Microblogging / twitter
Get flash to fully experience Pearltrees
One of the problems that early health care bloggers faced was trying to figure out what was and what was not permissible or ethical in the blogosphere. Since this post is dealing with legal matters, first a quick disclaimer:
The Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics and HIPAA | The Social Medic
Social media for schools: a guide to Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional
Like, tweet, pin?The TechnoGenealogist: Auto-Tweeting: Making Presentations Interactive Again - Part1
We have all been there: we find THE lecture that we are dying to hear about, only to discover that the presenter has packed 150 slides into the hour time limit, and every time she shows a new URL, everyone scrambles to write it down before she races off to the next slide.
What should a networked educational leader tweet about?
cc licensed flickr photo shared by Rosaura Ochoa This week, I begin a cohort based in Alberta, Canada, working with educational leaders that are both school and division based . A question that I have received from many educators/administrators is what could I possibly share on Twitter. Although this is not the “definitive” guideline below, I would love to share my thoughts on what you should tweet: Here are 10 guidelines: What you should tweet about:Professors who wish to engage students during large lectures face an uphill battle. Not only is it a logistical impossibility for 200+ students to actively participate in a 90 minute lecture, but the downward sloping cone-shape of a lecture hall induces a one-to-many conversation. This problem is compounded by the recent budget cuts that have squeezed ever more students into each room. Fortunately, educators (including myself) have found that Twitter is an effective way to broaden participation in lecture. Additionally, the ubiquity of laptops and smartphones have made the integration of Twitter a virtually bureaucracy-free endeavor. This post describes the two main benefits professors find when using Twitter in lecture.
How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement
10 New Ways Twitter Is Changing The College Lecture
Continuing our theme of using Twitter in education this week , we bring you a look at the ways Twitter is causing the current lecture model to evolve. The following analysis is brought to you by our content partners over at Online Universities .