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Practical examples of social media in elementary school

The Innovative Educator

Here is how we use it at PS 10 Webpages and wikis - Teachers have class webpages and wikis to help foster the home-school connection. Twitter - Blog posts, wikis and web pages are great, and the time invested is well worth it, but sometimes there are great things happening in class that deserve to be shared immediately.

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Twitter Chats Worth Checking Out.

The Web20Classroom

But what is awesome about social media and Twitter is that you can use it for whatever purpose you see fit. Whether you are teaching science at the elementary level or college, there is something for everyone. Check out their wiki and join! There are lots of other educational related chats on Twitter. edchat Twitter'

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Connected Educator Series

The Electric Educator

Wikis in the Classroom - Amber Kowatch from Ludington''s Franklin Elementary shares how her 2nd grade students use wikis to help them connect and reflect as they write. Amber gives some fantastic ideas about different ways wikis can be used at any grade level. 10:38 mins. 12:36 mins. Connecting. - 11:04 mins. 11:04 mins.

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Mobile Connections and Resources

The Mobile Native

SIGML Wiki @sigml SIGML is an ISTE special interest group for mobile learning. This wiki provides mobile learning resources, webinars, discussions and a place to connect with other educators. Please take the time to connect with us using our twitter, facebook, and edmodo accounts." On this site, there are many teacher resources.

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The Edublog Awards

The Web20Classroom

These awards celebrate "the achievements of edubloggers, twitterers, podcasters, video makers, online communities, wiki hosts and other web based users of educational technology." Here are my nominations: Best Teacher Blog- Philly Teacher - Mary Beth Hertz is a Computer Science Teacher in an elementary school in West Philadelphia.

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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia’s crowd-sourced authorship–its wikiness–has provoked debate relating to authority, despite the fact that many Wikipedia authors are topic experts and that a growing number of librarians and academics contribute by adding and editing references. Elementary think alouds.

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Web 2.0 Tools

MSEDTechie

TWITTER Twitter & More! The Back Channel= 10 Things Teachers Should Know to Get Started with Twitter 10 Ways to Find People on Twitter 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom Twitter Manual for Educators! or is Twitter Blocked? Like Twitter. Hashtags are now hot linked ! So, you ask.

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