Social media includes the various online technology tools that enable people to communicate easily via the internet to share information and resources. In education, social networking goes way beyond Facebook and Youtube. The power of blogs, wikis and nings to communicate with either a class, parents or the school community is a good start for teachers into the power of web 2.0. Web 2.0 with its myriad of programs is overwhelming to a teacher who is used to email, Facebook and Office. This year, I have introduced nings to my staff; a number of teachers created a ning for their class and this foundation can be built upon for 2010.
For those teachers wnew to ICT, show them the following presentation. A teachers guide to Web 2.0. Simplistic but packs a powerful message
