This document discusses using social networking tools like PacerBook in the classroom to keep students engaged in school. PacerBook is based on the open source platform Elgg and allows students to create blogs, profiles, and participate in discussion groups. The goal is to build relevance and relationships through these social networking features to make learning more meaningful and keep students interested in school.

1. How do you keep kids “into” school?

3. about me

5. Elgg’s Features

6. Blogs

7. Elgg is now PacerBook

8. Profile Page

9. Building Connections : Building Relevance

10. Building Connections : Building Relevance

11. Groups

12. Groups

13. Groups

14. Groups

15. Groups Discussion

16. Groups

17. Groups

18. That’s PacerBook: Building Relevance & Relationships

20. One More Thing http://www.jumpbox.com /