Facebook obviously is the worlds most known social networking site used by just about everyone. Although a required age limit is needed most students are using it from a younger age.
Have not thought about nor seen many educational uses for facebook, i guess for senior students it could be used for an educational forum perhaps for a HSC class.
More of a personal use for me and one which needs to be used with caution and professional judgement. This I believe is one of the biggest challenges today for both staff and students. We really need to be teaching our stuents the power of social sites and the issue around privacy etc. A lot do not have the right settings with photo sharing and it is quite alarming. They need to be educated on the vulnerability once photos statements etc are put onto the internet.
I constantly get email updates from scootle in regards to resources etc. Must admit i tend to discard them rather then taking the time to research a little more. Once taking the time to log in and surf the site a little more ive certainly changed my way of thinking. It can be extremely useful in regards to file sharing and communication with other professionals which is probably the most useful tool.
There is a number of resources for teachers and is categorised well which makes finding info really easy.
As mentioned in earlier blog have used twitter for a long time now but only for a personal use and endevour to look at further ways for an educational sense. I do follow a couple of educational and technological professionals so i guess i do use it educationally in some way.
Linkedin is something which I have not utilised, have received a lot of emails in regards to people addidng me to their network but it is not something which i have pursued.
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