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Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom
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I have to teach my middle school colleagues the benefits of using social networking sites in the classroom. What sites have you used with success? Most want to have collaboration within the class,…Continue
Tags: Diigo, Ning, wikis, Facebook, socialnetworking
Started this discussion. Last reply by Davilla Riddle Mar 4, 2010.
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Davilla Riddle replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Two different tools come to my mind - Edmodo (http://www.edmodo.com/) and Twiducate (http://www.twiducate.com/). These are social networking platforms that are designed to be used within the classroom. I am going to try Twiducate soon in my classes.…
Carolyn Stanley replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Dear Lori,
Social Networking sites at our school such as Facebook and MySpace are blocked. However, we recently set up our own middle school domain using Google Apps for Education. While this is not a social networking tool, per se, it is a…
Kelly Marie replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
I apologize for responding in such a delayed fashion. I am currently in transition to a new state. However I thought it might be of some help to see an example of how a 'traditional' social networking site was used.
Having read…
Laurie Higgins replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Victoria,
Thank you for the information. What grades do you use these sites with? I love NING, but the email restriction are holding me back from presenting this to other teachers in my school.( Middle school)
Thanks again,
Laurie
Victoria Rydberg replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
I use NING extensively in my school. I have also used wikispaces, edublogs, and many others-- we even have a facebook page and a myspace page. We have a moodle server in the district--I like the interface but since i already have such an extensive…
Tom Jenkins replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Here's a couple of links to link link2 link3 to previous discussions on the ning.
As Mary mentioned, I use Moodle quite frequently with my 5-8th grades as a social networking tool. I prefer it to the alternatives because it is easy to use and…
Mary Henton replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Let's see if this works:
Laurie Higgins replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Mary,
Thank you for the great information. I could not open the attachments you sent. can you resend as a PDF?
Laurie
Laurie Higgins replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Mary,
Thank you for the great information. I could not open the attachments you sent. can you resend as a PDF?
Laurie
Janine McGrath replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
wikis - pbwiki, wikispaces.
Blogs - blogger
Bubblus
I use epals for email accounts.
Doug Darfus replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
You might want to check with your IT person before developing any kind of lesson plan. All social networking sites are blocked on our school servers and we must sign an agreement that if they are used our employment can be terminated. We are told to…
Mary Henton replied to Laurie Higgins's discussion 'Social Networking sites in the Middle School Classroom'
Hi, Laurie,
While I can't respond as the classroom teacher, I can share what I've heard teachers recommend.
If your question is about such sites as Facebook or MySpace, I can only say that there are very mixed (and generally,…
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- At 8:59am on January 4, 2010,
Mary Henton said…
- Welcome, Laurie, to MSP2. And Happy New Year!
Thank you for starting a discussion, too! I will comment on the forum where you posted your question. In the meantime, have you had a chance to explore the MSP2 site much?
There is an Integrating Technology group to help facilitate focused conversation.
Also...we've had some webinars focused on specific tech tools. While none of them has addressed social networking per se, there has been some peripheral discussion. The webinars on Moodle touched on security issues. The one on Diigo might also be helpful.
How long have you been teaching? Have you always taught technology? I'd be interested to know, also, how your school or district supports teachers and students in the use of technology tools for teaching and learning.
Again, welcome and thanks for the posting!
M
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