» “Tweaching” with Twitter. Yes. That’s right. It’s not a misspelling. “Tweaching” is on the rise. A term coined by our very own Brian Salerno at QU Online, “tweaching” refers to the use of Twitter for instruction in both online and on ground settings. Twitter , a free microblogging service that allows for text-based messages of 140 characters or less, can be categorized as both an asynchronous and synchronous communication tool. Opinions or reactions posing a question sharing a resource polling real time news developments conference back channeling networking safety alerts Tom Barrett, 2008 As educators, we all strive to create teachable moments for our student population.
Back Channeling to Equalize the Discussion Platform Monica Rankin, History Professor at the University of Texas-Dallas conducted The Twitter Experiment in her on ground history course during class time. The Teacher’s Quick Guide To Educational Twitter Hashtags. The Teacher’s Quick Guide To Educational Twitter Hashtags Added by Jeff Dunn on 2012-10-18 I heart Twitter. If you haven’t yet, follow @edudemic to keep up with what we’re doing, working on, and seeing (like last night’s tech event with GDGT in downtown Boston!). Twitter has become a massive hit in education and it’s too big to ignore.
So that’s why we helped assemble the 2012 A-Z Guide To Twitter Hashtags . It’s been an invaluable resource for educators around the world. But that’s a very lengthy list. Want to download this graphic as a PDF? Category: Featured Tags: #edchat , guide , hashtags , infographic , resource , twitter , visualization You may also like How Teachers Are Hacking Their Own Digital Textbooks Added by Anthony DiLaura 5 days ago 17.23K Views 9 Comments 0 Likes A group of teachers have started to disrupt their own textbook options by starting up an iBooks Author Hackathon. 5 Free Apps For Classrooms With A Single iPad Added by Monica Burns 1 month ago 2 Comments Fresh Posts.
Teachers – The 10 Stages of Twitter. Stage 1 Sign up to twitter following persuasion/pestering by colleagues. Follow Stephen Fry, a famous sportsman/popstar and a news channel. Read a few tweets, don’t understand what the fuss is about and mock anyone who uses twitter. Stage 2 Overhear colleagues chatting about twitter and a great article they found. Promise to give it a go again and follow two or three recommendations. Find articles interesting and wonder how to get more. Stage 3 Think about posting first tweet.
Stage 4 Upon realising you have no followers ask colleagues how to get them? Stage 5 Have a mini twitter conversation with colleague, even retweet a couple of statements. Stage 6 Practise a couple of tweets that include @names and hashtags. Stage 7 Retweet any link you find interesting as people might read them. Stage 8 Thank colleagues for introducing you to twitter, impressed with the knowledge you have gleaned and your growing number of followers.
Stage 9 Stage 10 (the reason for this post) Like this: Like Loading... Twitter in Education – Barriers and possible solutions? After a wry commentary on the ‘10 Stages of Twitter‘ many educators have commented on the barriers that exist to twitter use. As a proposed channel of communication for iPad use in school, it is important to investigate these barriers and address them for staff. ACCESS – It is all very well popping onto twitter if you have a smartphone that allows you access with one tap of an icon. It is a very different experience if you are logging in via the website just to scroll through a timeline you don’t engage withUNDERSTANDING – Twitter fans have countless tales to tell about colleagues who ‘don’t get twitter’. It is a difficult medium to explain sometimes, even though its simplicity is its strength. A virtual chat with people you have never met is alien to some, particularly those who use Facebook as a measuring tool.
A number of solutions have been suggested to remove these barriers and are proving fruitful alongside our iPad trial: Real-time local Twitter trends - Trendsmap. Schools chief loves Twitter — 29 (plus 3) times a day - The Answer Sheet. Posted at 04:00 AM ET, 09/20/2012 Sep 20, 2012 08:00 AM EDT TheWashingtonPost A growing number of school superintendents around the country spend part of their day on Twitter, and one of the most prolific — if not the most — is Joshua P. Starr, superintendent of the high-achieving Joshua Starr (Katherine Frey/THE WASHINGTON POST) Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.
On Tuesday, Sept. 18, Starr tweeted 29 times, and retweeted three other tweets. He’s not the only superintendent on Twitter. The article says this about Starr: Joshua Starr (@mcpssuper), superintendent of 147,000-student Montgomery County, Md., Public Schools, uses Twitter each day to promote best teaching practices.
“If I am visiting a school and see a powerful lesson or an effective teaching strategy, I can take a picture and send out a Tweet,” says Starr. Here are a few of his tweets from Tuesday alone that reflect his sentiments: — And here’s one of Starr’s retweets, originally written by Sam Chaltain @samchaltain. The Secrets To Effectively Using Twitter As A Learning Tool. The problem remains that if you’re anything like me, even on a good day you can still find Twitter elusive for finding coherent conversation. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed at a conference in June of this year that 400 million Tweets are now sent out each day.
So even if you have done you’re homework on how to best use the site and are balancing following a sensible mixture of opinion-leaders, journalists, experts, academics and friends, while also contributing Tweets at a good rate (while staying short of overkill) I’d bet that the real-time, river-like nature of your Twitter feed can still feel like a situation of chaos. The Twitter Secret The secret in using Twitter well for your own learning is as much about knowing how to effectively slice-up raw information, as it is who to follow and how to share responsibly. Of course you still have to know what to search for. There are conversations happening at every level of the education field, and for every interest. #gtchat #teaching2030. 45 Simple Twitter Tips Everyone Should Know About.
Are you a tweetin’ teacher? Do you rely on tweets for your extended PLN ? Whether you use the service or not, there’s a whole world of information being shared and you should start taking part. But if you’ve been too nervous or unsure about HOW to actually use Twitter as efficiently as possible… the wait is over. We’ve offered up plenty of tips and tricks for Twitter but never anything like this. It’s an elegantly organized set of infographics detailing the step-by-step process of using Twitter and making it work for you.
Here are some of the key questions answered in the set of graphics by Cheryl Lawson below. Some tips are geared towards businesses but I know that many of them will benefit the Edudemic audience too! Key Questions Answered Did you know SEO played a role in your Twitter profile? View Tips As Slideshow.