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Social Networking:What Is It?A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. media type="custom" key="3620655" height="108" width="426"

This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to begin social networking. Social Networking: Enhancing The Classroom Instruction There are many different ways that Social Networking can be used throughout education. One of the most common ways Social Networking it used is through the internet. In most classrooms today students have access to the internet to find information and to network with other students, friends and family. Some examples include: Facebook, Myspace, Youtube, Xanga, Yahoo and Black Planet. The goal is to get educators on board. [|Web Savvy Educators] Social Networks for Educators: What to Use? According to Wikipedia, **Web 2.0**" refers to a development and evolution of web-based communities, [|hosted services], and [|applications]; such as [|social-networking sites], [|video-sharing sites], [|wikis], [|blogs], and [|folksonomies]. media type="custom" key="3620887"

Classroom 2.0 is a Social Network for Teachers interested in incorporating Web 2.0 and other technologies into their classrooms. It won the 2007 EduBlog Award for 'best use of a social network for educational purposes.' It was developed by Steve Hargadon. [|Classroom 2.0] School 2.0 goes beyond the practical discussion of applying the read/write and collaborative Web technologies in the classroom. It is, instead, a larger discussions of how education, learning, and our physical school spaces can (or should) change because of the changing nature of our social and economic lives brought on by these technologies. [|School 2.0] Teachers Using Technology is yet, another social networking site that allows teachers to network and learn how to incorporate the latest technology into their daily regimes. There are a number of blog posts which detail "how to" videos and reviews about online software. [|Teachers Using Technology] Independent School Educators Network is a meeting ground for school teachers, administrators, students, and parents discussing education, asking questions, and experimenting with a "social networking" platform for vibrant intellectual purposes. [|Independent School Educators Network]