Now+You+-+Social+Networking+in++YOUR++Curriculum

Social Networks, like Facebook or Twitter, and collaborative sites, like Animoto and Voice Thread, are tools - the hammer, the drill, the circular saw - that build learning for our students. =These tools don't replace curriculum. Curriculum takes shape around the knowledge and skills students need to understand; social networks construct that knowledge and allow them to demonstrate those skills. =

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= = =1.Consider the tools presented in the video then map the knowledge and skills required in your current or impending unit of study ( Yup, it's Understanding by Design - again) =

2. Follow the steps listed in the article linked below.
[|Creating Personal Learning Through Social Media] = =

Consider the tools linked below as well:
100 Ways to Use Social Media in the Classroom [|Jing - What is it and How to Use It]