Blogs Lille1: Twitter en classe de FLE à Lille1 - expérimentations Je viens présenter dans ce présent article mes usages de Twitter dans un cadre professionnel, à savoir la pédagogie des langues étrangères dans l'enseignement supérieur et la formation continue. (pour la présentation du contexte, du dispositif et des acteurs de formation - voir la fin de l'article.) width="131" height="131" alt="image" style="border: 0px; "> Qu'est-ce que Twitter, je ne répondrai pas à cette question. Comment j’utilise ce nouvel outii en classe ? Avant de donner quelques exemples... je replace les comptes pour des visites éventuelles: Mon compte personnel: Le compte de la classe: 1. Voici en premier le cas particulier de l'utilisation de Twitter en temps réel lors d’une conférence ou lors d’un exercice de compréhension orale et de prises de note en FLE (Français Langue Etrangère) [/caption] 2. 3. Rappel du contexte:
100 Ways To Use Twitter In Education, By Degree Of Difficulty Twitter may have started off as a fun social media site for keeping up with friends and sharing updates about daily life, but it’s become much more than that for many users over the past few years as the site has evolved and grown. These days, Twitter is a powerhouse for marketing, communication, business, and even education, letting people from around the world work together, share ideas, and gain exposure. It has become a staple at many online colleges and campuses as well, leaving many academics wondering just how and if they should be using Twitter both in the classroom and in their professional lives. So we’ve revised our our original 2009 list to get you started or up to date. Whether you’re an academic or just interested in building your Twitter profile, keep reading to learn some tips and tricks that can help you take the first steps towards using Twitter for coursework, research, building a professional network, and beyond. The Basics Organize your Twitter. Etiquette Connecting
A Useful Twitter Cheat Sheet Want to step your Twitter game up? Think you’re supposed to actually type a full 140 characters for each tweet? Not quite. That’s just one of the many handy tips found in this useful Twitter Cheat Sheet. You probably know most of these terms already but, as mentioned in the previous sentence, there are some parts that are a little more clearly defined than previous cheat sheets we’ve featured on Edudemic. See Also: A Useful Social Media Cheat Sheet & The Ultimate Guide To Using Twitter In Education In any case, what are the most important parts of using Twitter that you’d want others to know about? Source: LexisClick
Learn English on Twitter What's Twitter you ask? Twitter is a tool that you can use to send messages of up to 140 characters to a group of followers while you also follow others. To understand, here is a video called Twitter in Plain English which provides a good introduction: This is a great tool that works with any device that you use to connect to the Internet. Sign up for a free Twitter account Once you've signed up, log in to your account. The main idea is to learn new vocabulary and practice your writing through participation. The main thing is you'll be getting English practice done everyday! I won't be correcting all the mistakes on this service. This is experimental, but that's the fun!
Twitter as a professional development tool Twitter graphic from Spoon Graphics As you all know, Twitter is #1 on the Top 100 Tools for Learning list this year for the second year running. Those who voted it into the top spot, know how important and valuable it has become for them. Others, who haven't yet tried Twitter, often show their surprise that a tool which they often consider "trivial" can be of any use for "learning". I've written a lot about Twitter as well as talked to many people about it - whether it be in small corporate workshops or in conference presentations. One of the ways that I try to explain its value is to show how it is a great place to build a PLN - Personal Learning Network. I often start by talking about my own professional developmemt using Twitter, ie by connecting with like-minded learning professionals worldwide, and how I have learnt so much about what is happening in the learning industry and how it is evolving. And here are a few other articles I have found too:
Growing your PLN with Twitter Powerful Learning Practice is passionate about transforming education in the 21st century. We believe in helping educators create a strong network (PLN) where their voice and ideas can be shared. When you set out to create a strong PLN, one of the easiest (and most productive) platforms is Twitter. Like all social networking tools, how you decide to use Twitter is entirely up to you! Regardless of your preference, we encourage you to start using Twitter today (if you aren’t already). To help you leverage your 140 characters and make the most of your time, here are a few tips and tricks: 1. Usernames can be changed (w/o loss of data,) but it’s better to stick with one from the beginning so you don’t confuse your followers.If you choose something short, it will make it easier for others to retweet your posts. 2. People are more likely to follow you if you have a photo, information about who you are and a few tweets. 3. Twitter is full of innovators and leaders in the field of education. 4.
Nous twittons, nous apprenons ! J’ai commencé à utiliser Twitter en classe FLE en août 2010, il y a un an. Aujourd’hui, je vais faire le bilan de mes usages de cet outil de microblogage. Mes comptes professionnels pracheefle et pracheepalsule Pourquoi ? On n’avait pas encore créé le réseau ning Mumbaikar in French Il n’y avait donc pas de plateforme commune pour les apprenants après leurs cours. Comment ? 1. 60 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Category 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. Teachers around the world have found innovative ways to use Twitter as a teaching tool (including TeachThought’s favorite), and we’ve shared many of these great ideas here with you. Read on, and we’ll explore 60 inspiring ways that teachers and students can put Twitter to work in the classroom. Communication Twitter makes staying in touch and sharing announcements super simple and even fun. Organization Twitter’s hashtags and other tools share a great way to organize information for your classroom. Resources Use these ideas to take advantage of the vast resources that Twitter has to offer. Writing Skills
10 Steps for Educators New to Twitter Educators from all around the world are beginning to use Twitter as a valuable piece in their professional growth toolbox. As professional development continues to evolve and transform, we will need new ways to encourage teachers to embrace new opportunities. Here is a "How to Twitter Guide" to share with new and veteran teachers. 1) - Sign up for your Twitter account! Sign up for your Twitter account and get started. 2) - Spend some time watching and observing others... Take some time to learn the ins and outs of Twitter. @gcouros @web20classroom @NMHS_Principal @tomwhitby @kylepace @cybraryman1 @principalspage @ShellTerrell @ChrisWejr @shannonmmiller @patrickmlarkin @L_Hilt @ToddWhitaker @Dwight_Carter @datruss @mcleod @plugusin @stumpteacher @kleinerin @mattbgomez 3) - Talk to educators who are using Twitter... I would be willing to bet that you learned about or heard something about Twitter from a colleague. 4) - Start to interact with your followers... 6) - It's okay to be social...
Is Twitter Being Used As A Training Tool? | New Learning Playbook Twitter, a social networking platform used for microblogging, is a free service that lets you send the briefest of messages (with a maximum of 140 characters) to everyone in your network. It marries the mass appeal of blogging with the speed and ease of text messaging. There has been a growing interest in how to use these new forms of social media for learning & development. This is the generation that is most likely to be using Twitter. So given this level of activity, are companies using Twitter to it’s fullest potential for learning & development?
R U Ready 4Twitter? I am still amazed at the amount of educators, who believe that Twitter holds NO VALUE for their professional learning. Many hold on to the belief that Twitter is a waste of time, used to follow celebrities, listen to gossip and bad hair day complaints. If YOU were able to get past that initial Twitter reputation, diving into the Twittersphere can be scary, OVERWHELMING and participating in this global conversation platform does not necessarily come naturally to everybody. Keeping in mind that tweeting and becoming part of a learning network is a PROCESS , there are a few steps you can take to conquer your fears, dive in and swim with the best of them As with anything, there are a few disclaimers, before you dive in. Twitter is NOT easy.
Vadim Lavrusik » Blog Archive » 10 Commandments of Twitter Etiquette | Social Journalist | Digital Media Futurist In a lot of ways, millions of users have found Twitter as a useful tool. Take journalists, for example. According to a recent survey, 37 percent of journalists said they are on Twitter. It’s no longer a small tech company that is troubled by servers being down (keeping fingers crossed). Now your non-techie friends are using it. It’s referenced in commercials. However, Twitter’s challenge is in helping new users see the social tool’s usefulness and getting them hooked. So to help new and current users alike, here are a few things to ponder, many of which, of course, are debatable and are different depending on your purpose. 1. Giving credit is an important part of the Twitter community. Retweet (Twitter’s function or RT): This is used if you want to repost something word for word that another person has already tweeted. 2. It’s alright to promote something that you’re affiliated with every now and then, but if that’s all you’re posting then it becomes spammy. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
How Can Twitter be used as a Learning Tool? If you still haven’t got your head around Twitter, don’t worry! You’ll get there. And it really is a lot more simple than you might think. It’s basically a free social networking tool that connects you with other people and information. One thing I really like is the ability to search conversations for keywords. And one of the coolest things is that you can access a lot of untouchable people on Twitter (@richardbranson) and big brands are now using it to market themselves in a more personal way. But does this mean it can be used as a learning tool? As much as people say it’s a marketing tool for business (true – we do have this blog feed hooked up to our twitter account), my main use for it is to discover blog posts and articles relevant to the tech industry and training i.e. learning. Jeanne Meister of New Learning Playbook sees Twitter as ‘a great tool for communicating and asking questions on conference calls and other types of static asynchronous conferencing. Related Posts:
Our Guide to Twitter's Language The beauty and challenge of Twitter is stuffing your most sophisticated thoughts and feelings into a measly 140 characters (or less). Unfortunately, our traditional methods of communication have proven to be a poor training ground for micro-messaging, and even the most savvy platform users have sighed in exasperation as those bright red negative character signs mock our basic intelligence. But, perhaps even worse, no good tweet is ever going to be 140 characters because it’s impossible to share, respond or reference a tweet that’s already at it’s max. If you want to make a big statement with a small message, you have to trim the fat. Thankfully, a special subset of finite abbreviations and techniques have cropped up to help optimize your own Twitter lingo. These handy snippets of language — some no more than a single symbol — have been instrumental in fostering more sophisticated sharing and discourse simply because they are small. Beginner’s Lingo Ex: “. Experienced Vocabulary Ex: “This.