Donald Clark
Blended Learning
While the concept of blended learning has probably been around since the beginning of Instructional Design, the term was not coined until the late nineties. However, blended learning is probably the closest thing we have to a silver...
Other
Chief Marketer: Is Social Media the New Mass Media?
Discusses the evolution of major social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter from their humble beginnings. Then looks at the user experience of marketing on social media sites as it appeared in 2010. Much of the marketing was poorly...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Is Social Media's Role in Election 2016?
In this lesson plan, students examine the different ways candidates use social media, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter in their presidential campaigns. They will watch videos, read articles, and examine candidates' social media...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Clay Shirky: How Social Media Can Make History
Clay Shirky shows how social media services such as Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, thus changing the nature of politics. [15:49]
Other
Queens University: Social Media Accessibility
This resource describes the problems related to social media accessibility for individuals with special needs and offers suggestions on how to work around some of them to make the content more accessible. The information is also...
Time
Time: 5 Trends That Will Change How You Use Social Media in 2015
Looks at potential changes in 2015 in how people use social media. These include tools to make financial transactions, new types of networks, shopping features, social networking features on more smart devices, and the demand for more...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Young People and Social Networking Services (Leaflet)
This is a guide for parents, carers and teachers about the safe and responsible use of social networking services. By understanding these services and their potential risks you can help to support your child in choosing an appropriate...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Online Technology to Explore Characterization and Style
Students use social networking sites to trace the development of characters by assuming the persona of a character on the class Ning and sending a set number of tweets, or status updates.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: 10 Ways to Use Social Media in the Classroom
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides ten ways to incorporate social media to classroom instruction and writing initiatives.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Women Record Several 'Firsts' With Wins in u.s. Senate, Elsewhere
In the Senate and House women, not just women, but women with different cultural backgrounds, won seats in the 2016 election. Find out more about the historical winners of the day.
Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center: Global Indicators Database
About the Key Indicators Database: Pew Research Center conducts public opinion surveys around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world...