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Winter 2013 | Volume 33, Issue 2 CONTENTS


Calendar .......................................................................................................... 4 MACUL Officers and Board of Directors ........................................................... 5 Special Interest Group Directors and LISTSERV groups .................................... 5 Announcing... ................................................................................................... 6 MACUL Announces Free Special Interest Group Membership ........................... 6 The Power of the Crowd ................................................................................... 7 Beginners Guide to Social Networking for the Classroom ................................. 8 The Case for Synchronous Social ................................................................... 11 Kid Safe Social Networking ............................................................................ 12 Quick Keys and Tips: Effectively Moving the Message ................................... 13 Let’s Travel with Twitter ................................................................................. 14 Work Smarter, not Harder .............................................................................. 17 Social Networking: Personal, Educational, and All Mixed Up .......................... 18 The Facebook Faceoff .................................................................................... 21 Promoting Participation and Collaboration with Piazza ................................... 24 REMC in Focus: The New and Really Cool 21things4students ........................ 25 Achieving Library 2.0 ..................................................................................... 26 MACUL Grants Awarded................................................................................. 28


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