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Over the past few months, I have learned so much, not only about classroom teaching but also about wider educational debates. Here’s why I think all teachers should join the conversation, and some tips for getting started. Via Nik Peachey 
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As parent of two teenagers and as a teacher of pre-teens, I took away a lot of information from It’s Complicated. First and foremost is the idea that young people have less and less access to public spaces and time in which to socialize with friends and peers. The days of our moms and dads kicking us outdoors in the morning and saying, “Don’t come back until dinner time” are over. Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
March 22, 2014 5:16 AM
A nice summary reading of danah boyd's research. 
David Baker's curator insight,
March 22, 2014 8:06 PM
The seven main ideas that are shared will make a great starting point for ongoing conversation about the role of technology, schools and students. This will be especially important as we talk with parents about the role digital learning will have as a part of our 1:1. 
Francisco Restivo's curator insight,
March 31, 2014 10:02 AM
It's a completely new world, that strangely no one asked for.
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Social media offers some great opportunities for learning in the classroom, bringing together the ability to collaborate, access worldwide resources, and find new and interesting ways to communicate in one easily accessible place. Teachers around the world have found innovative ways to use Twitter as a teaching tool …
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Jack Wallen says employees should have access to social networking sites at work.
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As more and more organisations invest in social collaboration platforms (and it’s estimated that 75 percent of enterprise-level organizations will do so in 2013), it will be here where collaborative working and collaborative learning will co-exist, as workers use these platforms to continuously share their knowledge and experiences with their team, and other co-workers.
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Social Media has given educators the opportunity for self-directed, collaborative and connected learning. Network literacy, according to Eric Hellweg, requires a basic understanding of network technology, intelligence, capabilities and the ability of crafting one’s own network identity.
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Sometimes you need to quickly immerse yourself in a new field. You might want to gain expertise or quickly gauge what the current issues are around a particular topic. One way of doing this is by creating a dedicated Twitter account to follow a topic. Here are some instructions on how you could do this...
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The following social media cheat sheet created by Flowtown and Column Five media for social media sites was created for small businesses, but can be useful for teachers just discovering the joys–and pains– of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Tumblr, and Digg, among others ...
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When it comes to social media, there seem to be two schools of thought in the science/research community. One posits that spending time on social media can be extremely useful. The other posits that spending time on social media is stupid.
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For those who still need to be convinced.