I liked the discovery resources for this post. I was only able to access Teachers Guide to Social Media and Pinterest for teachers. The other two links were broken and I was unable to see the content that those two pages could have provided. The Teachers Guide to Social Media provided a lot of information on how educators should just be smart when they use sites such as twitter and facebook. This includes privacy settings and appropriateness. Pinterest for teachers was about a site that Pinterest has set up specifically for educators.
While I looked at the sites, I found that the best use of social networking sites for teachers is to connect with their students and their parents and to share information with one another. A site called Edmodo was mentioned in one of the articles. It is a way for teachers to communicate with their students on their level and it allows the teacher to communicate with parents as well. Pinterest for teachers will be an excellent source for educators to share information that is subject and age specific to them.
I am a member of Pinterest and LinkedIn. Those are the communities that I am a member outside of Facebook and Twitter. Now that I know there are others out there that could be useful I will make sure to sign up for those as well. I found some of those on the list very appealing and I have used them before, even though I am not a member. I use Yelp and IMDB often for restaurants and when I watch movies with my family and friends. I found Open Source Food and Bake Space very appealing. I love cooking and I love food and I hope to use these social networking sites for Thanksgiving. I found these interesting as well and I will hopefully use them soon.
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