Twitter and Tumblr aren't the only forms of social media for microblogging. How many of you have used the following, and what would be best practices for their use in education? What disadvantages could they present to educators? This is a page where we can organize our discussion.

30 ways to use social media to work and learn smarter: PDF by Jane Hart   30ways.pdf

Facebook - largest social network

• Pros 
• Groups feature
• discussion
• announcements
• photo sharing
• link sharing
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• Cons
• Privacy concerns
• how to ensure students' privacy?
• Third party software concerns 
• Best Practices
• Facebook for Educators Guide
• Alternatives?

LinkedIn - professional networking

• Pros
• Encourage students to develop a professional online identity
• Network within the field
• Cons
• Third party software concerns 
• Best Practices
• Alternatives?

Diigo - social bookmarking

• Pros
• share links with class, colleagues
• discover links through other colleagues
• organize personal bookmarks across multiple computers
• Cons
• Not as easy to retrieve bookmarks; bookmarks not alphabetized
• Best Practices
• Alternatives
• Delicious?

YouTube - largest video media network

• Pros
• Cons
• Best Practices
• Alternatives?

What else needs to be added to this list?

Google Reader

Google Docs

Slideshare

• Pros
• Cons
• Best Practices
• Alternatives?