Twitter for Educators
At this station, you will explore Twitter and how it can be used in the field of education. As defined by Wikipedia, "Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables users to send and read short 140-character text messages, called "tweets". Registered users can read and post tweets, but unregistered users can only read them" (Wikipedia, 2014).
Together, we will explore the following:
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Common Craft creates fantastic shorts to teach users about various technology tools. In less than three-minutes, you can learn all about Twitter!
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Tweeting in Catholic Education?
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To Tweet or Not to Tweet, by Marc-André Lalande, is a great piece that highlights the benefits of Twitter for educators and how it can used to stay abreast of current trends, topics and issues in education today.
As you begin to develop a following on Twitter, here are some resources for Catholic educators:
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Resources for Educators
Guide to Using Twitter in Your Teaching Practice
KQED, which a public television and media organization in Northern California, developed an excellent guide to Twitter. It is important to note that this guide was designed in collaboration with Twitter's Trust & Safety team and is intended for educators. It contains a wealth of information about netiquette, developing a personal learning network (PLN), as well as acceptable use policies and reasons for using Twitter in the field of education. 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom Teach Hub published an excellent piece - 50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom. It contains a quick list of ideas and strategies for integrating Twitter into the classroom. How Twitter Can Be Used as a Powerful Educational Tool Alen November and Brian Tool co-authored an article on Twitter in education. It is downloadable here and able to be shared due to a Creative Commons Non-Commercial License. How to Use Hashtags on Twitter: A Simple Guide for Marketers Inbound created this post for people in the field of marketing. However, as a instructional leaders and curators of your school's brand, it is a helpful resource. It covers the basics of hashtags and advice on how to effectively use this Twitter feature. Read it here. As you become more skilled with Twitter, you may discover the need to archive interesting articles and resources to read at a later date. Pocket is the perfect resource for storing articles and resources that you stumble upon in Twitter. As the company notes, "when you find something you want to view later, put it in Pocket" (Pocket, 214). You can find Pocket on Twitter or the website. |
Twitter in Action!
CNN published this short segment (~2 minutes) about a secondary teacher who is actively using Twitter with middle school students. |