Social Networking (social networking video page)
ASCD's Whole Child page now on Facebook
University of Minnesota Study on Benefits of Social Networking
U of Minn. 2 ½ and 4 minute videos about the study and primary research:
Florida News Article: Kids Quiz Teachers on Tweeting & Facebook
PowerPoint with Tips for Teachers Interacting with Students in Social Networks
Handout (PDF): Teacher Guidelines for Using Social Networks
Viewpoints: Read & Teach
1. Doug Johnson's Networking Guidelines (Revised 08/2009) for Educators Using Social and Educational Networking Sites
2. Digizen - Using Social Networking Services - The Risks (click to dropdown topics open)
3. Will Richardson's Weblogg-ed.com: "The Added Value of Networking"
4. "Online Student-Teacher Friendships Can Be Tricky "
5. Wikispace "SocialNetworking4Teachers "
6. Adora Svitak: The School Principal Just Friended Me?
7. Should Teahcers, kids be digital 'friends'? (AZ Daily Star, Tucsonm, 5/09)
Watch & Learn
Video Clips Page
Teacher FIRED over MYSPACE
Superintendent Reacts fo Teacher Facebook Pages
Shawnee Mission Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Texting
High School Teacher Text Messaging Student
Inappropriate Student-Teacher Relationships Online
Middle School Teacher Suspended Over Gun Picture
Facebook Post Costs CMS Employee Job
Teenager Fired for Commenting on Facebook at work about being bored
Get Some Experience!
List of Educational Networks
Online Social Networking for Educators - Educators Build Community & Collaboration Online (NEA article 2009 - list below extracted from this article)
Below is a list of several more social networks for educators.
The Apple
Where teachers meet and learn.
Classroom 2.0
Steve Hargadon's popular social networking site for educators.
Classroom Earth
A social network for environmental education created in partnership between the Weather Channel and the National Environmental Education Foundation, submitted by an NEA Today reader.
Educate Interactive
Provides the educational community with opportunities to connect and collaborate in order to share resources, lessons, and best practices.
Eledblog.com
A place for educators to gather, share and learn, submitted by two NEA Today readers.
English Companion
A social network for English teachers, submitted by an NEA Today reader.
NextGen Teachers
Educators connecting to explore the next generation of teaching and learning.
Ning in Education
Using Ning for educational social networks.
TeachAde
The Online Community for Teachers
Teachers Recess
A social network developed to provide everyday teaching solutions.
Great Resource linked from ISTE:
Karen Montgomery Wiki: Social Media Guidelines for Schools
Getting Started:
Some Things I've Learned About Building Effective Social Networks
17 More Ways to Visualize "Twitter" (interesting if you're a tweet follower)
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