Exposing students to the power of social media in the classroom is an important part of preparing them to become active, positive digital citizens in the 21st century world. Over the past two years, my students have quickly become drawn to Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and many other social networking platforms. They upload, share and connect with others often without regard to how their digital footprints may reflect them as individuals. Having ongoing conversations with students about the choices they make can lead to positive outcomes. Students don't realize how powerful social media platforms can be in terms of networking, research, and engaging in scholarly conversations. It makes me laugh every time I hear them whisper about my colleague Heather's feed or my Twitter. First of all guys, I hear you. Secondly, yes, social media can be an amazing way to give and exchange knowledge. Last semester I tried to incorporate a series of small learning activities that use social media platforms or mimic the act of sharing on social media to expose students to what is possible when they choose to use social media platforms to educational and professional purposes. As I continue to expand how I use Chromebooks over the next semester, I just hope to use these tools more. Students need to be exposed to strong models of digital citizenship, and these activities can open a dialogue about what that means. Additionally, many of the skills they use with technology align with the new Common Core State Standards. TodaysMeetTodaysMeet works much like Twitter or a live chat. It is a backchannel that allows a group of people to connect for a selected period of time. Teachers can na... half of the paper... as well as my diction lesson. I also use #CGMedia with my media class to encourage them to post projects or even to encourage them to check out additional resources I post. During the Gender Unit for both my media and speech classes (which are very research focused), I used these hashtags to share resources they might find helpful. I didn't abuse Twitter directly with students, but they I encourage browsing because it is a platform with so many amazing resources available, in addition to celebrity gossip and social media posts. As our world continues to evolve, it is definitely a platform they should use of social media and can be very useful for the classroom: Fakebook Twister (like Twitter) Fake Tweet Builder Edmodo and Schoology can also provide powerful LMS systems!