Week 4 Social Networking

I realized that many of my students some type of social networking tool on a daily basis without knowing it.  Students constantly communicate with a network of friends and family via My Space, Face Book and instant messaging.  These tools should be incorporated in the classroom.  Why not use the technology that students already are familiar with?  Some networking tools teachers can use for multiple content areas and instruction are Wikis, Google Docs and Blogging.  These are ways to collaboratively work on a single document.  Other forms of social networking are sharing music, video, games, and photos.  Social networking broadens the audience.  It is instant and used in real time.  It is global and gives students the capability of communicating with other students across the globe.