Joan Axthelm on 2009-07-06
ELL's need lots of peer interaction and this is a way to do that in writing. But what standard of writing? Will this help ELL's learn standard English, or just tweet-English?
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Alyssa JohnsonHow to use twitter in the classroom.
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Sheri Trapp-CordovaArticle makes a few suggestions for how to use twitter in the classroom.
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Lindsay JordanDave Parry's suggestions for using Twitter in education
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Richard RennoldsTwitter Classroom Use
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Marc SafranIdeas for using Twitter in education.
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Ben Wyattacademhack, Tech Tools for Academics, Mike Cherim, Beast-Blog, Green-Beast
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Lana CamielSpecifically using Twitter in academics
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developed a sense of each other as people beyond the classroom space
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developed a sense of each other as people beyond the classroom space
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Joshua Sherkhow to use Twitter in academic setting
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Carol FurchnerSpecifically using Twitter in academics
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Julie Parsonsacademhack, Tech Tools for Academics, Mike Cherim, Beast-Blog, Green-Beast
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Amy DeVaultBlog post about using Twitter in academia (university)
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mgfultonWays to use Twitter in the classroom
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Janna AcevedoHow to use twitter in the classroom
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Now this type of supplementary material might not be attractive to all educators, I can definitely say that changed the classroom dynamics for the better.
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MATESL ClassmatesSo it is worth using it in the classroom!
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The first thing I noticed when the class started using Twitter was how
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MATESL Classmates on 2009-06-30
It's fun and interactive!
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MATESL Classmates on 2009-06-30
Twitter is definitely worth exploring.
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This served as a reinforcement/connection between the material and the “real
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Erin ThompsonThis article explains how you can use Twitter in the classroom, given from a first-hand account from a teacher who experimented with it in their own classroom.
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Class Chatter: The first thing I noticed when the class started using Twitter was how conversations continued inside and outside of class. Most of these conversations were not directly related to class material, but many were tangentially related.
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Because Twitter is always on, and gets pushed to your cell phone if you set it up this way, it is a good way to get instant feedback. I was prepping for a lecture and wanted to know if students shared a particular movie reference, I asked via Twitter and got instant responses. Students can also use this when doing their classwork, trying to understand the material.
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Then I read an article by Clive Thompson at Wired. Clive’s article convinced me that perhaps it was worth giving Twitter a try.
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Some of these ideas are general, and some are specifically from a Twittering assignment I did for a class last semester
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Gayle Fischermore twitter ideas for the classroom
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(people were more willing to talk, and more respectful of others)
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Through Twitter you can “track” a word. This will subscribe you to any post which contains said word. So, for example a student could be interested in how a particular word is used. They can track the word, and see the varied phrases in which people use it.
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Jonathan FjelstromTwitter for academia
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students had the shared classroom experience when something came up outside of class that reminded them of material from class
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Classroom Community: Once students started twittering I think they developed a sense of each other as people beyond the classroom space
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he yinTwitter for Academia
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Track a Word: Through Twitter you can “track” a word. This will subscribe you to any post which contains said word. So, for example a student could be interested in how a particular word is used. They can track the word, and see the varied phrases in which people use it. Or, you can track an event, a proper name (I track Derrida for example), a movie title, a store name see how many people a day tweet that they are at or on their way to a Starbucks. (To do this send the message “track Starbucks” to Twitter, rather than posting the update “track Starbucks” you will now receive all messages with the word “Starbucks.”)
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Follow a Professional: Students can follow someone else who is on Twitter, who interests them. For example if they are thinking about journalism they should follow NewMediaJim who works for NBC and Tweets about being on Airforce One, covering the Middle East etc. This is a rare inside, “real-time” view into journalism. He is followed by over 2,500 people at this point. Howard Rheingold also uses Twitter in his social journalism class.
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Scot EvansWays to use Twitter in Academia:
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Get a Sense of the World: You can have students look at the Public Timeline of Twitter. This is the place where all public messages get posted. The “noise” ratio here is pretty high, but one gets a sense of how varied are the things people are doing around the globe. Just a quick look at the timeline shows a range of languages, although English is still the predominate one. Additionally the public timeline serves as a sort of quick measure of what people are paying attention to. During large sporting events (World Series, or NFL Playoffs, Twitter) has a large number of messages from people watching these events. New Years was particularly interesting as people around the world wished “Happy New Year” via Twitter, far before the New Year actually got to me in Dallas, TX.
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Track a Word: Through Twitter you can “track” a word. This will subscribe you to any post which contains said word. So, for example a student could be interested in how a particular word is used. They can track the word, and see the varied phrases in which people use it. Or, you can track an event, a proper name (I track Derrida for example), a movie title, a store name see how many people a day tweet that they are at or on their way to a Starbucks. (To do this send the message “track Starbucks” to Twitter, rather than posting the update “track Starbucks” you will now receive all messages with the word “Starbucks.”)
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Shea Smithacademhack, Tech Tools for Academics, Mike Cherim, Beast-Blog, Green-Beast
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