Social Networking

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Social Networking

The best description of this application/tool comes from Larry Ferlazzo: "There seems to be an “explosion” of new social networking applications that would let teachers create “walled gardens” where students can post their work and communicate easily with each other. When these tools are used in this way, Vicki Davis calls it “educational networking.” For even more information go to Steve Hargadon's blog where he discusses this tool. Steve Hargadon won the 2007 Edublog Award for "best use of a social network for educational purposes" for Classroom 2.0.

Across Generations Homework help, resources, projects from students, resources for students and parents.

Big Dog Science - eighth grade science class network for student collaboration on chemistry projects

Classroom 2.0 a social networking site for educators interested in Web 2.0 and its applications in the classroom.

Fieldfindr A portal to Connect Classrooms to the World: Global Citizens can Share Talents and Skills with Students.

Flat Classroom Project - Planning, communication and collaboration Ning for the Flat Classroom Project

Gifted Education Ning space for parents and teachers started by Ginger Lewman to discuss gifted issues

International Classroom - Social network created for classes around the world. Space where pupils can share, talk about themselves ,show pictures and videos etc,and get to know each other's culture.

Michigan Classroom 2.0 Michigan Classroom 2.0 is for Educators interested in integrating technology into the classroom. A collaborative site where"beginners" and pro's can find a comfortable place to start being part of the digital dialog.

Reading Revolution - This network is to promote student interest in reading books. The network is between a class in an inner city school in California and a class in rural Iowa. Students are encouraged to be social and talk about the books they are reading or want to read. Students make and post videos and podcast about their favorite books, authors and their communities