Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.
Social Media Resources, Policy tools and How To’s
Crafting a Social Media Policy for Your Business – by Yfran Garcia
5 Tips for Teachers to Navigate Facebook’s Features and Risks – by Linda Fogg Phillips
Social Media Snafus of 2011: A Study in HR Best Practices – by Kyle Lagunas
Social Media News
Tread carefully with background checks on social media: Privacy watchdog issues warning – by James Wood, Edmonton Journal
Ireland tells Facebook to boost privacy – by Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times
Educational Technology
Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011: Social Media — Adoption & Crackdown by Audrey Watters
Using Social Media to Teach: Keep It Transparent, Open and Safe – by Carol Shakeshaft, NY Times
Literacy
Books vs. screens: Which should your kids be reading? – by John Barber, Globe and Mail
Adult Literacy Resources – Decoda Literacy Solutions
2012: The Year Mobile Reading Grows Up – by Tim Carmody
Fostering a love of reading for success – by Sean Wilson, Ottawa Citizen
English as an Additional Language
12 ways of creating stories with your EFL students – by Simon Thomas
International Languages News and Resources
Oy vey! Yiddish making a comeback at colleges – by Dorie Turner, San Francisco Gate
Chinese is the new English – IBN Live
When it comes to jobs, being bilingual is an advantage – by Catharine Hadley
When Learning Languages, Motivation Matters Most: An Interview with Bruno della Chiesa – by Nancy Walser, Harvard Education Letter
Language Learning Through Hip-Hop Music? Hellz Yeah – by Mikaela Conley, ABC News
Foreign language educators encourage fluency, but students say it’s a challenge – by Stephen J. Pytak
Early Language Learning in Europe – edited by Janet Enever
Education Resources
Using Multiple Intelligences to keep students engaged – WriteToLearn
An Educator’s Guide for Changing the World: Methods, Models and Materials for Anti-Oppression and Social Justice Workshops – SocialJustice.org
Education News
English proficiency test gets ‘F’ for stress – by Kristen Parker – Futurity
Government of Canada Makes Education More Affordable for Part-Time Students – Marketwire
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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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