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Networks Networking in Education• What facilitates learning in the classroom? Educational networks must be social, trustworthy and collaborative.• What’s working? The use of a social networking technology for educational purposes is expected more by today’s students. Therefore teachers must participate to understand.• What adds value? Schools must measure the dollar value of technology in how it competes for limited funds. Open source networking tools can meet those budgets and also adds to user productivity value (Solomon and Schrum, 2007, p.131).

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Networks Networking in EducationWhat’s working in educational environments or for educator purposes? http://www.educationalnetworking.com/List+of+Networks

• BuddyPress, i.e., Students Circle Network, http://studentscircle.net/live/

• CourseCracker, http://coursecracker.com/index.html

• Diigo, i.e., Classroom2.0, http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom20

• Elgg, http://elgg.com/

• Grou.ps, i.e., iTeach Mobile http://grou.ps/iteachmobile

• Facebook, i.e., Edutopia http://www.facebook.com/edutopia

• Linked In, i.e., Teacher2Teacher Network http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1781430&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Egdr_1248882849098_1

• Ning, http://education.ning.com/

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What facilitates learning in the classroom?• It must be social. The use of a social networking technology for educational purposes is expected more by today’s students.• It must be safe and secured.• It must be collaborative over the Web. Log in to share calendars, bookmarks, and create online learning communities using Web 2.0 or Read/Write Web tools (Marzano, 2007, p.149).

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What adds value?The use of a social networking technology for educational purposes is expected more by today’s students. Teachers must experience professional development using similar technology as that that engages students.

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What’s working?Diigo. A place for educators to share links, sites devoted to those interested in the practical application of computer technology especially Web 2.0 in the classroom and in their own professional development.

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Diigo.

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Diigo.

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Diigo. Classroom 2.0 Share Web 2.0 educational links such as tags, bookmarks, annotations, and other educational networking and resource sites.

http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom20

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What’s working?Ning. A inexpensive place for educators to create their own social networks, devoted to those interested in the presentation of student work, curricula, tutorials, and professional development in education and technologies.

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Ning. Art Education 2.0 A global community of art educators exploring uses of new technology.

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What adds value?Schools must measure the dollar value of technology in how it competes for limited funds. Open source networking tools [such as those as Diigo and Ning] can meet those budgets and also add to user productivity value (Solomon and Schrum, 2007, p.131).Determine school or district goals and align anticipated project benefits of professional development (Solomon and Schrum, 2007, p.132).“Amid pressures on state, college, and state budgets, networks can be a significant way of sharing resources” (Mathews, 2004, p. 7).

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SourcesArt Education 2.0. (2011). Using New Technologies in the Classroom. Retrieved from http://arted20.ning.com/. Marzano, R. (2007) Cooperative Learning. Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. Denver: McRel.Mathews, j. (2004, April). Why statewide educational networks are important to state and educational leaders. Southern Regional Educational Board. Retrieved on Novemeber 17, 2009, fromhttp://www.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/pubs/PDF/04T02-Statewide_Ed_Tech_Net_Important.pdfNing. (2011). The World's Largest Platform for Creating Social Websites™. Retrieved from http://www.ning.com/.Solomon, G., and Schrum, L. (2007). Leadership and New Tools. Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools. Eugene, Oregon:ISTE.Tangient LLC. (2011). Educational Networking. Retrieved from http://www.educationalnetworking.com/.

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