keeping intouch with my teaching technology sites Social Media

Innovative Educator (23.2.2014)
This entry raised the topic of social media.  Lisa believes that social media, specifically Facebook is not a threat.  Given  the right tools, Facebook can be used as a positive tool in teaching.

Purely Paperless:
Kate mentions new classroom tools she will expand on in the coming weeks; CatterPix, Animaoto, Google Research Tools, and Kidblog.

Think like a Teacher:
Candace uses the "Cat in the Hat" and Dr. Seuss's birthday as a metaphor to relay a situation a college encountered.  As wrote in Purely Paperless, Candice tells of a teacher who was given a grant to introduce Learning of Science via a free and safe social Internet network.  The school declined the offer.  Candace feels the school administration has chosen to remain behind closed doors...