Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.
Social Media News
Businesses grapple with evolving social media rules – by Rebecca Goldfine
Teachers warned over befriending pupils on Facebook – by Jeevan Vasagar and Martin Williams, The Guardian
Schools use social media to communicate with students, parents – by Kim Archer and Andrea Eger, Tulsa News
Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate – by Emma Brown, The Washington Post
McDonald’s Twitter Campaign Goes Horribly Wrong #McDStories – Business Insider
Educational Technology
Four Creative Commons Photo Sites You Should Know About – from EdTech Ideas
14 Steps to Meaningful Student Blogging – Mrs. Ripp
Find and Translate 10,000+ newspapers – Newspapermap.com
Technology Resources and News
13 Everyday Technologies That Were First Imagined In Science Fiction – by Dylan Love, Business Insider
10 Tips for Building a Strong Online Community Around Your Startup – by Megan Berry, Mashable
Literacy Resources
Digital Literacy for Women and Girls – Alliance for Women in Media
At What Age Should Your Child Be Able To Read? – The Reading Corner
Literacy and Language News
Internet Promotes Literacy, Study Says – PC World
Learning a Second Language Protects Against Alzheimer’s – Fox News
Dissecting the bilingual brain- Insights of thinking in two languages… – EAL Teachers
International Languages Resources and News
Resources for Teaching Spanish – Language Links Wiki
Education Resources
10 great books to help you think, create, & communicate better in 2012 – Presentation Zen
Personalization vs. differentiation vs. individualization – by Barbara Bray
Education News From Around the Globe
Is Sweden’s Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning? – Good Education
Canadian Education News
Canada’s outstanding public school principals honoured by education charity – by Steve Mertl, Yahoo News
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Sarah Elaine Eaton is a faculty member in the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada.
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