SocialMedia

=Social Media=

This page contains links for information on how to use social media effectively in the classroom, specially designed educational media tools and sites for information on social media.
[|Google in Education] www.google.com/edu/teachers/ All the google tools to assist in education [|FakeBook]www.classtools.net/fb/home/page Use this to create a profile pages for educational purposes and study - consider a "Facebook" page for George Washington for example [|Mighty Bell] mightybell.com Don't worry if you can't use Facebook, create online groups for creative projects [|Edmodo] www.edmodo.com connect learners with resources [|Kidblog] kidblog.org easily create a class and import a whole class list with names and passwords

[|Social Media for Kids] www.socialmediaforkids.com/ Teaching young people how to navigate the web in a safe manner.

[|Search Education] www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/ a tool to help teach students good searching skills

[|Froggy the Internet Wizard]bookbuilder.cast.org/view.php?op=view&book=51461 A bookbuilder book for students to teach them about the Internet, possible dangers and cautions. [|Anti-Cyberbullying for Parents]bookbuilder.cast.org/view.php?op=view&book=68041 A bookbuilder resource for parents for monitoring responsible use for their children.

ScreenCast and Video Creation
[|Jing] www.techsmith.com/jing.html Screenshots and screencasts - videos of your computer screen [|Screencast-O-Matic] www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Free online screen capture recording [|ScreenR] www.screenr.com/ Records directly from web page and videos play on Mac, PC and even iPhone. [|GoView] goview.com/goldwyn/spring/play?method=indexPage Screencapture that allows some editing [|Overstream] www.overstream.net/ Screencast videos that provide ability to add sub-titles

[|WeVideo] www.wevideo.com/ Video Editing