Education. #Techers you must read 50 of the Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010. 50 of the Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009. Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general. 51% of active Twitter users follow companies, brands or products on social networks. Twitter users frequently exchange information about products and services.” 71% of business users now say Twitter is a useful tool, up from 59% a year ago.
And 52% of journalists say they use Twitter to research stories and discover what’s hot. So what are the best ways to use Twitter for business? Twitter Facts, Figures & Stats New Data on Twitter Usage Can Strengthen Your Twitter Outreach by Search Engine Guide Themeleon. #edtech20 - Free project in the clouds for teachers around the world. Teachers. MyBrainshark plus Edmodo! (How to embed) Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites Uncovered. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. The same study found that low-income students are in many ways just as technologically proficient as their counterparts, going against what results from previous studies have suggested.
The study found that, of the students observed, 94 percent used the Internet, 82 percent go online at home and 77 percent had a profile on a social networking site. When asked what they learn from using social networking sites, the students listed technology skills as the top lesson, followed by creativity, being open to new or diverse views and communication skills. Data were collected over six months this year from students, ages 16 to 18, in thirteen urban high schools in the Midwest. Sign in. 19 Top Ideas for Education in Drive by Daniel Pink.
Used with permission of the author Drive the Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us. 2009. by Daniel PinkI finally finished Drive, by Daniel Pink. Since I had read so many reviews about the book, seen the video (below), and engaged in many education discussions about motivation, I felt like I knew the book before I started. I am glad that I read the whole book to fill in what I’d been missing. Drive contains enough that is important to the current discussions of education that one more blog post about it is worth the effort (if I may say so myself).Clearly this book has a ton of ideas relevant to education. I’ll start by repeating Pink’s own twitter summary of the book: “Carrots & sticks are so last century.
Drive says for 21st century work, we need to upgrade to autonomy, mastery & purpose.” (p 203)In this era of education reform focused on carrots and sticks (seems like mostly sticks right now), I wish more ‘edreformers’ would listen to this idea. Obvious education connections. 2. 3. Top 50 Blogs by Elementary Educators.
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