Facebook and Twitter may be ubiquitous, but there are many other social media tools out there that can enhance teaching and learning. Here, three educators share their favorites.
Learn more:
- http://blog.scoop.it/2011/11/30/lord-of-curation-series-gust-mees/
- http://www.scoop.it/webwizard
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/learn-every-day-a-bit-with-curation/
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/curation-tips-and-tricks-with-scoop-it-rescoop-and-tags/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-and-its-influence
Via Dan Kirsch
These ideas would be very easy to implement into your teaching and give students the opportunity to explore their learning through different media.
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