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It is important for educators to know how social networking sites work because they are very useful communication tools. You can set up groups and stay in touch with fellow educators. Keep your group private and this can be a place to meet on a regular basis to keep in touch. I like that social networking sites like Facebook have privacy controls so content can be blocked. Facebook has less abrasive ads than MySpace and is more user friendly.
I use Facebook as a means to communicate with other teachers and parents. It helps me maintain a great report with both. Most students have a Facebook page, so a classroom idea would be to create a Facebook Group for your class that only your students (and their parents) can join. This can be a safe place to ask questions of the teacher and the teacher can post classroom news and assignment information. This can be a place to store project instructions and reminders for students when they are at home working.
Update: I am more than half-way finished with the APSU23Things. This assignment is by far the best "thing" I've done for a graduate-level class!
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