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Deacs84: “Social networks takes the barely motivated and turns them into activists.”
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I just stumbled upon this quote and it eloquently captures what I hope a social network will do for my school—turn all of my school community members into active learners who are excited to collaborate with one another, connect with one another, and search for resources that will help them find answers to whatever inquiries they may have.

— Tweet from Deacs84—found on Summize.com
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Social Networks Chats

  • creatingbb: Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction. Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. http://www.yourmillio ...
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  • Deacs84: "Social networks takes the barely motivated and turns them into activists."
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  • marketinfcd: Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. They will most likely reciprocate your actions. http://www.mlmleadsystempro.com
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  • networkmfedf: Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. It gives a feeling of being competent in finishing our tasks. http://www.ml ...
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  • networkmffa: Laugh and laugh heartily everyday. Social networks or relationships are essential to happiness. Learning is a joyful exercise. http://ww ...
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  • gcasey: Just finding nings fantastic. My class ning at http://gcasey.ning.com/ opens up heaps of possibilities
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  • brasst: New blog post: Nings for schools http://tech4teaching.org/wpblog/?p=120
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  • brasst: New blog post: Thinking about Nings http://tech4teaching.org/wpblog/?p=119
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  • murcha: Nings are a fabulous tool and @stevehargadon a great presenter at http://tinyurl.com/37ckmr (expand)
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  • Julie Miele juliemiele @bethstjohn a space to share teacher/student work. discussion school-wide events or issues. link to school newspaper too. about 3 hours ago from web in reply to bethstjohn
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  • Julie Miele juliemiele @bethstjohn also links to current research and resources. upcoming conference dates and topics. a blog or discussion page to post questions. about 3 hours ago from web in reply to bethstjohn
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  • Julie Miele juliemiele @bethstjohn i'd want to part if it helped me think more deeply about teaching and learning. disc topics need to be current and provocative. about 3 hours ago from web in reply to bethstjohn
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A Little Help from my Friends

This article provides descriptions of different types of educators and their explanations/justifications of what Web 2.0 tool they prefer to use for educational purposes.  This article enabled me to gain a greater understanding of the diverse social networking tools available to educators and how each can be used effectively in the classroom.  It also verified that educators do like using social networks, as they developed attachments to certain ones, and that they choose to use them for both personal and professional needs.
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Expanding Your Professional Network with Nings
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Building a Community: Create Your Own Social Network
Jul
15th
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Video: Working Webware: Ning, king of custom social networks? - CNET Reviews

This video shows an interview with the CEO of Ning, in which she explains what distinguishes Ning from other online social networks and what features will enable Ning to thrive despite the overabundance of these tools.  The interviewers then discuss their own evaluation of why they feel Ning will be able to withstand competition from other social networks.

This video was very helpful in understanding exactly what a Ning is, what differentiates it from other social networks, and why I should use it to help promote a learning community in my school.
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Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Social Networks and Education
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YouTube Video: In Their Words

“A series of interviews from our online high school students showcasing their use of Web 2.0 and Social Networking tools for education. All web clips are student projects, assignments, and ideas.” (Description from YouTube Site)

This video was very helpful in illuminating what types of social networks students typically use, why they use those networks, and what types of projects students like to work on with the aid of social networks.  In a more general sense, this video justified that students are capable of using social networks for academic purposes and enabled me to see what types of features students prefer to have at their disposal when using these networks.
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YouTube Video: News on Social Networking
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Afternoon Day 10: Final Product Woes

Well, I started working on my final product, and I’m having some difficulties. I first put a question on Twitter to create my chat modality, but no one has responded yet. Then, I looked back at my…