Facebook "Pages"
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- Collaborate, re-post, comment
- Communicate beyond the classroom
- Respect privacy (no need to "friend" anyone or share your personal information with other users when you interact on the Facebook "Pages")
- Share multimedia resources
- Note that Facebook does not allow users under the age of 13
- See this example: IB Geography Facebook Page
Piazza
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_Piazza is a free online gathering place where students can come together to ask, answer and explore under the guidance of their instructors. With Piazza, instructors can easily answer questions, edit content and track student participation.
Grockit
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_Grockit is an adaptive, personalized learning program distinguished by
its unique social learning features that are proven to help people learn
quickly and answer more questions correctly. It allows the teacher to add questions or comments into a YouTube videos so that the questions/comments pop up automatically at certain points. Students can also type their own questions which other viewers can then answer. It's a great crossover between podcasting and social networking!
Twitter
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- Tweet assignments
- Collaborate on projects
- Brainstorm ideas
- Share resources
- Tweet announcements
- Note that Facebook does not allow users under the age of 13
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