SocialNetworking

**Social Networking & Personal Learning Networks** //in Education//


 * Definitions: **
 * social networking
 * social media
 * personal learning network (PLN)


 * Sketchy Explanation Video Download--Starting a PLN **


 * A must-read for all GCS employees: **[[image:bm.jpg width="428" height="120" align="right"]]

All GCS tech policies

[|GCS Social Media Guidelines]

Facebook-Online Communties Guidelines for GCS

Application for Permission to Use Websites


 * Resources LiveBinders: **
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 //Preview a small clip from the EdTech UNconference Session, "Personal Learning Networks: What They Are & Why You Should Have One" with Steven Anderson.//


 * Interesting Articles: **
 * How to Use Social-Networking Technology for Learning
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Where Do You Learn?": Tweeting to Inform Learning Space Development
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Research on Twitter & Microblogging


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Networks : **
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Educational Networking's List of Networks
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">My Current Favorite Social Networking Sites


 * <span style="color: #35aed0; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tips, Tricks, & Tools: **
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A Simple Guide to Setting Up Your School on Facebook
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Advice for Choosing Pages, Groups, or Profiles when using Facebook for Education
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Need to shorten web addresses to tweet? Try Bitly
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">85+ Resources: Educator Guide for Integrating Social Media

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