The Ultimate Guide To Using Twitter In Education. Twitter seems to be here to stay. As one of the most popular ways for teachers, students, and the general public to communicate, it’s becoming a must-have tool in almost every teacher’s toolbox. However, numerous recent studies have shown that education in general has been slow to adopt social media. In an effort to speed up this adoption process, below you’ll find a boatload of resources on the past, present, and future of Twitter in education as well as some helpful guides to using the tool in the classroom.
This guide is by no means exhaustive and is meant to be added to on a regular basis. To do that, Edudemic needs your help . Just share your favorite resource(s) on the Edudemic Facebook page and it’ll get added to this Ultimate Guide. The History of Communication The following is a guest post excerpt from Ernesto Priego of The Guardian (UK). With that in mind, the future of communication in the form of social media is examined as a way to forever alter the world of education. Dr. Blogs Wikis Docs Chart. Google Plus for learning. TutorLeeds education notes. Evernote in Education. 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do.
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Time for a pop quiz! Don't worry, I'm not grading. Take a look at these 17 true/false statements. Consider each "true" answer a reason why you should use Facebook for educational purposes. You see that... most of your students are on Facebook.most of your colleagues & students' parents are on Facebook.most of your local community is on Facebook.even one of your friends' pet dog is on Facebook. I don't need a Master's in Social Media to guess that your answers to these questions are "Yes". The point is there is value in using a popular social media outlet that people already touch base with on a daily basis. OK, now back to the quiz.
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