Twitter

== =Twitter in the Classroom=

Brief Introduction to Tool:

 * Twitter is tool used for microblogging.
 * Twitter is a service where you can share or connect in real-time to your families, friends, or even the world and let them know what you are currently doing. Much like “I’m taking a break right now”, or “Just arrived from school”, or “Going for a nap”. Its like you are broadcasting every minute or event in your life as it happens.
 * Twitter allows for 140 characters.

Overview:
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Social Media:
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 * Vital Twittering in 5 minutes
 * Build a Twitter channel or backchannel for your class
 * 20 Step Starter's Guide to Twitter
 * 100 Tips and Apps for Twitter
 * 30 Twitter Tutorials for New & Experienced Users
 * Become a Twitter Teacher in 23 Steps or Less
 * Illustrated Guide to Using Twitter
 * Great Tips on How to Search Twitter
 * Twitter for educational purposes- A tutorial

Advantages
1. Quick way to facilitate communication 2. Can be done via the web or via texting 3. Quickly receive feedback on any topic 4. Take informal surveys during class 5. Share and receive timely information or announcements. 6. Facilitates interaction between members. 7. Way for teachers to expand their professional learning network

Limitations
1. Only 140 characters 2. Public - Many people can follow. For a closed setting, try [|Present.ly] 3. Topics are difficult to follow. For topic heading microblogging, try [|Yazzem] 4. Obviously, it is very important that we lay out some clear guidelines here. Some stories and cautionary tales to learn how to manage Twitter in the classroom. a. Cautionary Tale #1 b. Cautionary Tale #2 c. Cautionary Tale #3 d. Should Events like This One be Tweeted? 5. Other Stories of Twitter Use a. Twitter and the Police b. Twitter and Community Watch c. Copyrights & Plagiarism in Twitter? d. Copyright, trademarks and more in Twitter

Twitter in the Classroom: How to Use it (many resources from: http://twitterforteachers.wetpaint.com/)
1. Education consultant Jane Heart maintains a directory of [|more than 1000 learning professionals on Twitter] 2. [|Teacher Twitter Accounts] (all subject areas; select and follow teachers of your choice) 3. [|Educators on Twitter - Google Spreadsheet] (all subject areas; select and follow teachers of your choice) 4. [|Twitter for Teachers Wiki] (resources regarding how Twitter can be used for educational purposes) 5. [|Seven Ways to Find Teachers on Twitter](PowerPoint presentation) 6. Mashable's Twitter Guide 7. 25 Classroom Uses for Twitter  8. Twitter Mentorship for Educators 9. 100 Twitter Tools for Teachers 10. 100 Twitter Feeds to Make you a Better Teacher 11. 100 more Twitter Feeds for Teaching Advice 12. Nine Reasons to Twitter in Schools 13. Twitter in the Classroom 14. Twitter Handbook for Teachers 15. Nine Reasons Why Teachers Should Use Twitter 16. Bernie Dodge's Intro to Twitter for Educators 16. Twitter Games 17. Using the Twitter BackChannel in Presentations 18. 50 Ideas for using Twitter in Education Move to 'Twitter in the Classroom' (//* content already reproduced there by the author: Carol Cooper-Taylor)// 19. Can we use Twitter for educational activities? 20. Twitter 4 TeachersThis PBWiki is a collaborative effort to get educators connected in a global community. 21. 100 Tips, Apps, and Resources for Teachers on Twitter 22. Music + Twitter = Love

=Elementary School ([|Twitter for Teachers]) || Project Ideas || Overview || Links || || Historic Tweets || students develop interface and messages as historic or fictional characters might have communicated in 140 character tweets || sample historic tweets Sample for Canadian History || || Adopt Someone || use Twitter to keep grandparents or other community members in the loop || CBC's Spark episode #67 has an interview with a grandparent on Twitter || || Summary || Students summarize in 140 characters or less. Forces them to focus on the important stuff! || || || Book Lists || Create a classroom Twitter account and use it for book recommendations. Keep kids reading through the summer! || || || Bonus/Fun Homework || Tweet a bonus or fun assignment at night, like "bring me a drawing of a snail" and give students a small prize or sticker. || || || School wide Puzzle || Tweet a puzzle every week on Monday at 10:17 and give a prize to the first student who turns in the correct answer to the office. Well, this would just motivate students to use their cell phones in class, but it would be fun! || || || Tweet Pals || Have pen pals at another school over Twitter. || || || || || || || Attendance Reminders || Create a Twitter group of students who could benefit from on-time reminders. Send tweet to group in am before school, reminding students that you are looking forward to seeing them that day. || ||= =Secondary School = Ideas as a starting point... @http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8 || Project Ideas || Overview || Links || || Historic Tweets || students develop interface and messages as historic or fictional characters might have communicated in 140 character tweets || sample historic tweets 25 Dead People on Twitter || || 7 Tweets to Change the World || students brainstorm and create 7 tweets to send to the principal of their school. Each tweet should identify and outline one strategy the principal can implement in the school community to make the world a better place. || 101 Ways Your School Can Change The World || || Twitter with iPod Touch in the Classroom || How to use Twitter, iPod touch, and TweetDeck to engage students in learning 140 characters at a time. || Bookminder's post || || Adopt Someone || use Twitter to keep grandparents or other community members in the loop || CBC's Spark episode #67 has an interview with a grandparent on Twitter || || Inspirational Tweet Quote of the Day || Students alternate devising an inspirational tweet quote for each school day. Bonus marks go to students who can find inspirational quotes that relate to the course content. || - motivational quotes of the day - Famous Inspirational Quotes || || Summary || Students create a 140 character summary. Forces them to focus on the important stuff! || || || Book Lists || Create a classroom account that only students access and use it to recommend books. Keep kids reading through the summer. Students will need to be creative in "hooking" their peers to read in only 140 characters. || || || Current events || Students tweet current event and provide a link for further reading. || || || Classroom Ideas || Teach Paperless has a number of ideas about using Twitter in the classroom || Using Twitter in the Classroom Latin Test via Twitter More ideas... || || Parent communication || Have parents sign up to receive tweets from teachers. The tweets can be about a week's activities test/projects/units of study, etc. This way parents can stay informed about their child's learning at this age when parents seem to have more difficulty staying connected. || || || || || || || more ideas || || || media type="youtube" key="4OxIz_3o3O0" height="315" width="500" High schoolers at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, Minn. are being engaged in the classroom in a whole new way. By using social media tools and giving them access to the Internet, students are able to learn in different ways. Having discussions about their English class online has increased their level of attention and engagement in their studies. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_one_teacher_uses_twitter_in_the_classroom.php media type="youtube" key="6WPVWDkF7U8" height="340" width="560" http://www.twhistory.com/ TWEETING THE CIVIL WAR LOGAN, UTAH, APRIL 27, 2009: [|TWHISTORY.COM] introduces the Civil War to a techno-savvy generation using actual 19th century journals cropped down to twitter-size updates. Now users can follow the day-by-day accounts of the Civil War from actual participants, all on Twitter. Twitter, a microblogging tool that allows users to send updates in 140 characters or less, might be a relatively new tool, but Marion Jensen, Director of OpenCourseWare at Utah State University, thinks that by applying the tool to the 19th century, people can gain new appreciation for Civil War history. Using original sources such as diaries and journals of soldiers in the battle, Jensen and other volunteers tweet what that person did on a particular day. “So if a particular soldier had beans for breakfast on April 26, 1863, I twitter for that person on April 26, 2009: ‘had beans for breakfast.’” Jensen says. Each soldier will be at or near Gettysburg at the time of famous Civil War Battle. The soldiers can be followed at [|http://twhistory.com] Jensen says that by following many soldiers over the course of days and weeks, one can really get a feel for what life was like back in the Civil war. “Each person doesn’t say a lot, but when you read all of the tweets in concert, you begin to get a picture of the whole story.” Jensen is twittering both Union soldiers and generals, as well as those who fought for the Confederacy. “We are also twittering a newspaper, as well as President Lincoln.” Jensen says he will follow these characters through the Battle of Gettysburg, in early July. “After the Gettysburg, we may continue on with these characters, or we may start a new project. Possible future projects include the Cuban Missile Crisis or the proceedings of the Continental Congress.”=