Some of the things teachers can do with such community spaces include:
- Creating custom mini-communities for classes
- Collaborate and share work
- Network with other educators from all around the globe
- Share resources and expand one's knowledge
- Grow professionally
- Push out reminders , assignments and updates...etc
- A Handy Guide to Everything Teachers Need to Know about Edmodo
- 21 Ways to Use Edmodo in your Classroom
This is another great platform where you can build your own community or join the ones other teachers have created. To learn more about how to create a community for your class or how to better use Google Plus for educational purposes, check out these titles.
This is my favourite platform for connecting with other educators and learning about the latest updates in the world of educational . Hashtags now allow Tweeters to create communities around a given topic , here are some posts to help you learn more about them:
- Easily Create Classroom Wikis Using Wikispaces Classroom
- Teachers Guide on The Use of Wikis in Education
6- Ning Communities
Ning hosts several teacher communities where educators connect and share their expertise, here are examples to start with
Ning hosts several teacher communities where educators connect and share their expertise, here are examples to start with
8- Facebook
Facebook Groups is a great place to host your classroom community, you can set it up in a few clicks and invite your students or other teachers to join in the conversation. Here are some posts to get you started:- 14 Great Facebook Groups Every Teacher should Know about
- Teacher's Guide to Creating Facebook Group for Students
- Facebook Groups for Schools Simplified