The class is designed to teach students about web applications, digital citizenship, personal network building, and social media responsibility and practice. This blog will be used to share with our readers the tools, websites, and web resources that students are learning about. We hope that you find a tool that you can utilize.

There are so many web applications available on the Internet that students may not even know exist. In this course, students will explore the Internet and take advantage of all that it has to offer. Students will learn that Google is more than just a search engine. They will discover various web applications that will help make their time on the Internet more effective and efficient. The web applications that will be explored include, but are not limited to: sharing buttons, blogs, avatars, RSS, social bookmarking, photo sharing/editing, audio and video, presentation, drawing, collaboration tools, and screencasts. Internet marketing and shopping sites will also be explored. Students will explore applications of which they can utilize to enhance both their learning and social experiences. Students will learn and practice digital literacy and responsibility, collaborate, share, create, socialize, and organize content, while demonstrating internet safety. Upon leaving this course students will be informed digital learner/citizen!


I LOVE LOVE LOVE looking for new tools to share with my students! I explore the web daily in search of new tools. I also gain knowledge from other Social Media blogs/websites who have found resourceful tools. Thank you to all of those experts who share their love for technology with the rest of us!


I also enjoy looking at the students creativity - through their blogs! My students love exploring Social Media! And will walk away with a collection of tools (their own Personal Learning Network) that will enhance their Internet experience both personally, educationally, and professionally.

Monday, January 10 - Backgrounds


We are first going to adjust our blog color's by choosing Design - Template Design - Advanced Features.  Critique Mrs. James blog - what needs to be changed.  Mrs. James will first demonstrate how to change colors, ie:  Title, Blog Post, Background, Link colors, etc.  Then you will adjust yours.   
Add your personal touch to your blog!  Change your background to something that reflects upon you!  You can change your blog background by utilizing the websites given below.

Have fun changing your blog background to correspond with a sport, holiday or season!

Below are various websites to find neat backgrounds!  HAVE FUN!!!

The Cutest Blog on The Block
HOT bliggity

Next you are going to explore Blogger gadgets and create a post about the gadgets that you found.

Today you are going to be introduced to the Social Networking site called Edmodo.  Edmodo it is a Learning Management System (LMS) for students and teachers.  You will use a code given by Mrs. James to add that class to their Edmodo account.

Edmodo will be used for you to stay organized! All assignments will be posted here.

Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for our Social Media class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Edmodo's goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner.  Edmodo was developed in 2008.  The developers believed that we needed to evolve the school environment to reflect the connected world in which we live, and the created a tool that closes the gap between how students live their lives and how they learn in school.

Edmodo is - Anytime, anyplace learning. It allows the teacher to post messages, discuss classroom topics, assign and grade classwork, share content and materials, and network and exchange ideas with their peers - among other things!  

Edomo allows us to make our Social Media class a community!

Edmodo
--Go to Edmodo
--Create an account
--the code to join our Social Media 3o is prwpf8

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