Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.
Social Media Resources, Policy tools and How To’s
Managing social media complaints before they explode into Tweets, YouTube videos and Facebook shares – by Janet Cho
Social Media Policy Must Have: when are they on the clock? – by Shawn Tuma
Muscogee County Schools new social media policy discourages ‘friending,’ texting between teachers, students: Teachers urged to not communicate with students, parents on websites, texts – by Sara Pauff and Sonya Sorich
Business Insider: Our new Twitter-Facebook policy: What Do You Think? – by Henry Blodget
Hampton school board debates new social media policy – by Samieh Shalash
Social media rules for public servants ‘laughable’ – by Amy Simmons
Social Media News
25 Eye-Popping Internet Marketing Statistics for 2012 – by Pamela Vaughan
Educational Technology
Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012 – Edudemic
Grades 9-12 Examples: Voicethread – Voicethread4education
Top 10 Sites for Educational Apps – TechLearning.com
LibriVox – free audiobooks
Technology Resources and News
Shy students should be able to tweet their teacher in class, study finds – by Jeremy Pierce
Can Technology Help the Blog Replace the Term Paper? – New York Times
The 70 Online Databases that Define Our Planet – Technology Review
7 Google Search Techniques You Don’t Know Exist – Teacher Learning Community
Apple vows iBooks 2 will ‘reinvent’ school textbooks – Globe and Mail
Amazon: “Primed” to disrupt Apple’s textbook plans? – by Jason Perlow
Teachers Buzz about Apple’s Education Announcement – Globe and Mail
Literacy Resources
Books for Struggling Readers in Middle or High School – Jenna Scribbles
Literacy and Language News
How one New Brunswick school is celebrating Family Literacy Day – McAdam High
Barnes & Noble Donates Close to 1.2 Million Books To Nonprofit Organizations, Schools, Libraries And Literacy Partners All Across The U.S.A – Press Release
Pioneer of ESL, EAL in PEI, Canada celebrated by local media – The Guardian, Prince Edward Island
Library Link: We can help you give your kids the gift of literacy – by Anne Beaty, Airdire, Alberta
Church’s “Missionary Training Center” promotes international language learning – Deseret News
No Difference Between Kids’ Comprehension of Ebooks, Print Books, Study Says – School Library Journal
EAL / ESL / EFL Resources
Superb collection of ESL / EAL Learning and Teaching Resources – Alberta Education
International Languages Resources and News
Benefits of Learning a Second Language at a Young Age – Sewickley Academy
Hawaiian Language Immersion Program open to all children – by Louise Rockett, Lahaina News
Educational Leadership
7 Top Things Teachers Want from Their Principal – Connected Principals
How to Lead Effectively in Virtual Environments – by Frank Kalman
Education Resources
How can I help my (struggling) child with homework? (Part 1) – by Sylvia Hannah
New Year’s Resolutions for Children with Special Needs – Brain Balance
Education News From Around the Globe
Is Sweden’s Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning? – Good Education
Study on Teacher Value Uses Data From Before Teach-to-Test Era – by Michael Winerip, NY Times
In schools, self-esteem boosting is losing favor to rigor, finer-tuned praise – by Michael Alison Chandler, Washington Post
Everyday tasks can be teaching moments – by Kelly Pedro, London Free Press
Canadian Education News
Paul Martin says generation of Aboriginal Canadians lost – Canada.com
Medicine Hat (Alberta) school officials admit to illegal Tory donations – CBC News
Teachers’ union, province in secret talks to explore cap on work hours – by Matt McClure, Calgary Herald
Military training, possible future for Canadian universities? – The Varsity
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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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