There is so much to learn about social networking sites!!
As a teacher, there are many ways to view social networking sites. Firstly, its how young people communicate, so as teachers we need to develop our knowledge of how students access and use these sites and teach students online etiquette and how to be safe online. Then it can become a great tool for students to extend and engage in their learning.
I can see that second life has huge potential for upper primary students learning and am looking forward to spending time researching how to use this in the classroom and make "virtual experiences" happen in the classroom.
Twitter and LinkedIn are both sites that I am currently using for professional development and interacting online with other educators, but would not be suitable tools to use for interaction with students. Twitter will be used in our school, embed it on our websites to communication with teachers/parents for discussion and feedback and to promote a positive way to contribute to school news. I would not use Facebook as an educational tool, but would discuss issues regarding online safety and responsibility with students to ensure that they know how to interact appropriately online in a safe environment.
I have looked at Scootle before, however again have found myself filing these wonderful resources away where i tend to forget about them. I research and came across Symbaloo. I t is a neat and really easy way of visually bookmarking all these resources and also embedding it on our site for all teachers to use. It is a powerful web tool and love using it.
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