Twitter in the Classroom

Come Together! Collaborative Spaces in the Library At schools, colleges and universities, working together to solve problems and complete projects deepens students’ learning and builds collaborative skills. This type of collaboration — working together on a common goal and creating solutions beyond what individuals can achieve on their own — is also a natural fit for libraries and communities. Collaborative spaces unite physical and digital worlds and create environments that are conducive to group problem solving. How can you channel productive collaboration? What are the latest collaboration solutions? Read on to learn what is new and noteworthy in collaborative spaces. The Trends Based on library visits and conferences, my colleagues and I are finding that more and more libraries, especially public and academic libraries, are adding study rooms to their layout. But these are not necessarily study rooms for a party of one.

Educational Web Sites Twitter Cybrary Man is a Twitterbrarian! My Twitter Friends My RebelMouse Wording by @sjunkins Sign by Maureen Devlin @lookforsun Sign by @sjunkins Visualizing 21st-Century Classroom Design Problem-based learning, makerspaces, flipped learning, student blogging -- these are becoming perceived staples of 21st-century learning. With such ambitious practices taking the spotlight for how people regard modern classrooms, it's not surprising that a murmur of impracticality or skepticism is still a frequent response when they're first introduced. So how do we encourage teachers everywhere to believe that great changes can happen in their classrooms? By helping them envision small, practical steps that will lead them there. Element #1: Zones 21st-Century Learning Principle Instead of requiring students to learn, work, and think in one place all day, consider how your space might become more flexible. Practical Steps Designate a whole-group special gathering zone (class meetings, wrap-ups, mini-lessons) by laying a second-hand rug or taping down a perimeter -- even for older students! Element #2: Accessibility Element #3: Mobility Blogging apps: Math practice apps: Research help apps:

45 Simple Twitter Tips Everyone Should Know About Are you a tweetin’ teacher? Do you rely on tweets for your extended PLN ? Whether you use the service or not, there’s a whole world of information being shared and you should start taking part. But if you’ve been too nervous or unsure about HOW to actually use Twitter as efficiently as possible… the wait is over. We’ve offered up plenty of tips and tricks for Twitter but never anything like this. It’s an elegantly organized set of infographics detailing the step-by-step process of using Twitter and making it work for you. Key Questions Answered Did you know SEO played a role in your Twitter profile? View Tips As Slideshow

edutopia Most educators have little choice about the (usually) over-crowded, (often) unappealing rooms they teach in -- but they intuitively know that the spaces children spend their time in can have an effect on how they learn. I've gathered a collection of videos to explore the questions: How important is environment to learning? And what small changes can you make in seating, organization, lighting, and decor to build your own space into a better place to teach and learn? Video Playlist: Innovative Learning Spaces Watch the player below to see the whole playlist, or view it on YouTube. Flexible Learning Environments (04:02) Students and teachers at Eanes Independent School District in Austin, Texas, talk about the district's experiment with creating classrooms of the future to foster 21st-century skills at all grade levels. More Resources on Learning Spaces Ready to roll up your sleeves and re-think your classroom space before the school year starts?

The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags Whether you’re a new or seasoned Twitter user, you likely come across confusing hashtags that probably look like a bunch of nonsense. First, What’s A Hashtag? The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keyword or topic in a Tweet. For example, the popular #edchat hashtag is used by thousands of users every Tuesday. How To Hide Your Hashtag Chat From Followers When having a Twitter #hashtag chat, if you want to avoid overwhelming your followers, start any tweet you want to “hide” with @HideChat or (one character shorter) @HideTag . You don’t need to do this with all your chat tweets (though you could). Sources That’s why it’s probably helpful for you to check out the following list of popular educational hashtags. The Most Popular Hashtags #edchat – Education, worldwide (lots of US teachers). Technology #edtech – a very wide range of tweets relating to the use of technology in education. Subject Specific Specific Areas / Roles The Full List of (Nearly) All Educational Hashtags

Perrysburg demonstrates new classroom concepts - Sentinel-Tribune: News Posted: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:28 am Perrysburg demonstrates new classroom concepts By ALEX ASPACHER, Sentinel County Editor Sentinel-Tribune PERRYSBURG - A model classroom installed in the junior high library will allow teachers and students to experience new classroom concepts more than a year before they'll be incorporated into the district's new intermediate elementary school. With students gone for winter break, custodial and maintenance staff spent a few days adding white walls decked out in dry erase boards, technology that makes it easier to collaborate, and furniture which can be easily moved around. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Traditional classrooms look mostly the same - rows of pupil desks facing the same direction, with a board and the teacher's space at the front of the room, as well as a large desk of their own. "They'll have a desk, just not inside that classroom," Hosler said. "We don't want to impose it on teachers.

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Smarter school spaces Alexandria Public Schools leaders re-envisioned classrooms a few years ago when planning a new high school at their central Minnesota district. The educators were driven, in part, by students who refused to enroll in industry skills courses taught typically in classrooms tucked away in dark basements. District leaders also hoped to change the stereotype that students who work with their hands are not college bound, says Julie Critz, Alexandria’s superintendent. “A lot of quality learning goes on in shop class,” Critz says. Now, the room—branded the “Design Build Lab”—has become a hallmark of the $73 million Alexandria Area High School, which was funded through grants, community donations and a $65 million bond. Students learn about engineering and manufacturing with hands-on projects—designing parts on the computer and then creating prototypes with 3D printers and using other machines to produce final products. The way schools across the country use space has changed. Rethinking space

10 Steps to Kick Start Your Twitter Network Inside ‘Room 21C’: This Iowa Classroom’s Redesign Inspired Seven Other Districts Put on your student glasses: the “shift” around the nation to personalized learning has begun. But that’s easier said than done. Luckily, in Iowa, there is a saying (popularized from the film, Field of Dreams): “If you build it, they will come.” And nearly four years ago, the Great Prairie Area Education Agency took that saying to heart. As an educational service agency serving 33 public school districts in southeast Iowa, our role is to support students, teachers and administrators to bring about the best possible learning success for students’ education. In edtech, this has typically meant (for the last ten years) providing training on the latest apps and showing teachers how to use them in the classroom. But there’s a problem: while teachers would generally be excited about the new resources available, they would return to the same old classroom they left. So, we asked, “How can we change this in our in new and emerging 1-1 schools in southeast Iowa?” That led to a crucial idea. Dr.

Make the Most of Your 140 Twitter Characters | TutWow Twitter, the ever faster growing social network, is famous for its “What are you doing?” question. You just type in what you’re currently doing, click update, and your message gets sent off to all your followers and friends. There is one catch, though, and that is that you have to describe what you’re doing in less than 140 characters. This can be extremely hard to do, especially if you have a lot of things to say, and a lot of people don’t even bother to sign up because of it. Don’t give up on Twitter yet, however. 1. If you’re posting a URL in your tweet, then the best way you can cut down space is by using a URL shortening service. u.nuIt is the absolute shortest URL possible. Though those shorteners have extremely short domain names, Note: If you’re looking for some good Twitter apps for your Mac, you should read another post here at TutWow named 7 Free Twitter Apps for Your Mac. 2. 3. As your grammar teacher used to tell you, “always use two spaces at the end of your sentences”. 4.