9 Ways to Plan Transformational Lessons: Planning the Best Curriculum Unit Ever. When instructors engage learners, develop ability and understanding, and amplify students' identities, we call them "transformational teachers" -- professionals who provide learners with disciplinary View-Masters so that kids can see the world in stereoscope.
But how do they prepare? Do they just show up for class and spontaneously uncork the awesome? Obviously not. Behind the scenes, transformational teachers labor over curriculum plans that look simple and even elegant to classroom observers. This post explains how they do that, specifically looking at nine transformational practices in planning. How to Plan Transformational Lessons 1. For decades, many educators let a textbook's table of contents determine the scope and sequence of a course. The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2012. 16 Technology Leaders I Follow On Twitter.
6 Time-Saving Writing Apps For Students. 12 things you should NEVER do on Twitter. Using Twitter in School: 4 Ways Students and Teachers Can Connect With the World. September 27, 2012 by Scott Sterling The Internet provides a wealth of resources for teachers to use to facilitate student engagement.
5 Steps to a Successful Twitter Chat. Twitter chats are starting to become more and more popular and there are reasons for it, 1) promote your brand organically 2) gather like minded participants for intriguing conversation 3) they are easy to set up 4) traffic and reach from the chat is easy to measure 5) It's not another boring webinar A recent 45 minute chat we hosted with a publishing partner reached 39,000 twitter accounts and generated 93,000 impressions.
The chat generated 100 new followers and exposure for the conference we are promoting. $0 CPA is really nice. Any inbound traffic from organic impressions is a win regardless of %. Anyway, here's a few quick steps/tips that I learned while organizing this chat 1. Associate your topic with conversations already happening on twitter i.e. 2.
If this is your first chat and you don't already have a significant following or promotion channel find a partner. 3. The dos and don'ts of Twitter hashtags. It’s difficult to express how annoying the misuse of hashtags on Twitter is.
While there are definitely some upsides to using the popular conversation-tracking feature, there are many of us on Twitter who either simply don’t understand how to use them appropriately, or think it’s funny to overuse them. Inspired by recent hashtag fatigue, we’ve decided to help out our readers with this helpful do-and-don’t guide on the proper use of hashtags via Twitter. Enjoy. Do: Use hashtags to keep track of communities. The Twitter-Informed Parent: Finding Ideas, Advice and Support Online. For parents who are actively involved with their children’s schools—or for those who want to be—the neighborhood kaffeeklatsch is no longer the place to get connected.
These days they’re heading to Twitter, where they can trade ideas, stories, and best practices with a global community of parents. “I thought Twitter was about telling people where you are or what you’re doing. But once I joined, it became, ‘Anyone have any ideas about how we can get more families at our Fall Fest?’ And ‘How did this fundraiser work for you guys?’” Says Gwen Pescatore (@gpescatore25), mother of three and president of the Home & School Association at Knapp Elementary School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. In the past few years, the education community on Twitter has exploded, organizing itself into subgroups dedicated to specific schools, grades, needs, and interests. J. Top Tips for Tweeting Teachers. Since the advent of e-learning and PLNs (personal learning networks), tech-savvy teachers have turned in their droves to the social networking site Twitter.
But whilst the site provides a host of useful #edtech functions, from networking and making connections to sharing great new resources, some teachers are undeniably more successful at harnessing its power than others. Here are our top tips for how to be a great tweeting teacher… Precision Twitter is so vast that any given user is bombarded with hundreds of different messages, tweets and profiles every day. Even typing in a search term like an e-learning hash tag or a specific topic of interest can only narrow results down so far. Regularity. How to Change Your Twitter Header Image. Good news, Twitter lovers.
Twitter has blessed all of you with a new way to dress up your profile pages: Header Images. Yes, these are a lot like Facebook and Google + cover photos, and the process for adding them is just as simple. First, take a look at your new Twitter Profile page. No, not your homepage, the page that's called "Me" on Twitter's website and on your favorite mobile app. You can make the change through Twitter's website (via or you can actually make the change right on your mobile device. Select the "Me" option from the left-hand menu bar. Select "Header" and then choose from two options: "Take Photo" or "Choose Existing photo.
" The Top 50 Education Twitter Chats (And How To Use Them) 35 Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom. 60 Inspiring Examples of Twitter in the Classroom. Social media offers some great opportunities for learning in the classroom, bringing together the ability to collaborate, access worldwide resources, and find new and interesting ways to communicate in one easily accessible place.
9 Things Parents Should Know About Twitter. Twitter is gaining popularity among teens, and it's different from other social networks in a lot of significant ways.
If Facebook is like an after-school hangout, then Twitter is like scanning all of their favorite newspapers and magazines – as well as picking up the latest school gossip. Here are 9 things parents should know about teenage Twitter use. There is no minimum age to sign up for Twitter. Unlike most social networks that require users to be at least 13, even though they have no real way to enforce that requirement, kids of any age can sign up for Twitter. Following is a one-way relationship. Having Twitter followers is more like having fans than Facebook friends. Tweets spread like wildfire. If a user sees a tweet of interest, Twitter encourages “re-tweeting” it. Once posted, tweets can't be edited. Your teen can delete one of her tweets, but she can't change it.
Tweets can include images and videos. It's possible to stamp tweets with your location. Tweets are public by default.