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A Refreshingly Simple Guide To Twitter For Teachers

A Refreshingly Simple Guide To Twitter For Teachers
Teachers are on Twitter every minute of every day. There are daily hashtag chats where educators from around the globe collaborate, share interesting tidbits, and make lifelong connections never before possible. There are people with tens of thousands of followers who are viewed as thought and opinion leaders. It’s a minute-by-minute pulse of the education world. It’s exhausting. It’s overwhelming. It’s hard to imagine where to start. That’s the idea behind this simple visual guide to Twitter for teachers who are either new to the social network or simply need a refresher about why they got started in the first place. So if you’re scared of getting started with Twitter, this is a great first visual to check out. This image is a little bit dated (uses old icons, etc.) but the usefulness remains. Source: Rossier Online

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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.

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

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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.

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.

100 Twitter Tips For Teachers 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. You have to start somewhere and these tips will help ensure that your first foray in Twitter is a great experience. Organize your Twitter. Twitter has made it simple to keep things organized and makes looking through tweets a breeze. The Internet may be a virtual Wild West but there are some unspoken rules of engagement you should know before adding your two cents into the mix. Twellow.

How To Manage Your PLN Using Twitter Lists One of the greatest boosts in my teaching career has been the development of my Twitter PLN/ALN ( as per a previous post – mine isn’t just “Personal” it’s an “Active” Learning Network ). It has been amazing for me to see who I have followed, what their interests are, and more importantly who their contacts have led me to. But even judicious building of an ALN/PLN can lead to a large, and unwieldy stream of tweets. Especially as many of those I find key to my learning often participate in their own chats. The List So – my key to maintaining my control of my learning network is the list . If the Twitter stream is the filing cabinet of my PLN then the List is the “label” on the drawer (the person I follow is the “file”). Instead of viewing my Twitter stream as a ‘whole’ – which can be overwhelming – I tend to use the lists for the ‘hit’ that I feel that I need. Building Your Lists In an ideal world you would have created your lists categories before building your network.

Twitter för nyfikna! Del 2: Vad betyder alla konstiga tecken? #twittertips | Helen Alfvegren Här kommer fortsättningen på min Twitter-guide - Del 2. Vad betyder alla konstiga tecken? Troligtvis kan vissa tweets (Twitter-inlägg) se ut som hieroglyfer för det ovana ögat. Jag reder här ut vilka tecken man bör känna till för att kunna läsa de 140 tecknen som det är tänkt. Ett mention, att du nämner någon annan med ett @-tecken innan, gör att den personen ser vad du skriver. Om du vill tipsa andra om någon du följer, eller berätta om något bra som den personen har gjort, bör du inte börja meningen med dennes namn. I exemplet ovan skriver @glimra OM @annika men eftersom det står först i en mening blir det TILL @annika vilket inte är meningen. Som du kanske såg la jag till ett ‘s på Annikas namn, ett nick/namn/handle går nämligen inte att böja. Ett @ kan också vara en hänvisning till en plats. Du kommer få se en hel del @-tecken om de du följer är flitiga användare av Foursquare eller Gowalla. Det är på det här sättet ett enda inlägg, en tweet, kan sprida sig som en löpeld. Överkurs!

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