Twitter For Teachers: Erin Klein's Awesome 10-Minute Video Tells All 8 Ways To Turn Students Into Storytellers 4.08K Views 0 Likes In the era of social media and always-on learning, it's hard to take a step back. 5 Quick Visual Guides To Earth Day 2013 3.02K Views 0 Likes Want to teach about Earth Day or create an environmentally-friendly project for students? 10 Secrets To Staying Motivated 7.47K Views 0 Likes Whether you're studying, prepping a lecture, or just need to focus on something, you should know about some of these secrets to staying motivated.
Nelkcarps: @Primary_Ed - Have you checked... The Beginner's Guide to the Hashtag If you’re a social media novice, hashtags — those short links preceded by the pound sign (#) — may seem confusing and unnecessary. But they are integral to the way we communicate online, and it’s important to know how to use them (even though some people, like Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, are not the biggest fans). Plus, they can be a lot of fun. On Twitter, the pound sign (or hash) turns any word or group of words that directly follow it into a searchable link. This allows you to organize content and track discussion topics based on those keywords. The hashtag’s widespread use began with Twitter but has extended to other social media platforms. With our beginner's guide, you'll be hashtagging like a pro in no time. How do you make the most of hashtags? Supported Characters Image: Flickr, Roberta Cortese Which characters can you include in a #hashtag? For starters, spaces are an absolute no-no. Numbers are supported, so tweet about #50ShadesOfGrey to your heart’s content.
No more books: High school goes all digital Izayah Powell, left, and DeVante Reid set up their digital devices during freshman orientation at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y., on Sept. 5, 2013. Written by Gary Stern The (Westchester County, N.Y.) Journal News Filed Under Out of curiosity, Nicholas Dadario weighed his backpack last year when it was filled with textbooks for his high school freshman honors classes at Archbishop Stepinac High School. It weighed 35 pounds. That backpack is going to be much lighter this year. DiU 2-12 Sociala medier - verktyg för skolutveckling TMIKAEL PARKNÄS Rektor, Smedingeskolan, Kungsbacka E-post: mikael.parknas@kungsbacka.se I huvudet på en skolledare Sociala medier - verktyg för skolutveckling I en tidigare krönika berättade jag om Smedingeskolans utvecklingsstrategi som bygger på fyra delar: Best practice - dela-kultur - samarbetslärande - nätverkande! Begreppet "det utvidgade lärarrummet" betyder att det finns tusentals kolleger runt om i världen på sociala medier. Ett roligt exempel var när våra TT-pedagoger hade en diskussion med ämneslaget i MaNO om hur de kan använda datorn i undervisningen, Då skickade man ut en fråga på Twitter och fick tillbaka många tips och ideer från pedagoger runt om i landet. Sociala medier är numera större än traditionella medier på Internet. Strategiskt redskap för skolledningen Min kollega Anders Norén och jag twittrar sedan två år tillbaka. Jag har haft en enorm nytta av mitt twittrande och fått kontakter och kunskaper som jag aldrig hade kunnat få annars.
11 BYOD Apps That Keep The Focus On Content 11 BYOD Apps That Keep The Focus On Content The definition of “BYOD resources” is admittedly subjective. Concerns around BYOD usually involve privacy and legal issues, but one of the primary points of BYOD is allowing students to access content and curriculum directly via devices they’re familiar with. 1. One of the single-most popular apps on earth, regardless of platform or device, YouTube is the modern television, and is likely installed–or at least accessible–on every device in your students’ pockets. 2. A note taking app that you can use across computers and mobile devices. 3. Teachers and students can easily share documents, pictures, and videos between multiple devices. 4. Students can develop their writing and share it with other students and teachers for feedback. 5. Teachers can easily assess students using Socrative by creating an online quiz or exit ticket that students can access on their mobile device or computer. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Guide to Using Twitter in Your Teaching Practice : KQED Education | KQED Public Media for Northern CA Are you interested in using Twitter or other social media as a teaching tool? Our culture has transformed significantly where online distribution of ideas has become commonplace. Our students’ needs have shifted and they require digital citizenship skills. We’ve seen all sorts of creative use cases, but here are the most common forms: Teachers and students use Twitter for communication and conversation so they can keep the in-class discussion going after class! Below, you will find some great resources for your school community to help jump into using social media, specifically Twitter, as a learning tool. As you know, being a teacher means you’re uniquely positioned to provide valuable guidance and insight to your students around areas related to online safety and digital citizenship. Help teens evaluate whether or not something is okay to be shared online. You can find a more detailed list of online safety tips for teachers here. Back to the top Understanding Twitter
Announcing the ASCD Arias Imprint—Timely Answers to Your Burning Education Questions Let’s visualize September: The year is young and you’re right where you want to be. You’re consciously applying the myriad new skills acquired over a summer of professional learning. You’re maintaining your personal sense of balance. There are urgent questions you want answers to. And you want to put the answers into practice as soon as you can. Enter the ASCD Arias™ imprint. Eighteen additional ASCD Arias titles are planned for the 2013–14 school year, so stay tuned. What education questions do you most want answered?
Twitter For Learning: 7 Ideas For Using Hashtags In The Classroom By Anibal Pacheco, TeachThought intern Twitter For Learning: 7 Ideas For Using Hashtags In The Classroom If you are an Educator looking to use Twitter in the classroom you might have noticed most tweets include a #Hashtag. The use of the # sign with a word attached to it makes up one. Hashtags trace their history to IRC (Internet Relay Chat) networks where they are used to label groups and topics. When Twitter came into the social media scene users quickly adopted hashtags as a way to group Twitter messages based on a particular subject or topic. I would recommend you search hashtag directory services like tagdef.com, twubs.com and hashtags.org to see if somebody is using the one you want. When you visit one of these services you can enter a hashtag, view what it means and register yours using Twitter’s app authentication system. Here are some examples for Hashtag usage in the classroom. 1. Have your students engage in class discussion through the use of Twitter. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Teachers – The 10 Stages of Twitter | dedwards.me Stage 1 Sign up to twitter following persuasion/pestering by colleagues. Follow Stephen Fry, a famous sportsman/popstar and a news channel. Read a few tweets, don’t understand what the fuss is about and mock anyone who uses twitter. Stage 2 Overhear colleagues chatting about twitter and a great article they found. Stage 3 Think about posting first tweet. Stage 4 Upon realising you have no followers ask colleagues how to get them? Stage 5 Have a mini twitter conversation with colleague, even retweet a couple of statements. Stage 6 Practise a couple of tweets that include @names and hashtags. Stage 7 Retweet any link you find interesting as people might read them. Stage 8 Thank colleagues for introducing you to twitter, impressed with the knowledge you have gleaned and your growing number of followers. Stage 9 Reflect that twitter is an incredibly positive place and everyone is full of praise. Stage 10 (the reason for this post) When seeking opinion from a range of people, ask PLN to respond.