Tech+Tools+and+Apps

=**Online Student Publishing Tools**=

=**Create a Wikispace account**= Wikispaces for teachers

=**Constructing a Professional Learning Network (PLN)**=

[|How to Build a Professional Learning Network (PLN)] [|Nebraska's Beth Still on creating a PLN and using web 2.0 tools] [|Social Networking Sites for Teachers] [|Did You Know? Social Networking]

**Twitter Resources**
THINK before you post! Review your privacy settings! Follow us! @esu6pd [|Twitter.com] [|Tweetdeck] Hoot Suite Educational Twitter Hashtagslist [|Twitter live chats] How to Participate in a Twitter Chat Join the first ever #nebedu live chat on Sept. 5 at 8:00 pm! Topic: school transparency

**Facebook Resources**
THINK before you post! Review your privacy settings! Sample response to parent/student Facebook friend requests:
 * I’m so glad you want to connect with me. I’ve decided to keep my Facebook profile private with my close friends and family. But I would like to stay connected to you. So if you would like to join my fan page here: @http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-Utecht/75623012224 we can stay in touch. Thanks! Jeff

**Suggested Education-related Facebook Pages to Follow**
(FOLLOW US!) [|Educational Service Unit 6]

School Pages

 * Centennial Public Schools
 * Crete Public Schools
 * District #145 Community Prevention Coalition
 * ESU 3 TV
 * Hershey Panthers
 * Millard Public Schools Human Resources
 * Lincoln Public Schools
 * Nebraska Center for the Education of The Blind and Visually Impaired
 * Norris School District #160
 * Seward Public Schools
 * Waverly High School Freshman Science
 * Waverly High School Vikings
 * Waverly High School Speech Team
 * Waverly Viking Band
 * York Public Schools

Nebraska/National Educational Associations/Groups

 * Nebraska Mathematics Professional Development Series
 * Nebraska Music Educators Association
 * Nebraska School Activities Association
 * Nebraska Loves Our Public Schools
 * [|NCTE] (National Council of Teachers of English)
 * NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
 * NETA (Nebraska Educational Technology Association)
 * [|IRA] (International Reading Association)
 * ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
 * NASET (National Association of Special Education Teachers)
 * NATS (Nebraska Association of Science Teachers)

Professional/Educational Pages

 * #Edchat
 * 21st Century Nebraska School Librarians
 * Connected Principals
 * Cyberbullying Research Century
 * ESL Primary Teachers
 * Edutopia
 * [|EdWeek]
 * Elementary Teachers
 * Engaging Technologies
 * English Teachers Network
 * Facebook in Education
 * Facecrooks
 * Free Technology For Teachers
 * Free App Alert
 * Fund For Teachers
 * Gateway to 21st Century Skills
 * I'm a Band Director
 * Khan Academy
 * Let Students Use Cell Phones for Learning
 * PE Central
 * Spanish Teachers
 * Teaching Generation Text
 * TED
 * Theatre Arts Teachers
 * [|Two Writing Teachers]
 * eInstruction (interwrite boards, pulse pens, CPS clickers)

**Pinterest Resources**
THINK before you post! Pinterest has no privacy settings!

Pinterest now has the Education Category Check out Lynne's Education and QR Codes in Schools Pinterest Boards One idea from Lynne's board to add interactivity to bulletin boards Snap2Guides Board

Set up a Google Alert to monitor topics of interest.
 * Google Alerts**


 * Other tools**
 * Remind101.com**
 * Google Chrome Timer App**