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August 11, 2009, 03:00 PM ET ='Teens Don't Tweet'= By [|Marc Parry] === http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Teens-Dont  -Tweet/7646/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_me  dium=en === Th e Wired Campus - 'Teens Don't Tweet' - The Chronicle of Higher EducationSource: chronicle.com That, anyway, is one conclusion you could be tempted to draw from the headline on a new piece of research. “Teens Don't Tweet; Twitter's Growth Not Fueled By Youth,” the Nielsen Company reported in a finding picked up by Mashable.

===http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Teaching-T  ool-Blogging-a-M/8920/ === The Wired Campus - Teaching Tool: Blogging a Mass Killing - The Chronicle of Higher EducationSource: chronicle.comLeslie Whitaker, a guest blogger for Wired Campus, is a lecturer in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Previously she worked as a reporter for Time magazine. 

=Tweeting in Class= November 5, 2009 DENVER — Do Twitter skeptics really believe the popular microblogging service offers no educational value, or are they just afraid of it? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/05/twitter

November 4, 2009 =The Buzz at Educause 2009=

//The Chronicle// asked college technology leaders at the annual conference to identify the top IT trends they're tracking—and the nagging concerns that are keeping them up at night.

http://chronicle.com/article/Video-The-Buzz-at-Educause/49046/

November 09, 2009, 10:00 AM ET =Second Life Duty Now Required for Penn State's Online Advisers= By [|Marc Parry] http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Second-Life-Duty-Now-Required/8770/

September 28, 2009 =Facebook: The New Classroom Commons?= Christophe Vorlet By Harriet L. Schwartz

http://chronicle.com/article/Facebook-The-New-Classroom/48575/?key=SWIhIlltZCNMN3FmeSdHe3MBaHVxJkN6P3pEZ3EabF5W  === http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/11  /16/24427/ === When Facebook and academia collideSource: www.dailyprincetonian.comMy previous column in this space highlighted some issues experienced by graduate students in the third year of their program, and I had students in ...  http://www.netsquared.org/blog/nataliaca  /triggering-collaborative-action-through  -social-media Triggering Collaborative Action through Social Media | NetSquared, an initiative of TechSoupGlobal.oSource: www.netsquared.orgNet Tuesdays or Net2 Local gatherings provide a chance to connect locally with all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change. <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info"> ===<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names"> <span class="UIStory_Message">http://www.slideshare.net/3pointross/why <span class="word_break"> -social-media-succeeds-or-fails === Why Social Media Succeeds or FailsSource: www.slideshare.netThe important rules of using social media in a way that is actually effective and how social media incorrectly has hurt <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info">

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#smcedu – Social Media Education Chat 2 « Olympics. New Media. Web 2.0.Source: ow.lyA week ago, on Monday, November 9, 2009 the Social Media Education Club organized their first twitter chat on social media education. Last week the questions asked were about measuring success of social ... <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info"> ===<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names"> <span class="UIStory_Message">http://campustechnology.com/articles/200 <span class="word_break"> 9/11/18/purdue-u-brings-social-networkin <span class="word_break"> g-to-the-classroom.aspx === Purdue U Brings Social Networking to the Classroom -- Campus TechnologySource: campustechnology.comIn most classrooms around the world, using cell phones to send text messages and laptops to access sites like Facebook and Twitter are very much discouraged. Not so at Purdue University, where some professors have come to embrace social networking as an instructional aid. <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info"> ===<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names"> <span class="UIStory_Message">http://www.elon.edu/pendulum/Story.aspx? <span class="word_break"> id=2988 === The Pendulum - College admissions begin using social networking toolsSource: www.elon.eduAmerica's teenage population is more technologically savvy than ever before, and college admissions officers are now jumping at the chance to appeal to this high-tech generation. Many colleges across the ... <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info"> ===<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names"> <span class="UIStory_Message">http://billgx.edublogs.org/2009/11/12/te <span class="word_break"> acher-loses-job-because-of-facebook/ === Teacher Loses Job Because of Facebook | TechIntersectSource: billgx.edublogs.orgIt seems that a young teacher in Georgia was pressured into resigning her job because of her online activities on Facebook. A parent complained to school <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info"> ===<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names"> <span class="UIStory_Message">http://lifehacker.com/5381219/google-wav <span class="word_break"> es-best-use-cases === Google Wave's Best Use Cases - Wave - LifehackerSource: lifehacker.com Last week we asked a simple question: How will you use Google Wave? Over 600 responses later, we're sending Wave nominations to the people who had the best use cases. Here are a few. <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info"> ===<span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names"> <span class="UIStory_Message">Interesting article on where social media is going. Seems very sensible. http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/cs/2009 <span class="word_break"> /11/six_social_media_trends.html === Six Social Media Trends for 2010 - Conversation Starter - HarvardBusiness.orgSource: blogs.harvardbusiness.orgIn 2009 we saw exponential growth of social media. According to Nielsen Online, Twitter alone grew 1,382% year-over-year in February, registering a total of just more than 7 million unique visitors in the US for the month. ... <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info">

===<span class="UIStory_Message">http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/11/05 <span class="word_break"> /10-ways-facebook-pages-can-help-local-g <span class="word_break"> overnments-better-serve-their-constituen <span class="word_break"> ts/ === 10 Ways Facebook Pages Can Help Local Governments Better Serve Their ConstituentsSource: www.insidefacebook.comA Facebook page can help a local government build a stronger social connection to the citizens it represents. Sure, local governments in democratic countries are already social, as they do things like offer public hearings around controversial issues, or mail out surveys to residents. ...

===<span class="UIStory_Message">http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Course-Req <span class="word_break"> uirement-Friend/8827/ === The Wired Campus - Course Requirement: Friend Your Professor on Facebook - The Chronicle of Higher ESource: chronicle.comSome professors don’t let students see their Facebook pages. Some accept students’ invitations but don’t initiate them.Peter Juvinall insists students friend him.The Illinois State University ... <span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom UIIntentionalStory_Info"> ===<span class="UIStory_Message">http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/11/05 <span class="word_break"> /10-ways-facebook-pages-can-help-local-g <span class="word_break"> overnments-better-serve-their-constituen <span class="word_break"> ts/ === 10 Ways Facebook Pages Can Help Local Governments Better Serve Their ConstituentsSource: www.insidefacebook.comA Facebook page can help a local government build a stronger social connection to the citizens it represents. Sure, local governments in democratic countries are already social, as they do things like offer public hearings around controversial issues, or mail out surveys to residents. ...