I KNEW THEY HAD TO BE OUT THERE...

Facebook may be the foremost "social networking" site in everyones mind, but these sites provide an educational twist to the social network. I knew that they had to be out there and once again they are FREE!!! Thanks to Twitter and having educational contacts I found this list from Technology and Education:Box of Tricks.

Edmodo

Edmondo is a social networking site specifically designed with teachers and students in mind. It has all the common features that you would find on Facebook. Edmundo also keeps track of assignments set by the teacher, has an online grade book, and organizes documents and media to be launched online. 

Posterous groups

Posterous is blogging platform that allows you to enter posts the traditional way or through email that the site converts into a blog. Audio and media files can also be embedded adding a level of class to a traditional blog. You will also find a group feature that can make a public or private network allowing the group to update the blog again either traditionally or simply trough and email. This is an excellent tool for group work. 

Diigo

Similar to Delicious, Diigo allows students and teachers to social bookmark sites of interest. This site is specifically designed for classroom functions that is why I included on this post. You can also transfer links from Delicious to Diigo, directions to do this can be found on the start page of Diigo.