Social Networking in the Classroom: Blogging, Part 3

This marks the 3rd and final entry in the Blogging in the Classroom Series! To catch up on the previous entries you can see Part 1 Here and Part 2 Here! As always please feel free to share comments below or by shooting me an e-mail at info@joshgunderson.com. Want to catch up? Check out the … Continue reading Social Networking in the Classroom: Blogging, Part 3

Social Networking in the Classroom: Blogging, Part 1

A few weeks ago I introduced my new series "Social Networking in the Classroom" and the response has been inspiring! In the introduction to the series, I weighed the pros and cons of integrating social networking in the classroom. In the following weeks I discussed Facebook followed by Twitter. This week's topic? Blogging! This week's … Continue reading Social Networking in the Classroom: Blogging, Part 1

Social Networking in the Classroom: Twitter

Over the past two week's I've been introducing ideas for how to integrate social networking in the classroom. This week we'll continue the discussion with the micro-blogging site- Twitter! When it comes to social networks, Twitter is probably one of the least complex. Created and launched in 2006, Twitter is a micro-blogging site that allows … Continue reading Social Networking in the Classroom: Twitter

Social Networking in the Classroom: An Introduction

With more and more schools moving towards having a 1:2:1 environment, educators are trying to find the best ways into incorporate popular social networking sites into the educational environment. This entry marks the first in a weekly series to give teachers some ideas on how these web sites can be used in the classroom. Today, … Continue reading Social Networking in the Classroom: An Introduction

Hello Summer! Time to Start Thinking About The Fall…

Hello Summer! Time to Start Thinking About The Fall...   If I ignore last week’s heat wave in Boston, I’m pretty excited that summer is here. With the weather finally under control kids and educators alike are counting down the days to freedom (some of you are already free but we’ve had an INSANE number of snow … Continue reading Hello Summer! Time to Start Thinking About The Fall…