Using social media in a modern learning environment seems easy, but that simplicity is often the result of how we think about it: new ways to accomplish old tasks. Below is a visual spectrum that…
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12 Tips & 28 Ideas For Pinterest For Teachers
Pinterest is a wonderful tool–highly visual, as brief or in-depth as you’d like, and easy to use. But using it for a specific goal beyond simple repinning takes a little know-how, which is why Kimberly…
50 Twitter Tips And Tricks You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
With over 170 million active users and playing a significant role in media consumption, Twitter has turned into the go-to site for real-time updates and gathering snippets of info from those we’re interested in. Pretty much everyone…
A Thought On Social Media Addiction From 1821
We’ve looked at what George Orwell might’ve thought of Facebook. What about a Romantic-era poet? Explore.com recently republished the following insight from Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley, the melancholy poet and husband of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley,…
Cheat Sheet: Twitter For Teachers
By Kimberly Tyson of learningunlimitedllc.com We’ve sung the praises of twitter in the classroom in the past–far and away our favorite social media tool of 2012. But while simple to use simply, it’s not the…
The Impact Of Technology Reading List: Facebook & The Need To Be Seen
An aggregated reading list of the best, in-depth thinking from around the web on the impact of technology and social media, curated by Nathan Jurgenson and Cyborgology. “my favorite twitters share a sense of wonder expressed as comedy of…
How Colleges Are Using Pinterest In Education
Like Twitter and Facebook, Pinterest has fast become an essential social media tool for colleges. Scores of schools use the site for marketing, recruiting, or just sharing fun pictures and information with students. Yet Pinterest has…
Google Makes You Stupid If By Stupid You Mean Informed
A recent Columbia University study is a salve for teachers worried that Google’s making them–and their students–stupid. Of course Google doesn’t do anything directly. It is simply a search engine that provides access to information. The idea…
Infographic: Is Social Media Hurting Productivity In Learning?
So, you’ve just finished a task or an assignment and figure you deserve a little mental break. Why not check Facebook or Twitter? It will only take you five minutes, right? Wrong. As American students…
Using Social Media In The Classroom For Real-World Learning
Engaging Students Through Social Media by Rob James first appeared on gettingsmart.com; Using Social Media In The Classroom For Real-World Learning Social media has become an essential part of most people’s everyday lives, from checking Facebook…
A Look At Using Pinterest In Education [Infographic]
Pinterest is a visual social media platform that allows users to “pin” images that either represent content (e.g., image-as-link), or is content in and of itself (e.g., an infographic). Using it in the classroom is…
140 Twitter Tips For A Better Social Media Experience
Like any medium, using twitter in the classroom can be as simple or complex as you’d like it to be. Kyle Lacy put together the following 140 twitter tips. While they were written for a marketing…
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