Category Archives: Social Networking

20 Twitter Hashtags Every Teacher Should Know About | Edudemic

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Michael J. Elson

Since my last post was all about Twitter, here is another one listing some great hashtags to follow to get the most out of Twitter.   20 Twitter Hashtags Every Teacher Should Know About | Edudemic.

20 Innovative Ways High Schools Are Using Twitter – Best Colleges Online

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Michael J. Elson

Plenty of colleges are getting tuned in to all of the great things you can do with Twitter, but unfortunately, many high schools are still held back by restrictive social media policies. However, the lucky few who are able to take advantage … Continue reading →

Mentoring Your Students in Social Media or Vice Versa

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Michael J. Elson

Found this enlightening article about the pros of using social media with your students.  Food for thought: Mentoring Your Students in Social Media or Vice Versa

Safe texting for your class

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Michael J. Elson

I stumbled on this amazing site for those of us who have embraced texting as a major mode of communication. ClassParrot is a website for teachers. It allows them to send text messages back and forth with students and parents, … Continue reading →

Top 20 Social Networks for Education

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Michael J. Elson

Tech & Learning has put together a great list of the Top 20 Social Networks for Education.  If you haven’t seen these, take a moment to visit a few and unleash the power of social networking.  And while you are … Continue reading →

Google Wave Invites

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

I’ve got Google Wave invites to give away to the first eight (8) educators who comment on this post! (Please include your school or how you are involved with education in your comment.) What is Google Wave?  Watch below to … Continue reading →

Did you Know 4.0

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

Official Update to the popular video for Fall 2009

What is Social Bookmarking?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

Heard of Delicious?  Diigo?  No?  There are just two of the most popular sites providing social bookmarking services.  Social Bookmarking is a method for you to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet.  And lucky … Continue reading →

US Marines Banned From Social Media Sites

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

The US Marines issued an order Monday that bans social media sites including Twitter, Facebook and MySpace on its network. The sites increase the risk of sensitive information leaking out to adversaries, the order explains. Read the full article here: … Continue reading →

5 Ways That Twitter Can Make Your Life Better

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Michael J. Elson

Most people use Twitter, the top micro-blogging service, the same way they use Facebook status updates — as a narcissistic mini-diary of their lives’ mundane events. But Twitter can be more than a distraction and time killer. In fact, it … Continue reading →