom

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Update and full review on So.cl - I'm in and using it now

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://az94986.vo.msecnd.net/2.0/ftux/content/logo-home.png?_=1.0.4520.24851" /></div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/microsoft-launches-quietly-new-social.html">Yesterday I wrote about So.cl, Microsoft's new social network</a> that they launched with very little fanfare. I was unable to login or create an account because it put me on a waiting list. I received my email invite this morning and am now on it and using it.<br /><br />Something interesting happened yesterday though that annoyed me. I went to share my blog article about <a href="http://www.so.cl/">So.cl </a>onto Facebook. I've done this a million times with articles and it always posts the link to my site. When I shared this article, <a href="http://www.so.cl/">So.cl </a>took over and posted a direct link to their site. This has never happened before and I was not happy about it. So far, a big negative against So.cl. The other thing I don't like is that it automatically is using my Facebook profile picture here.<br /><br />As you login using a Facebook or Windows Live account, you are given the following message:<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><a href="http://www.so.cl/">So.cl</a> is an experiment in open search. That means your searches on So.cl are viewable by other So.cl users and will also be available to third parties.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">So.cl does not automatically post your searches, comments, or likes to your Facebook stream unless you choose this option. Also, we don’t contact your Facebook friends unless you invite them.</blockquote><br /><br />In other words, if you are on So.cl and doing an internet search, be careful what you search for as all other So.cl users will see it, along with "third parties" whomever that is.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXBa6OjkKtR00qtScHSHa1DsHOEqzFE6Qkm3vhRHrHnglCy27-_q7wJQprvgtyZ14HBCAHI_tpxKP8wT5JTGuKiYuG3Z9SQR3yDKtF9tfYbW_ji0e0dk7dEvJLCrp6H1W-1_PUbecLYBc/s1600/So.cl-095719.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXBa6OjkKtR00qtScHSHa1DsHOEqzFE6Qkm3vhRHrHnglCy27-_q7wJQprvgtyZ14HBCAHI_tpxKP8wT5JTGuKiYuG3Z9SQR3yDKtF9tfYbW_ji0e0dk7dEvJLCrp6H1W-1_PUbecLYBc/s400/So.cl-095719.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Once you sign in, So.cl suggests some things to you. First, it shows you some topics you can follow that you are interested in, like music, travel, food, etc., then shows some of the popular people on So.cl to follow (none loaded on my screen), and then asks you to invite your Facebook friends to join So.cl.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo5Bs_jDiir8TaLjp637i1G2xN7qZ86xSTmGY7swBZ0DidpOftLoSh1iN0HhjneJ9m19wyJ5YmE9BcSibqdI_nWwJfJRqlCra6_frSYK8HmXtsUtElXT0tOn68qgBDWHdKdegTzXxc-JN/s1600/So.cl-093940.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo5Bs_jDiir8TaLjp637i1G2xN7qZ86xSTmGY7swBZ0DidpOftLoSh1iN0HhjneJ9m19wyJ5YmE9BcSibqdI_nWwJfJRqlCra6_frSYK8HmXtsUtElXT0tOn68qgBDWHdKdegTzXxc-JN/s400/So.cl-093940.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />I skipped this part and went right to the main page. Here you can explore topics, look at your feed (everyone, following, conversations, your own posts), post something, join a video party and check your profile. According to the main page, I have 10 invitations to use for people to join. If you are interested in one, let me know in the comments below.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhBygijrtzp8NE688Er-nd0va9A4ZEoBTf0LjOluUJQEOn6uIhLNdt-FbpRGEmMH_X86CNT7PnItmU8cOGgVjpv8ZPx5SMjpYrZhRnqCZp7Nf2144Y9_88KliaWqc_z29qP1CA_MyBx5N/s1600/So.cl-094450.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhBygijrtzp8NE688Er-nd0va9A4ZEoBTf0LjOluUJQEOn6uIhLNdt-FbpRGEmMH_X86CNT7PnItmU8cOGgVjpv8ZPx5SMjpYrZhRnqCZp7Nf2144Y9_88KliaWqc_z29qP1CA_MyBx5N/s400/So.cl-094450.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The layout is nice and uncluttered, which is the biggest thing I hate about Facebook - the page is cluttered with "noise". Most of the posts were actually just "so and so searched for" or "so and so joined this video party". There weren't a lot of comment posts or "this is what I'm doing" posts.<br /><br />The next thing I tried out was the "Explore" feature. I clicked on "Science" and it takes you to feed page that lists posts and searches about science. It also gives you a suggestion for the most popular ones and allows you to "follow" this topic. It was interesting and a different way to find some new resources and information. According to the site, there are 5569 users following "Science". <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYG9ueRlvqILmetFsp1KmeOCy1SEz-uKRiaFWAGNaqY9Fxd3AnFrkRs8vEwAQDEQNLJcAvDF8wP1PNhl4e-7ZxWFK5rqQr47AaGTr3wOXGdRH_BDfbvAIKMV679fMui9Q0EOzTzXKUHBIS/s1600/So.cl-095019.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYG9ueRlvqILmetFsp1KmeOCy1SEz-uKRiaFWAGNaqY9Fxd3AnFrkRs8vEwAQDEQNLJcAvDF8wP1PNhl4e-7ZxWFK5rqQr47AaGTr3wOXGdRH_BDfbvAIKMV679fMui9Q0EOzTzXKUHBIS/s400/So.cl-095019.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimW3pM44SSZlCR0itSkIqq8OqRI9QeB4PsD30Citip5daSTIyx4QbyB2OLRzS8zKNsJiC3e31J4P4S0Ty7uXaq2aB-j-stSZgv4xPxjTbPOG8xNneZ4UDLo4dJT53RvIz756OG_00V3RB7/s1600/science+-+So.cl-095340.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimW3pM44SSZlCR0itSkIqq8OqRI9QeB4PsD30Citip5daSTIyx4QbyB2OLRzS8zKNsJiC3e31J4P4S0Ty7uXaq2aB-j-stSZgv4xPxjTbPOG8xNneZ4UDLo4dJT53RvIz756OG_00V3RB7/s400/science+-+So.cl-095340.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />It seems the difference between So.cl and other social networks is that it is all about sharing internet searches and exploring topics of interest. It's interesting and worth a look, but I'm not sure how it will do competing against well established networks like <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Facebook, Twitter, and Google+</a>. In addition, there are tons of educational systems, like <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edmodo-free-social-learning-platform.html">Edmodo</a> and <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html">others</a> that allow teachers and students to set up private networks.<br /><br />It's new and has some interesting features to check out.<br /><br />If you are interested in another social network, check out So.cl here: <a href="http://www.so.cl/">http://www.so.cl</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook - a nice comparison</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edmodo-free-social-learning-platform.html">Edmodo - excellent, free, social network and educational system</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html">5 Great course management resources for educators</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/google-groups-connect-share-communicate.html">Google Groups - connect, share, communicate, discuss - great for education</a></div><div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-social-network-should-you-use.html">Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter - A great resource for Education</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google+ - more reasons it's great for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when I use each one</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Update and full review on So.cl - I'm in and using it now

Yesterday I wrote about So.cl, Microsoft's new social network that they launched with very little fanfare. I was unable to login or cre...

6:58 AM

Microsoft Launches, quietly, new social network - So.cl

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="logohome" src="http://az94986.vo.msecnd.net/2.0/ftux/content/logo-home.png?_=1.0.4520.24851" /></div><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Facebook, Google+</a> and now <a href="http://www.so.cl/">So.cl</a>. Microsoft has quietly launched a new<a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html"> social network</a>, <a href="http://www.so.cl/">So.cl</a>, pronounced "social" that was originally an academic resource for students. It is now available to everyone through either a Facebook or Windows Live account. With <a href="http://www.so.cl/">So.cl</a>, you can aggregate multimedia content into one post to share with others. You can re-share and comment on posts, and there is also a video chat feature.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_azVhtIIg6CXVnp1I-BbdIGUu2kAQY3-zI1PTkMnmCmp_dS2x0KMiUkeuIjTtLI0l76vlB2mqxePVj0FOEPX_SsNocZNVaQ8di_Oxodh3iQpsZw35m-kIbiX1ud08Wgtgtha_YNjHvUYd/s1600/So.cl-135817.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_azVhtIIg6CXVnp1I-BbdIGUu2kAQY3-zI1PTkMnmCmp_dS2x0KMiUkeuIjTtLI0l76vlB2mqxePVj0FOEPX_SsNocZNVaQ8di_Oxodh3iQpsZw35m-kIbiX1ud08Wgtgtha_YNjHvUYd/s400/So.cl-135817.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I'm curious to see how this does considering Twitter and Facebook seem to rule the <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">social networking</a> space, with Google+ doing good, but not great yet.<br /><br />I wanted to try it out myself, but after trying to sign in with Facebook, I got a message saying that I am on a waiting list. We'll see if So.cl survives or not soon.<br /><br />It could be useful as another way to connect and share with others without all of the "noise" the more popular networks have.<br /><br />Microsoft So.cl  <a href="http://www.so.cl/">http://www.so.cl/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook - a nice comparison</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-social-network-should-you-use.html">Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter - A great resource for Education</a><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google+ - more reasons it's great for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when I use each one</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Microsoft Launches, quietly, new social network - So.cl

Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and now So.cl . Microsoft has quietly launched a new social network , So.cl , pronounced "social" tha...

11:00 AM

Google Groups - connect, share, communicate, discuss - great for education

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Google Groups" border="0" height="40" src="http://www.google.com/images/logos/groups_logo.gif" /></div><br /><a href="http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/overview.html">Google Groups</a> has been around for a while, but sometimes gets overshadowed by things like <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook</a>, <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edmodo-free-social-learning-platform.html">Edmodo</a>, and other <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">social/learning networks</a>. <a href="http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/overview.html">Google Groups</a> is free, very easy to use and a great way to connect with people, access information and communicate. Teachers can set up a group for each of their classes, schools can have a whole school group, student groups, parents, faculty, and even groups by department.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Google Groups Tour" border="0" height="284" src="http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/groups3home.gif" width="458" /></div><br />You can create a group just by picking a name for it and inviting members. That's it. Share information, have discussions, share files, and much more. Groups can be made private so only members can see. A teacher could set up a group for their class and share files, links, and information and have the class hold discussions on the group site. Discussions can be held online or through email - your choice.<br /><br />Another nice feature is the ability to get a digest email of activity on a group. It makes it easy to keep up with what's going on in multiple groups.<br /><br />You can also search and browse for information in public groups.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f2zOfPWbQUfI1DRaDEqNRaFaqGf2b89gVSSCIG4afJ6kxVtugUabxxu9kVE3BOv007mtmpCQa0ZpH1rS2T6ltINaXQ2l_F8Lts28WWo9Yt0n1LW1DR6gogPx64FRlcIIyeySeW-7bwWi/s1600/Google+Groups-091349.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f2zOfPWbQUfI1DRaDEqNRaFaqGf2b89gVSSCIG4afJ6kxVtugUabxxu9kVE3BOv007mtmpCQa0ZpH1rS2T6ltINaXQ2l_F8Lts28WWo9Yt0n1LW1DR6gogPx64FRlcIIyeySeW-7bwWi/s400/Google+Groups-091349.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I've used it with classes and I belong to a few groups, including the <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/discovery-educator-network-great.html">DEN LC</a>, Blogger Users, <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/google-chrome-os-and-cr-48-notebook.html">CR-48 Chromebook</a> users, and the Google for Educators groups.<br /><br />Google Groups is a great, easy way to participate in an online group, or create your own.<br /><br />Get started using Google Groups here: <a href="http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/overview.html">http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/overview.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/google-for-educators_22.html">Google Resources for Education</a> - apps, tips, lessons, help, and much more.<br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when use each one</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/twiducate-free-social-networking-for.html">Twiducate - free social networking for schools</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html">5 Great course management resources for educators</a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Google Groups - connect, share, communicate, discuss - great for education

Google Groups has been around for a while, but sometimes gets overshadowed by things like Twitter, Facebook , Edmodo , and other social/lea...

6:16 AM

Powerful Learning Practice - Day in the Life of Connected Educator

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotaBAr4xbDRnqqOeW8v7mCIJLtEbXTRLYm9IR3klrtIwlBri1uC7bcrQAIYEKhLDG5pJMexk127sqpjq6W9FGQNE9A2s0611b0aIQVEHEWgip8XPdB0hLQBShJXoZtXIAaLloFu9ZincN/s1600/A+Day+in+the+Life+of+a+Connected+Educator+%E2%80%93+Using+social+media+in+21st+century+classrooms+++Powerful+Learning+Practice-103645.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotaBAr4xbDRnqqOeW8v7mCIJLtEbXTRLYm9IR3klrtIwlBri1uC7bcrQAIYEKhLDG5pJMexk127sqpjq6W9FGQNE9A2s0611b0aIQVEHEWgip8XPdB0hLQBShJXoZtXIAaLloFu9ZincN/s320/A+Day+in+the+Life+of+a+Connected+Educator+%E2%80%93+Using+social+media+in+21st+century+classrooms+++Powerful+Learning+Practice-103645.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://plpnetwork.com/">Powerful Learning Practice</a> is a site that provides professional development and resources for teachers to implement new technologies and pedagogy to create "21st Century Classrooms." There are some good resources on the site.<br /><br />They have an article entitled "A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator – Using social media in 21st century classrooms" that looks at how teachers use social media and other Web 2.0 tools to improve teaching and learning.<br /><br />The infographic is interesting and has ideas for using social media in the classroom. It follows a teacher through her day as she uses social media sites and Web 2.0 resources throughout her day as an educator. Teachers can get some great ideas from this for their own use.<br /><br />It can be found at their site:<br /><a href="http://plpnetwork.com/2012/05/07/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-connected-educator-using-social-media-throughout-your-day/">http://plpnetwork.com/2012/05/07/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-connected-educator-using-social-media-throughout-your-day/</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqng3GVXFnPExS81mt23JzwVfe3tkTUUBLxqJchj9fQ5Szy8nCz3homOArHklYSze8LbSqGnqWRKJEJFB7yOLp8qYNuQiVurLrbcy78YqazRGcHm2of7sSxnExf_w6YZxTpEXPIOuLfxRv/s1600/education-infographic-social-media.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqng3GVXFnPExS81mt23JzwVfe3tkTUUBLxqJchj9fQ5Szy8nCz3homOArHklYSze8LbSqGnqWRKJEJFB7yOLp8qYNuQiVurLrbcy78YqazRGcHm2of7sSxnExf_w6YZxTpEXPIOuLfxRv/s200/education-infographic-social-media.jpg" width="95" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, and Facebook - a nice comparison</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-social-network-should-you-use.html">Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when.</a><div><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/edmodo-free-social-learning-platform.html">Edmodo - free social learning platform expands and improves</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-tech-skills-every-student-should.html">10 Tech Skills Every Student Should Have</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/10-important-skills-students-need-for.html">10 Important Skills Students need for the Future</a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Powerful Learning Practice - Day in the Life of Connected Educator

Powerful Learning Practice is a site that provides professional development and resources for teachers to implement new technologies and pe...

7:41 AM

edWeb - social network for educators - great resource

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="edWeb.net - A professional social network for the education community" height="188" src="http://www.edweb.net/fimages/op/images/edWebHomeLogo.png" width="333" /></div><br /><a href="http://www.edweb.net/">edWeb</a> is a social network for educators. It's free to join, and allows educators to connect with other educators and create a<a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html"> professional learning community</a>. There are resources, tips, forums, lesson ideas, research and much more available. It's another great resource to add to your network.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Sample Member Homepage" border="0" height="312" src="http://www.edweb.net/fimages/op/images/homepage_rh_graphic.png" width="396" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

edWeb - social network for educators - great resource

edWeb is a social network for educators. It's free to join, and allows educators to connect with other educators and create a professi...

6:30 AM

The Many forms of Socializing Online - social networks organized graphically

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.continuitycompliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Popular-Social-Networking-Sites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" id="il_fi" src="http://www.continuitycompliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Popular-Social-Networking-Sites.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://visual.ly/many-forms-socializing-online">The Many Forms of Socializing Online</a> is a nice graphic that has different social networks organized by type/functions, such as photo-sharing, blogging, music, documents, videos, etc.<br /><br />It was originally posted on <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/visualy-create-share-and-browse.html">Visual.ly</a> (a site for creating and finding great infographics) over a year ago at <a href="http://visual.ly/many-forms-socializing-online">http://visual.ly/many-forms-socializing-online</a>.<br /><br />It is missing <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google+,</a> but is still a great resource for educators and students looking to find new ways to socialize, learn, share, and connect online.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWA1Ij6H53fy3xx9CI6KKmcU4bgfnfTNU4pnXkYUtwuE0qLOxfy0oRK3c6leHODKlMN26c9YEVn9E1nbJuT_CnU-E_dP45Jsni5IT9q2x3hxADHaHwFdBno0FJhGuFQHGZkyafwJmEMyT/s1600/Social+Networking+Infographic+-+great.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWA1Ij6H53fy3xx9CI6KKmcU4bgfnfTNU4pnXkYUtwuE0qLOxfy0oRK3c6leHODKlMN26c9YEVn9E1nbJuT_CnU-E_dP45Jsni5IT9q2x3hxADHaHwFdBno0FJhGuFQHGZkyafwJmEMyT/s400/Social+Networking+Infographic+-+great.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Lots more resources on Social Networking in Education:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-social-network-should-you-use.html">Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when.</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/visualy-create-share-and-browse.html">Visualy - create, share, and browse infographics</a><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when use each one</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/twiducate-free-social-networking-for.html">Twiducate - free social networking for schools</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, and Facebook - a nice comparison</a><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter - A great resource for Education</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google+ - more reasons it's great for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/google-and-google-pages-great-for.html">Google+ and Google+ Pages - great for educators and schools</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/edu-20-free-course-management-system.html">EDU 2.0 Free Course Management System for Schools</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html"><br />5 Great course management resources for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-learning-course-management-system.html">it's learning Course Management System</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/openclass-pearson-and-google-combine-to.html">OpenClass - Pearson and Google combine to make free LMS</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/learnboost-online-plannergradebook.html">Learnboost online planner/gradebook announces new admin features</a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>

The Many forms of Socializing Online - social networks organized graphically

The Many Forms of Socializing Online is a nice graphic that has different social networks organized by type/functions, such as photo-sharin...

5:30 AM

Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when.

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="133" id="il_fi" src="http://www.continuitycompliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Popular-Social-Networking-Sites.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Networks</a> are a great resource for businesses, keeping in touch with friends, and education. Social Networks help educators and students learn, stay in contact, connect, share and more. But which Social Network is best for what?<br /><br />Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, the many systems made for education (Twiducate, Edmodo, etc). Which do you use? Many schools and teachers like to use systems like Edmodo and Twiducate because they can keep things private and see who is accessing the information. Many schools use Google+ and set up Circles to keep things private and organized. Others just use Twitter and Facebook. It all depends on your needs, policies, and what you are trying to do with the system.<br /><br />Here are some articles on different social networks and what they are useful for, as well as some course management systems that include social networking features. Below them, there is a great infographic from  business consultant network <a href="http://www.zintro.com/home">Zintro</a> on social networks and when they are best used for what purpose.<br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when use each one</a><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/twiducate-free-social-networking-for.html">Twiducate - free social networking for schools</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, and Facebook - a nice comparison</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/edu-20-free-course-management-system.html">EDU 2.0 Free Course Management System for Schools</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html"><br />5 Great course management resources for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-learning-course-management-system.html">it's learning Course Management System</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/openclass-pearson-and-google-combine-to.html">OpenClass - Pearson and Google combine to make free LMS</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/learnboost-online-plannergradebook.html">Learnboost online planner/gradebook announces new admin features</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img alt="Learn how to position yourself as an expert by leveraging social media channels like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google Plus." class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4287" src="http://zintro.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/use-social-media-to-showcase-expertise.png?w=610" title="use-social-media-to-showcase-expertise" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Which Social Network should you use? Infographic on which to use when.

Social Networks are a great resource for businesses, keeping in touch with friends, and education. Social Networks help educators and stude...

9:46 AM

Twiducate - free social networking for schools

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img align="middle" src="http://www.twiducate.com/indexlogo.jpg" width="550" /></div><br /><a href="http://www.twiducate.com/">Twiducate</a> is a social network platform for education. It is free and easy to use. It allows you to do the same things you could do with other social networks, like <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus</a>, but in a safe and secure setting.<br /><br />Teachers can use <a href="http://www.twiducate.com/">Twiducate</a> to connect with other teachers and students, share ideas, resources, and ideas, hold discussions, and much more. You can even embed images, videos, documents and links to share. It is also available for mobile. Teachers can create an online classroom using it as a <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html">course management system</a>. You can also use it to communicate with parents.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="276" src="http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/file/view/twiducate.png/240394197/twiducate.png" width="400" /></div><br />It's a great way to be able to connect with your students and other teachers in a secure, private setting.<br /><br />Here's an infographic about Twiducate:<br /><br /><img height="400" src="http://taitcoles.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/twiducate1.jpg" width="282" /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/twitter-google-plus-facebook-nice.html">Twitter, Google Plus, and Facebook - a nice comparison</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/02/social-media-in-education-connect-share.html">Social Media in Education - connect, share, learn, communicate and more</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/edu-20-free-course-management-system.html">EDU 2.0 Free Course Management System for Schools</a><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/5-great-course-management-resources-for.html"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />5 Great course management resources for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-learning-course-management-system.html">it's learning Course Management System</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/openclass-pearson-and-google-combine-to.html">OpenClass - Pearson and Google combine to make free LMS</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/03/learnboost-online-plannergradebook.html">Learnboost online planner/gradebook announces new admin features</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Twiducate - free social networking for schools

Twiducate is a social network platform for education. It is free and easy to use. It allows you to do the same things you could do with oth...

9:17 AM

Curriki - social network and resources for educators

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Curriki logo" height="66" longdesc="http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Main/WebHomeVistor/images.zip/images/Curriki-Logo-violet.jpg" src="http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Main/WebHomeVistor/images.zip/images/Curriki-Logo-violet.jpg" width="145" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.curriki.org/">Curriki</a> is a social network and resource site for educators. It is a free platform where educators can share resources and teaching ideas. There are over 250,000 members (free to sign up) and over 40,000 learning resources available. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can connect with other educators to collaborate and share feedback on teaching practices, curricula, lesson ideas, and more. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Resources are searchable by subject, search term, and standards. Resources include links, lesson plans, animations, activities, and much more. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's another great free resource for educators. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Curriki - social network and resources for educators

Curriki is a social network and resource site for educators. It is a free platform where educators can share resources and teaching ideas. ...

6:00 AM

Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook - a nice comparison

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JlteRElJmY70O_5W40gnUsegUJHgDPgBUMML9X925XhzffV60WyUSNf8qam2YCGqWgiXc0dndCzNg8urzo3kltwfd7wmASaP3vnOgGVYxeRHg1r8YJwa5fq7JT9vCoFw4xx8idVzHjk/s1600/twitter-facebook-google+plus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JlteRElJmY70O_5W40gnUsegUJHgDPgBUMML9X925XhzffV60WyUSNf8qam2YCGqWgiXc0dndCzNg8urzo3kltwfd7wmASaP3vnOgGVYxeRHg1r8YJwa5fq7JT9vCoFw4xx8idVzHjk/s320/twitter-facebook-google+plus.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />There are a variety of social networks out there that we can use as teachers to expand our learning through a <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">PLN</a>, connect with students and parents, and communicate with colleagues. The three major ones are <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google Plus</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a>. They all have different features, functions, and uses.<br /><br />I use <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google Plus</a> for real time updates from websites and news and to connect with educators across the globe in my <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/create-personal-learning-network.html">Personal Learning Network</a> to share resources and communicate. I use <a href="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a> to connect with friends and family and keep in touch with former students. You can <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">read more about how and why I use these different services here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://info.it/">Info.it</a> has a great infographic comparing some of the major features of each of these, from relationships, to sharing, to content.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZUeW-0aRDSjF4B-267DmKJyklzA_TJZzTVMp3W5A3Mg_dU90Ick3BgMhk7_FM3L_YfLW6e-5Yxr9xEMJjkETNHHBrEOfPbTwSQMD5UJMmc1kKWNkbVpL7i3KdgIFbE-G2PUlanj6ko8/s1600/facebook-vs-google-plus-vs-twitter-709x1024-600x866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZUeW-0aRDSjF4B-267DmKJyklzA_TJZzTVMp3W5A3Mg_dU90Ick3BgMhk7_FM3L_YfLW6e-5Yxr9xEMJjkETNHHBrEOfPbTwSQMD5UJMmc1kKWNkbVpL7i3KdgIFbE-G2PUlanj6ko8/s640/facebook-vs-google-plus-vs-twitter-709x1024-600x866.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Which do you use and how / why?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Related:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/google-more-reasons-its-great-for.html">Google+ - more reasons it's great for educators</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/google-and-google-pages-great-for.html">Google+ and Google+ Pages - great for educators and schools</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/twitter-facebook-rss-feeds-email.html">Twitter, Facebook, RSS feeds, Email, Google+ - why/when I use each one</a><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/infographic-comparing-facebook-and.html">Infographic comparing Facebook and Google+ security</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><br /></div>

Twitter, Google Plus, Facebook - a nice comparison

There are a variety of social networks out there that we can use as teachers to expand our learning through a PLN , connect with students an...

7:00 AM

Storify - create engaging social stories

Storify - create engaging social stories

Storify is a service that allows you to create a story or collect resources from social media sources. Using the Storify editor you can s...

5:30 AM

Kloosion - soon to launch private sharing & communication service

Kloosion - soon to launch private sharing & communication service

Kloosion is a soon-to-be-launched beta service that promises "a secure and private way to share and communicate". There isn't...

8:26 AM

Diipo - Education 2.0 social network for classes

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://diipo.com/images/diipo_logo.png" /></div><br /><a href="http://diipo.com/">Diipo</a> is a new free service (in beta) that describes itself as "Education 2.0 Social Network for your Class". <a href="http://diipo.com/">Diipo</a> allows the teacher to communicate with their students and vice versa and also allows the teacher to connect to other educators and connect classes to each other. It is easy to use and the user-interface (UI) is similar to Facebook and Twitter.<br /><br />Some of the features include:<br /><br /><ul><li>collaborative workspaces for students to work with each other and get help from the teacher</li><li>direct messaging </li><li>student blogs and micro-blogging</li><li>upload and share files</li><li>student project notebooks</li><li>class roster</li><li>an educator community</li></ul><div>It only takes a minute to sign up and it is easy to use. There are "@mentions", direct messages, full search, getting started tips and videos, and an Educator lounge. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a shot of the main screen when you create a new account:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSXNq_GxtR1XRpTBodtTFkaaSfZPiUeDSnB1W66VZEGyj4Ydbg50LTLQkswPi-PaV-iGEe3ZUgVmobVAVbYLTIp50p-gUmoLsWXa3j4jYJyNxwjXYi2EeXje51ChWYHurFZd4F43q5PI/s1600/diipo+screen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSXNq_GxtR1XRpTBodtTFkaaSfZPiUeDSnB1W66VZEGyj4Ydbg50LTLQkswPi-PaV-iGEe3ZUgVmobVAVbYLTIp50p-gUmoLsWXa3j4jYJyNxwjXYi2EeXje51ChWYHurFZd4F43q5PI/s320/diipo+screen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is a great way for teachers and schools to create their own social network system for students that is access controlled.. It allows communication and collaboration and is easy to use. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, 宋体, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span>

Diipo - Education 2.0 social network for classes

Diipo is a new free service (in beta) that describes itself as "Education 2.0 Social Network for your Class". Diipo allows the t...

3:30 PM

Differences between Twitter, Facebook, email, and RSS feeds

There are a variety of tools that I use to stay informed and connected online. They each have their own benefits and shortcomings and I have different reasons for using each one.<br /><br /><img alt="Twitter" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4Bo0j2bcstma4cxT1ngfo28aAUA0cKxegRPO4kHv3T7ihKQYybH3PW5aP1FPdSFnUBhe9WTBjid3JpZ4QO8ybitOiViemXUph91Fmuts2pQwnPBY5UL8uXL5vSDHYzSjugHw2iDzZKg/s240/twitter_logo_header.png" /><br /><br /><a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter</a> - <a href="http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/twitter-for-education-great-resource.html">Twitter</a> is an excellent resource for educators. I connect with other educators from around the world and share resources and discuss educational topics. I also get breaking news, updates from companies I like, and more. I don't use it as a purely social entity though. It is more for my professional use. The one problem with Twitter is that you can easily miss things as your feed moves along. You can search for users and topics, but it is very easy to miss things. It's strength is instant communication and connecting with people around the world. (however, the 140 character limit can make it challenging sometimes).<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNef5oYXXmUd9YlAwJBHbmz36WNVWOGOqtOI6nllSrp5pzNdIFdc1TAjCGthxrxyIsXxp16MinqffKUUvzDMtOEjah9pu5NqCDFLC_Ucs9L_nN8fFKIzD856FIlbJFO_dI8v5uSOH5lo/s1600/facebook.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNef5oYXXmUd9YlAwJBHbmz36WNVWOGOqtOI6nllSrp5pzNdIFdc1TAjCGthxrxyIsXxp16MinqffKUUvzDMtOEjah9pu5NqCDFLC_Ucs9L_nN8fFKIzD856FIlbJFO_dI8v5uSOH5lo/s1600/facebook.png" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a> - I use Facebook to connect with friends and keep up with social events. I do follow a couple of business and education pages, but my main use is for keeping with with my friends. There are plenty of educational uses for it, but I haven't gone to far with that yet.<br /><br /><img height="187" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTX7MroRtTgFJjB1RukX_Ah5BlofuNhGpwXGMWfJBKbhrvc7ItL5g" width="200" /><br />Email -  email is a great method of communicating with people. You can write any length, attach files, and the responses don't disappear in a feed of messages like on Twitter. I have an email account for business use (like banks, etc), my school email account, and a gmail account for Google accounts and communicating. I do not believe that email is dead, or even dying, like many people have suggested.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS">RSS Feeds </a>- I've read different articles about how RSS feeds are dying too. I don't believe that. I use RSS feeds to subscribe to web sites to get notified when there is a new article. The feed doesn't disappear into a long line of messages like on Twitter. It will be there until I read it or delete it. I can also favorite an article to read later, or even share them with others. It is an extremely useful tool.<br /><br /><br />Each of these tools is useful in different ways and has different reasons I use them. I don't think that any one could replace the other because they are so different.<br /><br />How do you use each one?

Differences between Twitter, Facebook, email, and RSS feeds

There are a variety of tools that I use to stay informed and connected online. They each have their own benefits and shortcomings and I have...

9:29 AM

Homework Social Network Site

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB8jAxRKQEjp1GV0vzFTtYmilBG7uwLzlZHeLr5YEzjP1mXBZTScjmRhoO-NC6iQ_zS5XCyrGmTvM9iYDoFrRGRi1BCiMsrjM7eT1wXhWnUOyl0MCQoM8QCSKMQ3kbQ7G4HyOaa0KS8k/s1600-h/dweeber.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334916046314149682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHB8jAxRKQEjp1GV0vzFTtYmilBG7uwLzlZHeLr5YEzjP1mXBZTScjmRhoO-NC6iQ_zS5XCyrGmTvM9iYDoFrRGRi1BCiMsrjM7eT1wXhWnUOyl0MCQoM8QCSKMQ3kbQ7G4HyOaa0KS8k/s320/dweeber.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 102px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dweeber.com/">Dweeber</a> is a social network site for homework. Students can join for free and then have virtual study groups. They can use the white board to work out problems and collaborate on homework.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It has some nice features that can help students learn about their own learning styles and improve their performance in school.</div><div><br /></div><div>For more information, see the article at <a href="http://www.techlearning.com/article/20496">Tech&Learning magazine</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div>

Homework Social Network Site

Dweeber is a social network site for homework. Students can join for free and then have virtual study groups. They can use the white board ...

5:32 AM