According to the Pew Research Center, nearly three quarters (73%) of online teens and an equal number (72%) of young adults use social network sites. By contrast, older adults have not kept pace; some 40% of adults 30 and older use the social sites in the fall of 2009. A vast majority use Facebook as their social media outlet. What if we could harness the appeal of Social Media and utilize it in our classrooms?
Interesting Video About Social Media: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eUeL3n7fDs
Delicious - T, S Store, share, and discover web bookmarks and access them anywhere!
Diigo - T, S Bookmark and tag webpages. Highlight and add sticky notes as well.
Symbaloo - T, S Another interesting Social Bookmarking site. I don't know much about this one, but it looks impressive.
Edmodo - T, S A free educational social network. Like Facebook for school. Great to use with your students.
Twitter - T If you have not heard of Twitter, you are living under a rock. Great for professional development. Click here for a quick intro to Twitter.
Here are some of the Educational Technology people I follow on Twitter