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"An academic social network has added a tool it hopes will shake up the system of peer review. The network is called Academia.edu, and it has grown to more than 25 million registered participants, who use it mainly to post their published papers in order to help others find them (and, it’s hoped, cite them)." Via EDTECH@UTRGV 
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Black ops and digital honey traps are not what e-diplomacy should be about.
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This collection of blogs, articles, and videos from Edutopia aims to help teachers deploy social media tools in the classroom to engage students in 21st-century learning.
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With the growing use of social networking sites like Facebook and twitter, the methodology of education for students is finding new and improved ways. Students are getting more prone to the commodities these platforms offer. Therefore this advancement in social networking platforms is providing students with much better options to engage with their contemporaries, enhance their skills and access a wide variety of academic tools and resources which will most definitely add up to their convenience.
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Virtual courses, open-source hubs and online networks make distance learning social and accessible
Damon Ing's curator insight,
July 3, 2016 12:04 AM
This article presents a great dialogue on the discussion of the students opinions about what they like most in distance learning. One student reports that the student discussion are what she valued most about distance learning and the extreme flexibility and freedom it gave her. This article gives great insight into opinions about distance learning from the student perspective.
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Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. ----------------------------- Tom Whitby It is a great time to be an educator in the United States, and, simultaneously, it is the worst time to be an educator in the United States. On one hand, the advances in technology afford educators benefits never before available to advance their knowledge of their profession. On the other hand, the economy, culture, and misconceptions of education have enabled politicians and business leaders to vilify and attack educators and their profession.
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Don't be intimidated. These suggestions can help you use LinkedIn to its fullest potential for your business. Via Fiona Harvey
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Not long ago, social media was a phenomenon viewed by many in education with some suspicion: useful, perhaps, for marketing departments to issue press releases, but surely not a serious tool for academic or professional purposes? After all, isn’t Twitter just celebrity chit-chat? What could Facebook possibly have to do with a quality learning experience? Where does LinkedIn fit into the picture? asks Lis Parcell, senior e-learning advisor with Jisc RSC Wales.
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he 2013 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. * Media Sharing * Digital Storytelling * Manage & Organize * Social Networking & Communication * Content Resources * Curriculum Collaboration
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This 5 minutes video (I know they were suposed to be a minute or so long) explains the basic concepts of Mendeley
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It's nothing personal—just business.
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn has grown well beyond its roots as an online resume and recruitment tool. The site claims that more than two new members sign up every second. LinkedIn boasts more than 170 million unique monthly visitors from around the world.
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