A Beginner's Guide to Twitter Many of ReadWriteWeb’s readers are old hands at Twitter, but the service gets thousands of new users every day. That includes a lot of folks who suddenly need to use Twitter as part of their job. If you’re just being introduced to the joys of Twitter (or introducing it to another user), here’s a short and friendly primer on what you need to know about using the site. After posting “10 Tips on Using Twitter Wisely” in December, I had a few notes from folks who said (basically) “thanks for the tips, but I didn’t know all the jargon.” Digging deeper, I realized that what seems obvious after using Twitter for several years isn’t so obvious to new users. Alphabet Soup Tech folks tend to love acronyms and jargon. Follow If you’re on Twitter you probably get this one already, but let’s cover it for the sake of completeness. Why 140 Characters? Believe it or not, there is a logical reason behind the 140 character limit. Why not 160? How to Tweet You know how to tweet, right? Clients
Prevent Cheating Description A 1998 national survey found that four out of five top high school students admitted to cheating at some point. In another nationwide study, nine out of ten high school teachers acknowledged that cheating is a problem in their school. Is cheating a problem in your school? Learn More About Strategies to Curb Cheating Cheating in the Classroom: How to Prevent It (and How to Handle It If It Happens) "We sometimes forget the seriousness of not preventing and handling cheating in our classrooms," says classroom management expert Howard Seeman. Classroom Problem Solver: Prevent Cheating Elementary school teachers play a key role in conveying the importance of classroom honesty and in helping students learn to take pride in their own work, according to school psychologist and Education World columnist Dr. Uniting Against Cheating When students complained about the level of cheating, principal John J. What Can We Do to Curb Student Cheating?
Twitter_At_A_Glance - IMPROVED! Beautiful web-based timeline software Tutorials on social media A roundup of guides on how to use blogs, Facebook, Twitter & more Here are tutorials our team has created to help show nonprofits, cause organizations, businesses and individuals how to effectively use social media, divided by subject area. For even more, see the Sharing Center, our posts on resources, tools and video interviews. • Social media • Blogs • Facebook • Twitter • Video & multimedia • Fundraising • Mobile • LinkedIn • Google Plus • Pinterest Social media How to build awareness for your campaign Guest post by Mary Joyce March 2013 Tools & tips: Whether you run a nonprofit, a social enterprise or a cause organization, it’s likely that at some point you run up against the barrier we’ve all faced: How do I get the word out about this amazing campaign? Attracting young people to your nonprofit Guest post by Alison Richmond easyfundraising.co.uk March 2013 How to successfully harness your email list for your cause Guest post by Susannah Vila February 2013 Tutorial: Why measure?
Ten Tips for Becoming a Connected Educator We all know that education budgets are getting cut more and more, and that meaningful professional-development opportunities have unfortunately become a bit of an oxymoron in education. Not only can being a "connected educator" help change that, but it can also provide you with ongoing inspiration and support. I'd even go as far to argue that being connected will be the most impactful thing you can do in your career. So with all of that said, I'd like to provide you with these ten tips on how you can get connected -- starting tomorrow. 1. I've been in so many meetings with educators who talk about the power of making mistakes. 2. When I teach others how to get started using social media for professional development, many request a manual of some sort -- a detailed step-by-step account that tells you exactly what you need to do. 3. I recently heard this playful metaphor of a puppy getting loose for the first time to describe how people should use social media. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Literacy, Languages and Leadership I’m teaching a workshop next week for educators on the basics of Twitter. I’ve put together a guide to help teachers learn the basics of how to set up and use a Twitter account. The guide is still in draft format, but if you’d like a sneak preview, I’d love your feedback: Share or Tweet this post: Twitter for Teachers: A Basic Guide If you are interested in booking me (Sarah Eaton) for a presentation, keynote or workshop (either live or via webinar) contact me at sarahelaineeaton (at) gmail.com. Like this: Like Loading...
A Humorous Look At The 20 Types Of Teacher Forgetful Teacher, Tech-Addict Teacher & 18 Other Teacher Stereotypes Ed note: This post has been republished from a late 2012 post 1. This is the teacher whose class you don’t miss. 2. While being talkative can stifle a student’s opportunity to learn—students do their best to keep the Talkative Teacher going: the more the teacher talks, the less students have to work. 3. This is the one who mocks the principal when they turn their back, thumbs their nose at “the state,” and encourages students to stand on their desks and rip their SpringBoard book into pieces. 4. If you do not learn to read Chaucer or solve theorems with the same urgency as the Fire-and-Brimstone teacher, you’ll fail. NOTE: If you’re easily offended, don’t watch the video. 5. This is the K-12 teacher that grew up dreaming of teaching Emily Dickinson at Stanford, but instead teaches band at Mudhen Middle School, and hasn’t quite come to grips with it all. 6. 7. The Forgetful Teacher forgets everything. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.