Social Networks for Educators:

1. Classroom 2.0
2. ASCD EDge
3. Educator's PLN
4. iTeach Mobile
5. English Companion Ning 
6. Early Career Teachers - NCTE Ning
7. Art Education 2.0
8. MEMO - Minnesota Educational Media Organization
   
9. k12Online
10. SEMTEC The SE MN preK-12 Technology Coordinators
11. The Future of Education
12. WebQuest Dialog
13. Independent School Educators network
14.  IB Virtual Community – social networking site for MYP programes
    

Links:

1. Social Networking in Education

2. Social Networking For Teachers

3. Some Things I've Learned About Building Effective Social Networks - by Steve Hargadon

4. Ning in Education
5. Federal Trade Commission - Social Networking Sites: A parent's guide
6. Aimée M. Bissonette, J.D.
7. Change.org post on Social Networking and National School Board Association recommendations
8. ISTE NETS for Students
9. 25% of 8-12 year olds have social network profiles. This besides the fact of a minimum age of 13.
10. Social networking sites have educational benefits
11. Facebook on 60 Minutes 01-13-08 (Part 1)
12. How Your Facebook Account Can Get You Fired
13. Networked Student
14. Webmail
15. Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites Uncovered
16. Executive Summary | Pew Internet & American Life Project
17. Education Week: Teenagers’ Social Networking Found to Have Educational Benefits in Poll
18. Social networking risks for educators. Eye-opening story from NEA attorney at www.nea.org/home/38324.htm

Tools to Build Your Own Network:

• - Create your own social educational network. (offers 10gb free storage, forums, group pages, integration with Google Gadgets, Wiki, file sharing, and RSS)

• - Create your own social educational network. (offers 1gb free storage for photos, group pages, forums, and RSS)

• - Create your own social educational network. (offers forums, group pages, Wiki, file sharing, and RSS)

• - Create your own social educational network.  (only offers 100mb free storage, supports group pages, & forums with threaded discussions and very robust WYSIWYG editor for posts)

• - Create your own social educational network.

• - Social book reading site. 

• - Free project management site similar to social networking platforms like Ning.

• - Free wiki host with a social element that allows users to create their own profile pages. Kind of a blend between PBwiki and Ning!.

• - Linkedin is a networking site for professionals. Many people refer to it as an online rolodex.

• - Social Network for academic research.

• - Social Networking platform that translates into 27 different languages