Learn about Social Media in Education by Educators' Technology Website

If you are interested in using social media for your teaching, there are lots of useful links offering advice from http://www.educatorstechnology.com .A great site worth checking out!

I have noted a few below:

Twitter Functions and Terminology

• Excellent Visual Outlining Twitter Basics for Teachers
• Awesome Twitter Cheat Sheet for Teachers
• Interesting Twitter Acronyms Cheat sheet for Teachers
• 5 Wonderful Twitter Cheat Sheets for Teachers and Students

Using Twitter for Teaching

• 50+ Ways to Use Twitter in Your Classroom
• Great Graphic on 20 Ways to Use Twitter with your Students

Facebook Guide for Educators

• The Ultimate Guide to The Use of Facebook in Education
• Teacher's Guide to Creating Facebook Group for Students
• A Must Read Guide Entitled " Facebook for Educators and Community Leaders"

Scoop.it

Scoop.it lets you identify a topic you are intereste in and will search the internet for related information. It allows you to scoop what you find interesting into your personalised informationsite which you can share. Great for creating topic related 'newspapers' online.

Teaching Techniques

A fun video with some serious points about teaching techniques that I came across some time ago. The video "The Educational Adventures of Brent and Joel" is based around The Sound of Music.