Edmodo

    I chose to explore Edmodo because I have never heard of it before and thought it had a cool name.  To start out I went to Edmodo.com and signed up as a teacher which connected to my google account.  You then choose what subject you teach and what grade(s) you teach.  You can also upload a profile picture.  The look of the main page is much like a Facebook profile.  At this homepage you can set up different groups and post conversations and such for everyone who is in that group to see.
    This app is easy to use and very "child" friendly. It not only gives the students a way to learn about cyber etiquette, but it also gives them a fun, safe social media to be a part of.  Parents im sure will be a fan of the safety and privacy given in the account.
    I think this would have been a great way for myself to become introduced to the social media world when I was younger.  I joined the Facebook crew at an older age than many, but it still was a bit too "adult" for me.  I wish there had been something like this around that was used in my school to teach the safe ways of using social media and such,
    This could be a great way to keep parents and students informed of updated class schedules, newsletters, or any other news.  Depending on the age of the students you could have a student's page and a parent's page and have information that is more focused to them.  You can upload information in different folders for the different groups to see and you can also award student's comments and posts with stickers.  There are also things like a planner and a snapshot tool you can use.  This would be a great way to stay connected to the students and parents but you could also use it as a way to post forums or have class discussions, votes, or fun conversations.  It is safe and can be monitored by the teacher and all involved so that makes student-to-student cyber bullying better to monitor. I wish this was a thing when I was in middle and high school.