Social Studies and Social Media
Resources from my favorite TCSS session
Attention, and Other 21st-Century Social Media Literacies
This article is all about helping students reflect on their use of social media, as well as grow their literacy skills through the use of social media:
http://er.educause.edu/~/media/files/article-downloads/erm1050.pdf
60 Ways to Use Twitter In The Classroom
This article provides ideas on using Twitter for Communication, Organization, Resources, Writing Skills, and Exercises:
Chat It Up: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Twitter Chats but Were Afraid to Ask
After reading this article, I committed to participate in the district's weekly Twitter chat - and it was fun!
Democratic Twittering: Microblogging for a More Participatory Social Studies
This article provides some ideas regarding Twitter's potential for use in Social Studies classrooms:
This one too:
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