50 Education Leaders Worth Following On Twitter
How do you discover the education news and research that matters to you? Probably by curating a list of the top thought leaders, local people you want to keep track of, and a smattering of other helpful folks. But it’s not always easy to find the thought leaders from around the world you should be following. Whether you agree with what they’re saying, tweeting, or believing … their opinion matters to many. Administrators and Researchers Thomas Jefferson Middle School principal and Arlington County Principal Of the Year: Sharon Monde John Robinson Principal John Robinson loves discussing both policies impacting public schools and education technology from an administrative perspective. Education Technology Photos of elementary students using iPads at school to do amazing projects. Kevin Corbett This developer and educator focuses on the learning potential of games and social media, sharing expert advice and articles he believes will push the boundaries of tech in the classroom. Higher Ed
100 Simple Ways To Effectively Use Twitter
Twitter is too big to ignore. You see hashtags in commercials, sponsored tweets, posts, news broken on Twitter, etc. It’s quickly become an indispensable tool for teachers, admins, parents, and students too. Right now, there are still many (MANY) in education not using Twitter. They may think it’s tough to start using, difficult to monitor, and even a waste of time. But what if they had a categorized list of the top tips to help you use Twitter ? See Also: It’s Official: Using Twitter Makes Students More Engaged From how to follow people to asking for help to the best tools to use , it’s all here. Getting Connected With these tips and tools, you’ll be able to get connected with the people that matter most to you on Twitter. Follow experts : Get useful information from other experts in your field. Search Put Twitter’s massive amounts of information to work by using these search tips and tools. Twitority : This search engine offers results based on Twitter users with authority. Organization
Sneak Preview: The Must-Have Guide To Educational Hashtags
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:24 pm, Posted by Jeff Dunn | Social Media Topics: #edchat , guide , hashtags , How To , preview , tweets , twitter The following is an excerpt from tomorrow’s mega-post ‘ The 2012 A-Z Guide To Educational Hashtags ‘ so be sure to check back soon for the way-way-way-too-long article and directory to educational hashtags. We got so many additions and updates to our 2011 list we thought it was time to bring you the most up-to-date list for 2012. We went through all the comments on the 2011 version , wrote down all the Twitter and Facebook updates, and compiled this list over the course of several months. I’m sure we still missed some as new hashtags seemingly pop up every day. First, some background to get you up to speed on what the heck a hashtag is. First, What’s A Hashtag? Whether you’re a new or seasoned Twitter user, you likely come across confusing hashtags that probably look like a bunch of nonsense. How To Hide Your Hashtag Chat From Followers Sources
25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom, By Degree Of Difficulty
How Can We Stop Cheating In Online Courses? 6.11K Views 0 Likes While clearly not every student is trying hard to take the slacker route, it's worth noting that picking out the students trying to take this route gets a little more complicated when you move from taking classes in person to taking classes online. 5 Ways To Have A High-Tech Classroom With What You Already Have 11.45K Views 1 Likes There are a host of ways to use the technology you already have at your fingertips to create a Classroom 2.0. How Common Core Standards Mesh With Education Technology
10 Tips To Help You Use TweetDeck And Twitter More Efficiently
I wish I was a celebrity so that I could just sun-bathe and watch my Twitter (and other) follower count pile up into a long, list-less, disorganized bunch. But I am not, and so if I have to actively use social networks like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+, I have to be efficient at them. I have to streamline them so that I can mine a blink-and-you-miss source like Twitter for information. For long, my tool for the job has been Tweetdeck. With the exception of Google+ it has been sort of like my ‘third eye’. Note: Most of these tips are applicable for the older Adobe Air version of TweetDeck. Create a Custom Alert for a Keyword Much like Google Alerts, you can set up a TweetDeck Twitter alert with any keyword or a combination of keywords of your choosing. This could be a powerful tool in your hand because it’s like a fishing in the vast Twitter stream – lay your bait and wait for it bite. Search For Tweets By Location On TweetDeck Translate & Un-Translate Foreign Language Tweets
Don’t be a Twitter Egghead « Doing More
Ok – I get it. Twitter is confusing. And sometimes it can be a bit tricky of how to get started, and who to follow and everything. Actually BE on it. After reading this article about Are CMOs still digitally Naive? I am ranting about this – because I am traveling to a customer this week, so in order to gain some insight about them I did my normal social media scout.
