Technology+Social+Media

__SOCIAL MEDIA__

 * social media:** A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content. They include social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook, social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, social news sites like Digg or Reddit, and other sites that are centered on user interaction.


 * Social media** are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable publishing techniques. Social media uses web-based technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogues.

http://mashable.com/2010/10/16/free-social-media-tools-for-teachers/

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 * [|http://www.edmodo.com]** //This site is like Facebook. You create a group for your class(es) and using the code given, your students will be able to join your group. One group will not be able to see what another group is posting. This is a safe and efficient site to use to send and receive homework and assignments/quizzes and post grades. It's a great way to stay connected outside of school. --Added by Heather Smith Nov. 2010.//

[] //This site allows teachers to take their classes online. Students are able to continue class discussions as well as find additional resources added by the teacher. It also provides lesson plans to help you get started. --Added by Nicole Tesny Jan. 2011//

[|Diigo:]  Diigo is a social bookmarking that has many unique features where users can save their websites publicly or privately into the library, highlight them, add sticky notes, tag them and share them with their friends. It offers a free teacher account that the teachers can create student accounts without email address requiring. The teachers can group the student accounts to allow them to share their resources with each other freely and make it privately. //Added by Latifah Al Naim, May 2011//

[|SchoolTube] is a collaboration website that lets the teachers and students share videos online. Through it the teachers also can share the students’ activities in the school with the students’ parents //. Added by Latifah Al Naim, May 2011//

[|TeacherTube:] It is an online video sharing website for sharing instructional videos especially for teachers that allow them to share videos, docs, audio and photos. Also, it offers prinatbles, lesson plans, themes, class management, graphic organizers and educators’ calendars to aid the K-12 teachers in their teaching; it is absolutely for all grades and subject areas! //Added by Latifah Al Naim, May 2011//