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The Twitter Experiment at UT Dallas Monica Rankin's Home Page Some general comments on the “Twitter Experiment” by Monica Rankin (UT Dallas) There has been a lot of interest in the “Twitter Experiment” video posted by Kim Smith chronicling my U.S. The class: I used twitter in the basic U.S. Most educators would agree that large classes set in the auditorium-style classrooms limit teaching options to lecture, lecture, and more lecture. The plan: With a 90-student survey I still needed to lecture in most classes in order to lay a foundation for more productive student participation. The set-up: Since I was new to twitter, I enlisted the help of Kim Smith, who is currently enrolled as a graduate student in the U.T. Following Kim’s suggestion, I gave the students special hash tags to use on all of their comments. The “discussions:” Overall, I was quite pleased with using twitter in the classroom for facilitating discussions. Our “best practices:” Limitations:Twitter is somewhat limiting. Strengths: Other Links: Story in U.S.

"Three Ways to Use Twitter in the English Classroom" - Lynn Recently I’ve been working with some colleagues who are doing great things with Twitter in their English classrooms. I’ve also run into some teachers who are interested in the potential of Twitter but haven’t taken the plunge. So I decided to compile a few examples of how Twitter could be integrated into the English classroom just to provide a place for further discussion and exploration. I would love to hear other ideas for authentic and valuable Twitter integration, so be sure to drop a comment! Tweet as a character The first example of this comes from my own classroom. My colleague @Mr. Journalism 1: Is it okay to fix someone’s grammar when quoting them? J1s: Read this article — cpj.org/blog/2013/01/i… — then Tweet #journalism1 how China’s struggle is similar to early America’s.— Mr. Twitter and Shakespeare A third way to use Twitter in and English classroom comes from two of my colleagues who are using Twitter to engage their 10th grade students with Shakespeare’s classic Macbeth.

Mobile Learning The Wired Campus - Professor Encourages Students to Pass Notes D Cole W. Camplese, director of education-technology services at Pennsylvania State University at University Park, prefers to teach in classrooms with two screens — one to project his slides, and another to project a Twitter stream of notes from students. He knows he is inviting distraction — after all, he’s essentially asking students to pass notes during class. But he argues that the additional layer of communication will make for richer class discussions. Mr. Back then, most of his students were unfamiliar with Twitter, the microblogging service that limits messages to 140 characters. Once students warmed to the idea that their professors actually wanted them to chat during class, students begin floating ideas or posting links to related materials, the professor says. Still, when Mr. He said he planned to try the technique again next time he teaches — hopefully with the second screen installed. Return to Top

"Malvern teacher uses TikTok to meet students where they are, gains 147K followers" MALVERN, Ark. (KATV) — It’s no secret that between virtual learning and in-classroom instruction, keeping student’s attention through the pandemic has been a struggle for most teachers. That’s why a Malvern Middle School English language arts teacher is meeting students where they already are. Claudine James teaches eighth grade in Malvern. Her classes are in-person, but when her students were in quarantine she, like most teachers, struggled to keep them engaged. “I looked at my YouTube counter and it didn't move, I mean, the YouTube thing said zero views,” James said. When her students came back to the classroom, she asked if they were watching her videos. “That day, I just sat down with my students and made a TikTock account, and I asked them about, you know how to do it, I didn't know how to do anything,” she said. James realized that with the pandemic, everything changed, and said she started using the app just to reach her students where they’re at.

What iPad Brings to the Higher-Education Party | You Should Go T March 18, 2010 by Joel Milani We are currently 16 days from the April 3rd launch of Apple’s iPad in the U.S. The media is in a frenzy speculating what it will mean for the future of mobile computing. Admittedly, the hype seems warranted so far, but not just for iPad’s status as a new class of mobile device. We want to talk about how, in an academic setting, iPad is positioned to change the college experience. iWork — Many people may not realize that, in the shadow of Microsoft’s ubiquitous MS Office suite, Apple produces its own version of the classic productivity software. eTextbook Reader — Perhaps the most straightforward application of the iPad on campus is in the form of an ebook reader. Digital textbooks will be lighter, cheaper and use fewer woody-pulp-based resources. Price — The iPad is currently priced to sell at $499 for the least expensive model. With all of the potential the iPad has to enhance the education process, there is equally significant potential to obstruct it.

Professors experiment with Twitter as teaching tool Facebook may be the social medium of choice for college students, but the microblogging Web tool Twitter has found adherents among professors, many of whom are starting to experiment with it as a teaching device. People use Twitter to broadcast bite-sized messages or Web links and to read messages or links posted by others. It can be used as a source of news, to listen to what people in certain groups are talking about, or to communicate with experts or leaders in certain fields. Marquette University associate professor Gee Ekachai uses Twitter to discuss what she's teaching in class with students and connect them with experts in the field of advertising and public relations. Instructor Linda Menck, who also teaches at Marquette, encourages students to include social media as a strategy in marketing campaigns for clients. Twitter is helping these professors build community in their classes in a way that appeals to some members of a Facebook-addicted generation. Live tweeting More informal

"How I Use Instagram in High School Language Arts" - Gray Instagram recently surpassed Snapchat as the favorite social media platform for teens. Like most teachers, reading this statistic compelled an involuntary eye roll, as if I didn’t know my students were glued to their Insta-perfect online lives. But it also led me to ask a question: How could I infiltrate my students’ Insta-world with sneaky lessons and learning opportunities? I started with creating a school Instagram account and went from there. What I learned was that Instagram doesn’t have to be our classroom enemy; we can easily make it our ally. 1. Last year, while using my school Instagram account, I took a short video of a student who was sharing a book they read and asked them to post it as well. I was confused, but intrigued—if students were consciously constructing themes using Instagram, logically one could use Instagram to teach the concept of theme. Clothing brands are a great starting point for this discussion. 2. 3. 4. Who doesn’t love a great grammar meme? 5.