Students in group

Historical Highlights: Social Networking

  • Edmodo

    Free social networking site that is designed for educational purposes. Students are able to hold discussions, collaborate, and share information that is related to class assignments provided by the teacher. The studenst must be invited to join classroom.
  • Celly

    Creates networks where existing social networks do not work. Teachers and studenst can communicate freely keeping phone numbers private and messages can be monitered so that students can remain on topic and the conversation remains friendly.
  • Socrative

    It is used to transform multi student devices into studenst response systems. Studenst can engage in classroom activities in real time using laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Can be used in grades 6-12.
  • Kahoot

    Kahoot is developed to stimulate social learning and collaboration. Users are involved in connected learning that has deeper pedagogical impact. Students and teachers are connected globally to over 180 countries in real time. Teachers have control over assessment and it works with any device that has internet access. Most importantly, it is free.
  • Social Networking in Education

    This timeline will describe the historical events of social networking into the mainstream of education.