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 * Think about how you can use ORC content with Social Media Tools! **



Here is a pathfinder to social media tools for classroom use to get you started. Check out the [|Tools for the 21st Century Teacher], by Michael Zimmer, an e-guidebook offering a basic introduction to most things social media and discussion about how they may be effectively integrated into instruction. Among the many tools covered are Twitter, Diigo, Prezi, Evernote, Wallwisher, Skype. Michael generously allows printing and sharing of the book in educational settings.

**Check out this list of apps, images, tools, etc.**  **[|A Parent's Guide to Twitter & Education]**

**[|APPlications: One School's Learning Tools] (SLJ, Daryl Grabarek) ...for Elementary schools and last paragraph features apps for differentiated instruction.**

**[|Top Tech Trends for Teens]**

**[|Appitic]** is a directory of apps for education by **Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs)** to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings. You can also select apps in different languages. Kind of like an app clearinghouse for educators.

[|YouTube for Schools offers a remedy.] From //Thedigitalshift.com// **[|From Fear to Facebook]** By Alicia Eames, //Curriculum Connections//--//School Library Journal Great information and recommendations for schools embracing one-to-one laptop programs; increased access to social media; and more.//

**[|The Enablers: Apps that free you to work anywhere]**

**[|App Awarenss: What to look for in an APP]**

[|Eight Tech Trends for Librarians (and Teachers too!) By DAVE SALTMAN] Several of these are not "new" ideas for teacher-librarians, but a couple of them are interesting. Those would be a) Dashboards: organizational tools for students to keep track of all their research (eg [|Netvibes]) ; b) [|VideoAnt] for annotating online video. [|AP Images - Royalty Free] [|Wylio] CC image portal with thousands of photos and perfect for bloggers and web publishers of all ages. [|Evernote] for tracking and saving all your students' research projects [|Vimeo Iphone App] easy to download and use on an iphone [|Vimeo] a place to upload user-created video [|Vimeo Video School] great way to learn how to create better quality video [|Animoto] use this software to create video from still images Voicethread see this link for info on free K-12 educator accounts (uses still images, voice, comment ability, etc.) [|Block Posters] A free place to digitally create any size wall posters using your own photos [|Pict.Lit] where you can freely use images to create inspired poetry or short pieces of creative writing [|Art21] from PBS with online lesson plans for incorporating contemporary art in the visual arts, language arts, performing arts & social studies classroom. [|Pixelmator] for image editing. Great tool for anyone working with digital images from MAC computers. Joyce Valenza's New Tools Workshop Joyce Valenza's Tips for using QR codes in the library [|Edmodo] Academic networking site (akin to Facebook and Twitter) for teachers and students [|Glogster] Helps students create interactive posters. Check out the "Educator Resource Library" on the homepage for examples on how to integrate use of this app into your lesson plans. [|Digital posters: Composing with an online canvas This article discusses tools and best practices for assigning digital poster-making projects to students]