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10 Little-Known Twitter Tools For Connected Educators

10 Little-Known Twitter Tools For Connected Educators
There’s an array of Twitter tools that make the rounds on the ol’ edtech circle. We chat about Hootsuite , Paper.li , and Bit.ly quite a bit. But there are a lot of little-known Twitter tools that don’t see the light of day on sites like Edudemic. Got a tool that you think should be included in this list? Just Tweet It Just Tweet It is a user directory for Twitter organized by genre to allow for users to easily find other Twitter users to connect with. Twibs Twibs lets you find, follow and interact with businesses, apps and services on Twitter. Twittonary The Twitter Dictionary aka Twittonary provides explanations of various Twitter related words. We Follow The goal at We Follow is to simplify the way you find and learn from people online. Twitscoop An interesting idea, Twitscoop lets you monitor Twitter without having to reload the page. Friend or Follow An interesting and addicting tool, Friend or Follow lets you monitor who unfollowed you, who doesn’t follow back, etc. Qwitter TwitSprout

Brainstorming and Voting Amazingly Easy. Free Online Tool | tricider Use Instagram for Education with #Edugram Most of us realize how important it is to be connected via 21st Century means as our students are continually seeing the world on a much smaller scale through the technology they so embrace. Being aware and using the technology available is crucial for us to not only understand our students, but to better understand our selves. Which is why we at Education is My Life are embracing a new(er) technology, and we want you to join us. Intsagram is an app and website that allows users to share pictures and text. We believe that Instagram has the potential to be a valuable asset to the Edu community. So we’re going to try something. -Your teaching process -Great lessons -Student projects -Inspirational pics -Creative Expressions -“Check-ins” at Edu conferences -All things Eduawesome Instagram gives us a venue where we can show off a little bit. Social Media platforms were something entirely different until educators began using them both in and outside of the classroom.

10 Educators On Twitter You Should Follow - If you’re already a teacher on Twitter, you know how useful it can be to connect with other educators and get the latest news in education. If you’re not on Twitter you may think it’s just celebrities navel gazing while everyone else tweets pictures of their latest meal. Yes, there can be some of that, but there are also plenty of innovative teachers using Twitter to engage with like-minded people on a variety of education subjects. Whether you’re a Twitter novice or pro, here are some educators on Twitter that may be worth following. 10 Educators On Twitter You Should Follow (But Probably Don’t) 1. Middle school teacher Ron Clark, winner of Disney’s American Teacher Awards 2000 Outstanding Teacher of the Year, is also an author, speaker and co-founder of the Ron Clark Academy. 2. 3. Prolific Twitter user Jessica Johnson is an elementary school principal in rural Wisconsin and co-moderator of the #educoach Wednesday night chat on Twitter. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

30 ways to use Twitter to accelerate learning How can Twitter be used to accelerate learning? Here are 30! 1. Provide tips daily. Teachers can tweet to their students a word a day, with short definition to provide a constant reach of vocabulary. 2. Set up a book reading club and integrate Twitter by providing a platform for the members to write a short review of the book that they are currently reading, or even provide a teaser for the members of the club about a book and ask them to predict the ending of the book. 3. Some students are afraid to put up their hands and participate in a classroom discussion. 4. Provide a place for the students to ask anything about the assignments that you have given to them. 5. Particularly in a large classroom, for example a lecture hall, you will be overwhelmed by the amount of students and often finds it hard to ask or answer questions. 6. Generating ideas by brainstorming is an effective learning experience. 7. 8. 9. Perfect for Modern Foreign Language engagement. 10. 11. 12. #educhat - Education

Follow These 30 Twitter Users To Learn About Global Education Part of the beauty of having the internet in our pants (as Twitter CEO Dick Costolo so aptly said) is that getting in touch with people, staying in touch with them, and getting whatever information we want when we want it is pretty easy. So if you want to learn more about what’s happening in the education arena globally, Twitter is a pretty great place to start. So we went on a twitterhunt the other day and put together a (not nearly exhaustive) list of Twitter users who have a global education focus. These folks are listed in no particular order. The Stream Of Global Education Twitter Users Click here to view this list in Twitter. The List Of Twitter Users In The Above List thinkglobaluk Think Global is a membership based charity that works to educate and engage the UK public on global issues. IHEGlobal This is a new Twitter feed for Inside Higher Ed’s coverage of international issues — ideas are always welcome. wbeducation News and Information from the World Bank Education Sector.

Using Instagram in an Educational Context If you are active on social websites, or have young tech users in your life, then you’ve probably come across Instagram. This application works in hand-in-hand with Facebook and has grown to be one of the most apps on the Internet. What is Instagram? Instagram is an online photo sharing and social networking service. It enables users to take pictures and apply digital filters to them and then share them on social networking sites. How can Instagram deliver educational benefits? Here are some of the ways in which the use of a tool like Instagram can benefit the educational process: Instagram & Spatial IntelligenceSpatial intelligence is a mental process through which the brain attempts to interpret certain types of incoming information. I wish we had interesting tools like Instagram when I was in school. Are you using Instagram in an educational context? About Jason Phillips Jason Phillips is an education blogger and who also writes for technology and business related web sites.

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