Periscope now allows you to accept comments only from people you follow | VentureBeat | Social | by Daniel Terdiman. [Unlock ninja marketing project management skills with Scott Brinker. Register today for a live virtual online roundtable discussion.] Twitter today pushed an update to Periscope, its livestreaming mobile app, that lets broadcasters allow comments only from people they follow. The new “follower only” mode is “available before starting your broadcast,” Twitter said in its app update.
“If you turn this on, only viewers that you follow can comment in your broadcast.” At the same time, it is now easier to block commenters. Other new features in today’s update include a new “global” section which “lists the most recent, live broadcasts from around the world.” Periscope users’ home feeds will now “only show live broadcasts and replays tailored” to individual users. Tales from a Very Busy Teacher: Periscope Tips and Tricks {for the classroom} Good afternoon everyone! There's so much Periscoping going on around here! I LOVE IT!
I have only done two Periscopes myself, but I have been enjoying watching everyone with their tips and tricks of the trade! It got me thinking! Why not coin #periscopetipsandtricks and share tips and tricks with each other! I've got a few of my own to share! Here's one for blogging: I found this out today by playing around with my phone and Facebook: embedding your Periscope broadcasts into your blog (or other websites). It's SO simple! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. If you don't want the video to be public on your Facebook, then upload it as private and follow these steps: 1. Now you can embed the code into your blog post! Here's my first Periscope! Now, let's talk about using your embedded codes and Periscope in the classroom. 1. Why not hold after school tutoring from your phone? 2. 3. Writing ideas Math fact practice Quizzing each other on topics both classes have learned 1. 2. 3. Thanks for stopping by and happy scopin'! Sheila Jane Teaching :: Teach Happy, Live Happy, Be Happy.
Like we needed another social media app to get addicted too. Am I right? Trust me though; Periscope has gone #teacherviral and for a good reason. Thanks to the little colorful, bubbly hearts, comment stream collaboration, and live video format; we are able to see our favorite teachers in real time. Go in their classrooms, ask them questions, attend education conferences with them, AND get a glimpse into their real life. I like what one of my periscope viewers said today, “It’s like the best PD that I can watch in bed and in my pjs.”
I would have to agree. Where do you even start? I did the leg work for you (because I’ve been on Periscope NONSTOP) and have rounded up a list of the teachers I think are pumping out the best content. I really took into consideration who was posting scopes continuously, focusing on education topics, and building a loyal community. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Looking for more teachers to follow? Write a little blog post that talks about your Periscope and link up below. Periscope, Meerkat and the Journalism of Now. Every semester I like to watch trends in digital media for an assignment I construct for the last month of class. I call it my “Future of Journalism” assignment, and it’s intended to introduce some new tool, trend or idea to the regular curriculum. To be fair, about half of these trends stay big for a while after the assignment, while others fade.
The goal isn’t about the latest fad, though, but rather about teaching them how to see what is emerging and think about how it fits into their journalistic work. This semester’s Future of Journalism assignment centered on live streaming video. In the past two months, we’ve seen the emergence of two new apps — Meerkat and Periscope — that have turned streaming video into a niche experience into something that anyone with an iPhone can do. (Editor’s note: A separate post on Meerkat ran last week, and our #EdShift chat at 1 ET Tuesday, April 14, will cover streaming services and their usefulness in classes and newsrooms.) And now we go live. Teach-Dream-Inspire: Periscope in the Classroom.
Have you heard about this new social media platform called Periscope? Well, if you haven't, Periscope is a social media platform where you can live stream videos from anywhere in the world using an app on your phone. Ever since teachers have taken over Periscope to network and collaborate with one another, I've been trying to rack my brain to come up with ideas for how to use Periscope with my students. I always feel like there is never enough time in the day! Periscope would be a great way to carry learning over to after school and build that home-school connection! Periscope in the Classroom The teacher could tape the students... -giving a presentation -during show and tell -reading a story -completing classroom activities -sharing exciting news from school Parents could tape themselves...
-reading a story as the "Mystery Reader" -giving a presentation about their job or giving a tour of their office for Career Day -sharing a special message with their child. Primary Inspired: Periscope! In the Classroom! Have you heard the buzz about Periscope? It has just blown up in the teaching & blogging world world the last few weeks. If you haven't heard, Periscope is an app that streams live video. It's connected to Twitter, so if you're already on Twitter, you'll be able to feed your live video directly through Twitter. You also can broadcast and view live videos just on Periscope. My sweet friends Angie & Ashley have great blog posts about how to get started on Periscope and 25 Periscope Must Knows. Periscope has proven to be a powerful tool: it's been a terrific way for teachers to connect, collaborate, & network.
Even cOOler?! Before we dive into the awesome-ness of using Periscope in the classroom, let's talk about safety & privacy. Set up a seperate account just for your classroomONLY allow parents to followTurn off the location when you broadcastONLY allow comments from followers1. 2. 3. Easy to get around the no faces issue with this one...most performances either require or use MASKS! Untitled. 5 ideas for using @Periscope app in your school - The Periscope app was introduced to me by @fionajharvey at #SotonTEL. It is my new favourite free app. Basically it lets you use the camera on your smart phone or device to broadcast live to the internet. In their own words: You can link it to your twitter account and so gain a potential instant audience for your broadcast. 1- You could broadcast part of a lesson live. 2- Sharing the work of special interest groups in school. 3- Many schools now use a Twitter hashtag for school trips. 4- Periscope is much easier to set up than most live streams. 5 – Events like sports day could be really easily covered on this app.
There are only so quick ideas, but if you are planning to use the Periscope app I would love to hear from you, and share some more thoughts. Periscope Tutorial: How Use Twitter's Periscope. What is Periscope? Periscope is a live streaming app, owned by Twitter, that allows you to share and watch live video broadcasts from your mobile gadget of choice. Periscope is a ‘visual pulse of what’s happening right now‘. It lets you ‘discover the world through someone else’s eyes‘. And it’s the new hottest social media platform that just might be here to stay. In this tutorial, you’ll find everything you need to know on how to use Periscope – for business or pleasure. Periscope: Broadcast vs Watch There are two basic things you can do on Periscope: broadcast orwatch others broadcast.
For broadcasters, Periscope is a great opportunity to share your experiences with others. Press a button and you are live. For viewers, Periscope will give you an opportunity to discover the world the way you never could on your own. And you are not just a passive viewer either. Whether you like to watch or broadcast, this Periscope tutorial has got you covered. How to Get Started with Periscope on Android 1. 2. Hands on with Twitter Periscope, the presumptive Meerkat killer. Twitter live video broadcasting is a squall inside an ocean of social media activity, and bobbing frantically in the middle of it like a shiny buoy is Meerkat, the little video-streaming app that could.
Social media users are flocking to its bright beacon. It is the app and the social activity of the moment. But slicing through the waves and headed right toward it is Periscope. It, too, is a live video streaming app. It’s likely that, if Meerkat had not exploded the way it did, Twitter might have kept its Periscope app (free in the App Store starting Thursday) below the surface for a while longer, but now any delay could spell disaster for Twitter’s live video streaming plans. Getting to know Periscope Periscope performs virtually the same function as Meerkat. Twitter gave me early access the new app, but didn’t turn on full Twitter integration — I could sign in with my Twitter account, but that was it — so the experience felt a bit limited.
Here’s what I can tell you, though: Up Periscope. A Beginners Guide To Periscope - Part 1 | Altrincham Social Media Training. Last month we talked about Meerkat and Periscope (twitter’s own live video streaming app) which launched recently and are the new frontiers in video marketing. What they offer in essence is a live streaming app with a more user-friendly and engaging interface than UStream or Livestream If you want to read about the benefits of both look at our blog here on Meerkat, Periscope and Live Streaming (but bare in mind it’s 3 weeks since Periscope launched and updates are happening all the time) In our latest blog we want to talk about Periscope and offer a Beginners Guide To Periscope 1.
FOLLOW A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE Can you remember when you 1st signed up to Twitter and you followed a handful of people and thought “what’s the point of twitter” Then you followed a few hundred more and realised that twitter becomes more useful and varied when you’ve followed a number of people 1. 2. So go use it and tell all your friends about it – don’t keep Periscope your little secret 3. Periscope is real time. A Dozen Cool Ways to Use Periscope in Your Class | What's Not Wrong? Periscope is a fairly new app (and web site) connected to Twitter.
The basic idea is that a user can broadcast from anywhere any time with a device as simple as a smart phone. (In fact, I’m broadcasting my writing session as I draft this post! Why anyone would want to see that is beyond me, but 83 people have watched me type this.) A Periscope broadcaster simply points a device’s camera and begins to broadcast through the app.
The broadcaster can add a text description of what is being shown so that anyone surfing Periscope will have an idea of what the broadcast is showing. Broadcasters can also add a location or send a Tweet announcing the broadcast. Those who are watching a Periscope broadcast can interact with the broadcaster in several ways beyond simply looking at the streaming video. A dialogue can emerge if a broadcaster responds out loud to the comments through the broadcasting device’s microphone, or if the commenters begin to comment on each other’s observations. 1. 2. 3. 4. Periscope For Awesome Classroom Sharing - Work in Progress.