Social media is here to stay. Students love it. Teachers love it. But there’s a disconnect in there somewhere.
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In preparation for our Edudemic+ sessions this Thursday and Friday, add Terry Heick to your circles so that you can join in the discussion!
I just stumbled across a fabulous new site that is on the shortlist to becoming my new homepage. (Watch out icanhascheezburger.com!)
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a smart cookie. That’s why we need your help in Edudemic’s latest way to support learning innovation. It’s called Edudemic+ and we’re really excited about its potential.
As a graduate (’00) of Loomis Chaffee in Windsor, CT I was able to get a world-class education and was afforded every opportunity I could imagine. I know I was lucky to have this experience and wish everyone could have done the same. Thanks to …
Social media is here to stay. Students love it. Teachers love it. But there’s a disconnect in there somewhere.
At Edudemic, one of our goals is to support learning innovation, and through Google+, we’re set to offer interviews, panel discussions, and content-specific sessions.
I was going to take today off as it’s 1/1/12 but this post on Google+ was so remarkable it just had to be shared with the Edudemic community.
My PLN, friends, and family are all active on Twitter. Many embraced the social networking service during 2011 but their tweets apparently don’t hold a candle to some of the biggest names now on Twitter.
College professors LOVE social media. They love it a whole lot more than workers in other industries. However, only 70% think non-social media technology is useful for education. Where do you fall?
Facebook has more than 800 million users right now. That means one of those has got to be Santa, right? What would his stream look like? Who would he be chatting with? Thanks to a newly-released picture from Flowtown, we now know.
Clay Sublett, a high school junior, weighs in on the dangers of Facebook and it’s impact on learning, privacy, and even psychological disorders.
Microsoft seems to always be a step behind. They just launched a new social network for students that features many Google+ and Facebook features. So.cl, pronounced social, is being billed as a site for student collaboration and information gathering.
Would today’s biggest social networks be as popular if they existed in 1997? Sure, we can head over to the Internet Wayback Machine to see what sites looked like back then… but what about sites that weren’t even invented until recently?
Education has also been heavily influenced by the integration of technology as it is fast becoming the only way to reach students. In addition to the use and promotion of several LMS, there have been several other tech advancements that have forever changed the face of education.
![Twitter Getting A Major Design Overhaul [Pictures]](http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bird-222x150.jpg)
This might be the biggest change to Twitter in a very long time. The microblogging site is getting a total facelift in the near future and it’s beautiful. The new design seems to focus more on discovery and less on trying to keep up with a live stream.
Does using social media help or hurt a student’s performance in school? Does it aid in studying or comprehension? The debate has been ongoing ever since Facebook hit the mainstream.
Media forms are evolving quickly. Skipping the whole letter writing and face-to-face communication epoch altogether, in digital terms communication was in the not-too-distant-past compartmentalized: email and websites. In historical terms, email became the digital phone call, websites the digital brochure and always-on commercial. Soon, awkwardly-named …
I just stumbled across a fantastic new conversation-starter that’s sweeping across the Twittersphere. It’s called EduWin and it’s by the wonderful folks over at EdReach.us and EasyBib. Basically it’s a way to get you thinking about something you did today (or anytime, really) that was awesome in education.
Social media sites are blocked in Springfield IL schools. For now. Thanks to a progressive new approach to social media, the district is consulting with teachers and administrators to figure out the best way to use social media.
There’s a growing trend towards charging for every byte used on smartphones. The logical next step is charging / capping data usage for your home computers. This means your Netflix subscription might suddenly get a lot more expensive. Heck, every tweet would start costing you money.
Tumblr is a wildly popular way to get your voice heard. Whether you’re a teacher looking to quickly get your thoughts on digital paper or you’re a student / aspiring writer, it’s easy to see why the micro-blogging site is saw a 900% growth last year.
It’s a verdant time for social media. Sites are popping up all over the place with innovative alternatives to Internet networking. Whether you’re looking to build and protect your reputation, …
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Ever since it received more than $200,000 in crowdfunding, the new social network on the block has gotten many people buzzing. Now that it launched, does Diaspora live up to the hype? I got an alpha invite and found out.
![Which Schools Have The Best Online Presence? [Infographic]](http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/school-websites-222x150.jpg)
School websites are important. How does your school’s website stack up? A new infographic uncovers interesting facts about school sites.
The Internet has been touted as the cure-all for every social ill imaginable, a new millennium development with the potential to broaden access to education, voting, and medical care—and in doing so, create a new avenue toward democracy. On the whole, that has not been the case.
![Big Changes Coming To Google Reader & Gmail [Video]](http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/gmail-reader-design-222x150.jpg)
Google has just announced two big design changes to Gmail and Google Reader. As an avid user of both services, this is definitely going to impact my daily routine.
There’s a scam spreading on Facebook that’s too good to be true. Literally. Avoid clicking on anything that promises you free gift cards to either Starbucks or Tim Horton’s restaurants.
![Everything Facebook Has Done Wrong [Infographic]](http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/fb-dislike-222x150.jpg)
When you’re as big as Facebook, even the smallest misstep can become a massive failure. Remember Facebook Lite? What about the privacy debacle or Facebook Gifts? Each one of these things caused global outrage and have likely slowly slipped out of our memory. Until now.
While use of social networking services in education have been hindered by concerns about how teachers can connect with students without having to worry about privacy issues, Google+ keeps privacy intact. Once teachers know this, they can take the next step to integrating some of Google+’s features into their classrooms.
Contrary to previous research, Facebook usage is not tied to low grades, a new study says. In fact, many students who use Facebook in a particular way actually get higher grades.
