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Facebook is a social-networking website that was designed to help users conned with family and friends online. It is currently the world's largest social network, with over 1 billion users, all over the world. In order to create a Facebook profile, users must be over the age of 13 and have a valid e-mail address. Facebook allows users to see and update posts from friends, share photos and videos with friends, share information on the user's profile page, invite friends to join groups and events, chat with friends that are online, play games and use applications, connect with businesses and celebrities, use social plug-ins across the web, and connect the user's Facebook account with other sites.
The slideshow to the left gives 98 ways for educators to use Facebook in the classroom. |
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Twitter is an online social-networking application and website, which allows users to send short messages (or "tweets") that are 140 characters or less. This application can enhance learning by having student use higher levels of thinking during their learning.
The slideshow to the left gives 22 ways for teachers to use Twitter in the classroom. |
Pinterest is a visual discovery, collection, sharing, and storage tool, offered as an application and website. Using Pinterest, users create and "pin" visual bookmarks onto a board, which they can save and share with other users. This social media tool is an excellent resource within the classroom, and can be used by teachers in a multitude of ways, including inspiration, lesson planning, professionally, and for fun.
Web Meetings
Websites and applications used for web meetings, such as Skype, FaceTime, or Google+ Hangouts, have proved to be very helpful in both educational settings and community-based settings. The concept map below lists several ways that these video and audio conferencing services can be used.