Social Networking & Social Learning

Social Learning With Social Networking Tools Designed Just For Education

April 3, 2011

Are you using one of these education-specific Social Learning applications? Last week’s article, “Facebook in the Classroom. Seriously”, was the first in a series focused on the use of social networking tools in the classroom. I am writing this series of articles as part of my preparation for a presentation on the subject at this year’s Campus Technology [...]

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Facebook In The Classroom. Seriously.

March 27, 2011

Do Popular Social Networking Applications Have A Place In The Classroom? A Growing Number Of Educators Say ‘Yes’. The post, “100 Ways To Teach With Twitter”, is one of the most consistently viewed article on this site. Similarly, “Facebook As An Instructional Technology Tool”, resulted in the 2nd most trafficked day here in 2010. While Facebook and Twitter [...]

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11 Reasons Why Every College Student Needs a LinkedIn Page

March 9, 2011

While in college, students worry about having enough money for tuition, what to major in, finding time to study, and passing mid-terms and finals. Having a LinkedIn page is probably far from their mind. But it shouldn’t be! LinkedIn is a valuable tool in their arsenal for helping them to establish their career. It is [...]

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Do you use Facebook or Twitter in the classroom (or know someone who does)?

February 16, 2011

I’ll be presenting examples of classroom uses of social networking tools at the Campus Technology 2011 conference. Do you have a story you would like share? If you’ve used Twitter or Facebook in the classroom successfully, and would be willing to have your story shared here on EmergingEdTech and possibly with CT 2011 conference attendees this [...]

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5 Tips for Advancing Any Career Using Technology Tools

December 22, 2010

Guest writer Mike Patterson suggests 5 ways that students and professionals can utilize Internet based applications to advance their professional prospects. The 21st century has brought about a revolution in the way we obtain educational information, gain career exposure, and market ourselves for the jobs that we desire. Whether pursuing continued education or simply looking to advance in [...]

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5 Easy Steps For Students To Establish Their Personal Brand Using Social Networking

September 12, 2010

Social networking sites can provide an excellent platform for students to begin establishing a professional presence. Today’s students hear frequent warnings about being careful with what they post on social networking sites, in consideration of the long term damage such postings can cause. But whether through Facebook, LinkedIn, or any of the social networking sites and forums out [...]

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Facebook as an Instructional Technology Tool

August 11, 2010

Can the wildly popular social network be used constructively in the classroom? This student’s story says it can. Yesterday, student Kristen Nicole Cardon submitted a comment in response to my post 5 Reasons Why Educators Need To Embrace Internet Technologies in which she explained how she used Facebook in a course she took. I really appreciated her [...]

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The Schoology LMS provides a lot of functionality for free

July 7, 2010

This web based Learning Management System  looks like a unique value proposition. “Schoology is a free web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. Schoology leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication and collaboration.” Admittedly, that’s not necessarily an extremely unique proposition, since some other LMS apps have some social networking types [...]

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Connecting A Million Minds (to after-school STEM programs)

February 17, 2010

A great idea bought to us through Time Warner’s philanthropic commitment to inspire students to pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering, & math. I just recently came across this site, www.connectamillionminds.com, and think it is a great idea, and a great resource to be aware of.   According to the National Science Foundation, 80 percent of jobs created [...]

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Music Education Technology Resources

February 3, 2010

A handful of websites and resources for Music Educators interested in leveraging education technology in the instructional process. Last night I had the pleasure of attending the opening concert of the 2010 tour for progressive rock music legends Yes. Motivated by the wonderful performances of these experienced and inspiring musicians, I decided that this week’s mid-week post [...]

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