Connecting+Communities

= ﻿Connecting Communities =

Social Networking is not a dirty word in education. Many Social Networking sites (such as Facebook and Twitter) and blocked in education setting, but there are options that are not blocked and work well within a school setting.

__Edmodo__
Edmodo is a social networking site for students and teachers. Similar to Facebook in that you "post' things and people "respond" to your posts. As a teacher you can create closed Groups where you get a code. You give the code to students or teachers who you want to participate in the group and they can join the group. Noone outside the group can see what is posted on the groups "wall".

Check out this promotional video for Edmodo to give you a better idea of what it is all about.

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Check out the Edmodo Blog for ways that educators in all grade levels are using this tool with students.

__Good Reads__
GoodReads.com is a social networking site for the bookish. Good Reads allows user to create a community based on book they have read. You can create book lists and post reviews of the books you have read. = =