Twitter finds a place in the classroom Twitter has place in classroom A Los Angeles teacher has found Twitter to be an important teaching tool Students can chime in with questions and answers using the Web service Twitter is integrated into 2% of college lectures, says one study Los Angeles (CNN) -- Students tap away at their cell phones, laptops and iPads during Enrique Legaspi's high-tech history lesson. In some grade schools, pulling out these devices during class would result in a one-way ticket to the principal's office. But Legaspi encourages this behavior, as long as the kids are using Twitter. A technology enthusiast, Legaspi learned how to incorporate the social network into his 8th-grade curriculum while attending the annual Macworld convention in San Francisco earlier this year. "I had an aha moment there," he said. Teachers across the country have been incorporating Twitter into classrooms for a few years, but the site's adoption by educational institutions appears to be limited. Still, Legaspi is hopeful.
5 Dead-Simple Ways Your Students Can Use Hashtags For Learning 5 Dead-Simple Ways To Get Started With Hashtags In The Classroom by Kristin Marino Hashtags (those ubiquitous words and phrases that start with the # symbol) are used in social media such as Twitter and Instagram to label and sort tweets, photos and more. Hashtags are social media’s way of organizing photos, ideas, concepts, etc. Think of them as massive file folders, cross referenced with other file folders if more than one hashtag is used. In education, Twitter and social media in general and hashtags in particular can be a valuable tool for educators, administrators, parents and students to connect with each other and share ideas and discoveries. 1. For effective communication among students regarding general classroom matters, it’s important for users to agree on a classroom-shared hashtag that can be used by all students. 2. 3. 4. 5. Less Is More Kristin Marino writes about education, social media, and educational technology.
What If You Printed Out Twitter? Twitter is a nonstop stream of information. It’s mostly useful, fun, and interesting. But the key reason that it’s so popular is the fact that all this interesting information is coming without stopping. There’s no break. There’s billions of words to read every day and no one has time to actually read their entire stream all day. See Also: How To Write Tweets Longer Than 140 Characters So we’ve established that there’s a boatload of things written on Twitter every day. Note: these stats are from a couple years ago so you can imagine that the numbers are even more bonkers now! The 7 billion tweets are composed of 104,860,000,000 words, as many as 133,000 copies of the the King James version of the Bible. Source: CreativeCloud
deMOOC: Join 24 May / Runs Jun 3-Jul 27 / Topics: Prepare; Research; Design; Discuss; Develop; Trial; Reflect. Info: 5 Tricks for Twitter Power Users If you love Twitter—and you also have a life—you probably use Buffer to schedule your tweets: To make announcements at a specific time, to send time-sensitive tweets like for limited-time offers, to communicate when your followers are most likely to notice, and to avoid membership in the tweet-a-minute club. If that’s you then you'll want to check out a few ways to make Buffer even more useful. Who better to provide tips than Leo Widrich, the co-founder of Buffer. Here are five tricks he recommends: 1. Use SocialBro. 2. “This is a great way to engage with your followers when you have only very limited time at hand," Widrich says. 3.
22 Effective Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom Using Twitter in the classroom is a no-brainer. It’s a powerful and free tool that already has wide adoption among educators, students, administrators, and parents. So how do you effectively use Twitter to resonate with students? What if you could use your favorite social network in the classroom? That’d be the cat’s pajamas. (For our many international readers not familiar with that term, it simply means ‘that’d be great.’) You can actually use Twitter with Bloom’s Taxonomy thanks to this below table built by TeachBytes. How to get Unfollowed on Twitter We have talked many times about how to increase your followers and the number of people you engage with on Twitter and other social networks. The problem is, we may be doing all kinds of great things to attract more followers, but then sometimes those people unfollow us! As a "what not to do" list, there are several mistakes you may be making on Twitter already that are costing you followers. 1. Your Twitter feed should not be a non-stop barrage of links back to your website. 2. Do not make your Twitter feed all about you and what you're doing at any given moment. 3. This advice comes with a lot of debate. 4. While Twitter conversations are restricted, they're still conversations. 5. This is another area of debate within Twitter, but the idea is that if you don't follow back, people will unfollow you. Image courtesy of screenpunk, Flickr.
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What's a Twitter Chat? A number of my blog posts are reflections of twitter chats, such as #lrnchat and #realwplearn chat. As vibrant a community these chats represent, I sometimes forget that the participants in these chats represent a very small percentage of the overall community of Learning and Development Professionals. At a recent ASTD Chapter meeting, I was reminded of this fact during a conversation I had with a group of peers. I received silence and a few puzzled looks in response. If you've ever wanted to know how a twitter chat works, or what tools you can use to participate in a Twitter Chat, then this post is geared towards you. A Twitter Chat is a group chat that takes place using the social networking service, Twitter. There are a number of ways to participate in Twitter chats, and I'll be sharing different tools later in this posting. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. IMPORTANT: you must include the chat hashtag in your comment in order to ensure other participants will be able to see your post. TweetChat
analog twitter wall to build relationships and digital citizenship The following guest post is written by Drew Minock, of Two Guys and Some iPads and the Two Guys podcast. Drew knows his stuff. Check him out. I absolutely love this idea for so many reasons. Analog Twitter Wall to Build Relationships and Digital Citizenship, by Drew Minock We live in a time where just “1 Click” can ruin someone’s life.Students in my 4th grade class are very aware of various social media websites, and some even have accounts. Creating an analog Twitter wall with my 4th grade class has helped me build positive relationships with each student, address the important topic of digital citizenship, and create an activity to start each day–an activity that makes every student excited about school.Other educators around our school have seen the excitement tweeting brings each student and have decided to join the fun. Looking for more information about digital literacy? Stop by and follow these great educational Pinterest boards: Or these great blog posts: other posts in the series:
6 Free Ways To Schedule Tweets Using Twitter is really about the here and now. You find an interesting article, a cool picture, an awesome video, or maybe you just want to share something you’ve just realized or thought of. Either way, the way Twitter works, you’re supposed to open a client, write your tweet, send it, and repeat this sequence every time you want to share again. So yes, tweets can only have up to 140 characters, but the process can still get pretty time-consuming. This leaves us with two main options: Become a Twitter addict, tweet every time you think of something or discover something cool, no matter where you are; or neglect your Twitter account, forget to update it for days or weeks, and miss sharing things you actually meant and wanted to share. No, you’re not going to become a bot, and if you do it wisely, it’s still going to feel like a live and natural account. Buffer There are also Buffer add-on’s available for Firefox and Chrome, and Buffer mobile apps for Android and iOS. Overall score: A+ 1.
News Alert - Corby family awarded damages for infringement of copyright in photos, view at... Corby family awarded damages for infringement of copyright in photos 24/04/2013 Today the Federal Court has awarded the family of Schapelle Corby more than $50,000 in damages (in total) for infringement of copyright in photos that were published by Allen & Unwin in the book, Sins of the Father. It also ordered that all copies of the book in possession of the publisher be delivered up for destruction. The Corby family said several of their family photos had been printed in the book without permission, although the publisher has reportedly alleged that the photos were supplied to the author (journalist Eamonn Duff), or to members of the media for publication. The case is a good reminder of why it is important to confirm the source of all copyright material before it is published in order to ensure that it has been appropriately licensed for the particular use. To view the Federal Court judgment click here.
Why Twitter Is a Teacher's Best Tool - Education Teachers are increasingly bringing the real-time communication power of Twitter into the classroom to help students learn. But I've come to the conclusion that it's great for helping teachers learn as well. Twitter has simply become one of the best places for teachers to collaborate, share solutions to common classroom problems, and discuss education policy. In fact, it might just be the best forum teachers have ever had. As a classroom teacher I remember going across the hall to ask Mr. Educators can also use Twitter to keep up with education policy. Not all teachers have totally embraced Twitter. photo (cc) via Flickr user Creative Tools