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It’s only been a few years since the words “social” and  ”media” came together, but since the merger the world, both physical and digital, have become vastly different. On June 30, 2010, Mashable.com, known for its ‘everything social’ news articles, launched Social Media Day, a “celebration of media going social.” With over 5,000 registered #SMDay events (this number does not include the non-registered events), the day became a staple in the social world.

This year, Detroit plans on taking Social Media Day 2011 to an entirely new level. Themed with the title “Detroit Rock City,” MotorCity Casino Hotel and Livio Radio have teamed up along with the social media teams of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings to bring the Detroit area a full day of events.

Social Media Day Events:

11:30am – 1:00pm – Pre-game #TigersTU (Tigers Tweetup) at Comerica Park. Like the SMDay Party at Motor City Casino Hotel, the #TigersTU will be offering raffles and prizes (amazing prizes, check them out!) during the game to attendees).

1:05pm – ? – Begin the victorious game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets.

? – 7:00 – Social Media Day Pre-Party located at the Overdrive located inside Motor City Casino Hotel

7:00 – 10:00pm – Social Media Day 2011 Detroit party begins! Prizes will be available throughout the event, the offerings also include a “Build Your Own Coney” station!

10:00pm – 2:00am – SMDay 2011 After-Party located at Amnesia inside Motor City Casino Hotel

Hope to see you all there! If you will be attending, be sure to say hi.

What a great event. First, I want to give a big thank you to @thenerdyteacher and his fabulous team for putting together an amazing event, and thank you to the awesome presenters, you’ve definitely taught us a lot!

#EdcampDet isn’t your typical conference, it’s considered an “UnConference.” No agenda. No scheduled discussions, only scheduled times. Edcamp is broken into 4 sessions, conference goers, at the beginning of the day, can toss up what ideas they wish to present. At that time, everyone else decides which presentation they wish to go to. Simple as that and surely not your typical conference.

Though I’m not a teacher, I’ve learned a lot about how educators can use technology such as iPads, iPods and iPhones in the classroom. It’s amazing how many education related applications there are in the App store. Lets take a look at a few of extremely useful ones presented to us today:

*Please let me know if you find any errors that I need to fix*

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