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Danah Boyd: Cracking Teenagers’ Online Codes Teenagers’ access to the Internet should not be restricted, says an expert on social research who says she benefited from it herself when she was young.

KQED infographic on students and social media

http://mindshift.kqed.org/files/2012/01/pp-dec11-infographic-1000.jpg

Social networking is most popular online activity

It’s a Social World: Social Networking Leads as Top Online Activity Globally, Accounting for 1 in Ev comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the report It’s a Social World: Top 10 Need-to-Knows About Social Networking and Where It’s Headed. The report analyzes the current state of social networking activity around the globe, providing key insights into...

The 4 C's of Social Media

Schools need to focus on the right side of this graphic: publishing (blogger, wordpress), sharing (youtube, flickr, slideshare), discussing (skype, gtalk), networking (facebook, linkedin) and communicating (twitter).

Interesting paper about students' use of social media in helping their transition from high school to college.

https://www.msu.edu/~nellison/DeAndrea_et_al_SeriousSocialMedia.pdf

Using technology in the classroom and online learning:

How Technology Can Transform Classrooms EDTECH CHALLENGE | by Jesse M. Langley Getting technology integrated into classrooms is an extremely important move toward giving students the tools they need to succeed. But just getting new te...

Teachers and administrators need to teach students how to use social media appropriately, not prohibit them to use it...

Bad Online Behavior Jeopardizes Students' College Plans The number of college-admissions officials using social-networking sites to learn more about applicants quadrupled over the past year.

Another good meeting at Liggett - this time with Kevin Breen, Associate Head of School for External Relations.

Interviewing for a Social Media Manager

Article about how educators can use Facebook in the classroom:
http://mashable.com/2011/12/05/educators-on-facebook/

5 Best Practices for Educators on Facebook While it's been the bane of the school system for a long time, there are some real benefits to using Facebook in the classroom.