The Teacher's Guide To Twitter. Twitter has proven itself to be an indispensable tool for educators around the globe.
Whatever skill level you may be, Twitter is downright fun and worth your time. So here’s a useful guide that we curated from Edudemic’s archives in an effort to put something together that was a bit easier to read than random blog posts. We hope you enjoy and will be regularly adding to this guide so feel free to leave your ideas down in the comments or by, what else, tweeting us @edudemic anytime! Our Biggest Twitter Tips For Teachers For many teachers making a foray into the edtech world, Twitter is an excellent tool for consuming and learning. Many are also harnessing Twitter as a part of their PLN (personal learning network) to connect, share, and network. Check out our biggest Twitter tips for teachers below! Create, Don’t Just Consume The best way to get the most out of Twitter is to use it. Connect and Network Share Your Resources. The Digital Lives of Teens: The Internet Never Takes a Rest. Image credit: iStockphoto In the introduction to her new book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy, author Emily Bazelon shares the story of when her friends "fired" her in middle school.
She was devastated and went home from school disconsolate and in despair. But, she explains, at least she could go home to find solace and separation from the incident at school. The 36 Rules Of Social Media. The Busy Person's Guide To Social Media. How To Use Mood Boards For Visual Learning 4.64K Views 0 Likes Mood boards are used for photography, game design, interior design, marketing, fashion, music, advertising and even architecture; but who’s to say they shouldn’t be used in the classroom? (You might be doing this already!)
Social Media Guidelines For Students And Job Seekers. How To Use Mood Boards For Visual Learning 4.64K Views 0 Likes Mood boards are used for photography, game design, interior design, marketing, fashion, music, advertising and even architecture; but who’s to say they shouldn’t be used in the classroom? (You might be doing this already!) A Visual Guide To Twitter For Beginners. You may have a Twitter account that you don’t use very often.
You may tweet once in blue moon. You may just use it to ‘lurk’ during hashtag chats you enjoy. ( Check out our list of Twitter hashtags for to get started with that!) But you may not be a full-fledged Twitter user … yet. This dense and highly visual approach to understanding Twitter is just great. From the fine folks at Twiends , it lays out all the vocabulary you need, actions you can perform, and even gives a rough idea of what you should expect from Twitter.
The below infographic is basically a beginner’s guide to Twitter except it’s one easy-to-read format: infographics! Click the image below to enlarge it a bit – that’ll help view some of the smaller text. 'Social reading' the next phase of e-book revolution - Technology & Science. "Wait a minute!
Wait a minute! Ya ain't seen nothing yet! " -- Al Jolson, The Jazz Singer (1927) Those were the opening words spoken in the first feature-length talking picture. They proved prophetic for the movies, which have gone through constant, disruptive change ever since. The United States leads the world in the growth of e-reading, but Canada isn’t far behind. That’s worth sales of roughly $300 million CDN a year, up from $100 million when my collaborator Dave Redel and I produced a CBC Radio documentary for Ideas in early 2011 called Closing the Book. Sean Prpick and Dave Redel’s CBC Radio documentary, Opening The Book, airs on Ideas at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on Feb. 25. Listen to it here. According to Bob Stein, a digital pioneer, the future of books is "social reading. " How Students Benefit From Using Social Media. A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be.
However, social media offers plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity, and if you take a moment to think about it, it’s not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. As younger generations use such technology in the classroom, they remake the educational landscape. Social Media in Education: Resource Roundup.
Creating Social Media Guidelines A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom, by Vicki Davis (2014) Davis, in the first half of a pro-and-con discussion about social media in the classroom, positions it as a vital life skill and provides 12 positive examples of classroom use.
For the second half of the discussion, read this post by Ben Johnson: "Too Much Technology and Not Enough Learning? " The Digital Lives of Teens: What Time Is It? Now! By Matt Levinson (2013) In this first installment of his Digital Lives of Teens series, Levinson considers the problem of translating the teenage urgency of 'always on' into the mindfulness of 'being present.' How Teachers Are Using Social Media Right Now. How Teachers Can Best Use Education Technology 4.66K Views 0 Likes Edtech isn't the final solution for education's problems.
Social-teaching.jpg (JPEG Image, 1575x2363 pixels) - Scaled (27%) Study Uncovers How Schools Actually Use Social Media (And If It Works) Every college is apparently using social media, search engines, and blogs. Literally. According to a new study by UMass Dartmouth, 100% of colleges and universities surveyed are using some form of social media. But are students listening? Is all this widespread adoption actually making a difference? The study digs for the truth behind all the buzz around social media in higher education.
. - 8% of schools with blogs are using internally developed applications. . - Most of the people running the social media for schools aren’t super familiar with the actual blogging platform. . - The people who manage the blogs are typically admissions offices, marketing offices, and public relations. Schools Are Using Social Networking to Involve Parents. 20 Surprising Social Media Stats For 2012.