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#EdStuff - a new twitter hash tag for Education

in free resources, social network, twitter - on 06:37 - No comments

Twitter is a great resource for education. Educators can learn, share, collaborate, find help and have some great discussions. It is my go-to source when looking for help, advice, tips, tools, and resources for education.

A hash tag is a way of sorting and searching Tweets based on topic. There are tons of great educational hash tags, including #edchat, #edtech, #scichat, and more. Many of these hash tags relate to a scheduled conversation, such as #edchat being every Tuesday at 12 noon and 7pm ET, and are also used as a way to find educational resources.

William Chamberlain, author of "At the Teacher's Desk" blog, has posted that he has created a new educational hash tag, #EdStuff: "I have created the #EdStuff tag for people that want to post ed stuff, but don't want to tag it with the the chat based tags such as #edchat or #fifthchat. Feel free to use it as you will, for it is good for all ed stuff!"

This is another great way to use Twitter to find, share, collaborate, and learn.

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Microsoft Launches, quietly, new social network - So.cl

in facebook, social media, social network, twitter - on 11:00 - No comments

Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and now So.cl. Microsoft has quietly launched a new social network, So.cl, pronounced "social" that was originally an academic resource for students. It is now available to everyone through either a Facebook or Windows Live account. With So.cl, you can aggregate multimedia content into one post to share with others. You can re-share and comment on posts, and there is also a video chat feature.

I'm curious to see how this does considering Twitter and Facebook seem to rule the social networking space, with Google+ doing good, but not great yet.

I wanted to try it out myself, but after trying to sign in with Facebook, I got a message saying that I am on a waiting list. We'll see if So.cl survives or not soon.

It could be useful as another way to connect and share with others without all of the "noise" the more popular networks have.

Microsoft So.cl http://www.so.cl/

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Twiducate - free social networking for schools

in course management, free resources, social network, twitter - on 09:17 - No comments

Twiducate is a social network platform for education. It is free and easy to use. It allows you to do the same things you could do with other social networks, like Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus, but in a safe and secure setting.

Teachers can use Twiducate to connect with other teachers and students, share ideas, resources, and ideas, hold discussions, and much more. You can even embed images, videos, documents and links to share. It is also available for mobile. Teachers can create an online classroom using it as a course management system. You can also use it to communicate with parents.

It's a great way to be able to connect with your students and other teachers in a secure, private setting.

Here's an infographic about Twiducate:

Let's Stay Together

in facebook, Marianne Strong Interiors, twitter - on 04:45 - No comments

I have come to realize that the new website for Marianne Strong Interiors is going to take longer than intended, probably a lot longer.

In the meantime I finally got my business/blog Facebook page up. Hopefully over the next few weeks I can get pictures up of my work that I have not been able to share yet.

Also, I signed up for Twitter. Something I vowed not to do until my recent NYC trip where I realized I was missing out, so I am going to give it a try. I will warn you that already I am overwhelmed by it so any tips would be appreciated.

If you are on Twitter or have a business/blog Facebook you would like to share with me, send me your link!

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