Matthew Albert, Educational Consultant, with the Lester B. Pearson School Board has recently made available a guide to what social media is, what the tools are, and how it can be used in education. He has built an excellent website which is available at:
http://storify.com/edtechsarecool/harnessing-social-media
Major features are: Establishing a social media identity; Blogging and Publishing Tools; Infographics; Photography and Video; Web Highlighter and Online Bookmarking; and Cloud-based Storage.