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Resources to help streamline the vast amount of the information I pull from the web.
Updated on May 27, 12
Created on Feb 16, 11
Category: Schools & Education
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Curating Twitter feeds. this API streamlines the most relevant social media posts.
Jeff Utecht talks about how Foursquare exploded across a school campus. Explains that we can not control our communities and the tools they use. Instead we have to embrace. Great ideas of how to use check-in services as motivators and simple rewards for students being present when/where it matters. Provides great statistics to back up the claims put forth.
Introduction to Twitter for my students and my school. Includes explanatory videos and helps to show the value of Twitter for personal and social learning.
List of resources for teachers on Facebook. Students could benefit from some of these, as well, as lessons in digital citizenship.
Blog post about six good educational uses for Twitter in the classroom.
Great idea to help colleagues get started on Twitter with a #WW ~ "Welcome Wednesday"
For example, do this#WW welcome @Craig an English Language Teacher based in Dubai, #ELT ~ interested in #dogme and chocolate. #TEFL#WW @Jenny - she's a Teen Fiction author based in Ireland. Open to being interviewed by your students. #fiction #ireland #education #younglearners#WW shout out 2 @Bob a good buddy of mine, help me welcome him! - #mlearning evangelist #edublogger and head of #edtech at @UniversityofMiami
But please don't do this:#WW @Jenny @Craig @Bob @June @Alice @TomatoHead @eLearningGuruas this is unhelpful to everyone.
Why teachers should not ever publicly talk like this online. Period. Find the good and talk about that.
Great list of Twitter tips for teachers trying to get started on Twitter. Also, easily customizable to teach our students about Tweeting.
Interesting takes on how/who to follow, unfollow, and/or block on Twitter
History, government, Civics, etc. teachers come and join the newly developed Ning for Social Studies teachers.
Great guding post, especially for teachers just starting out in Twitter
15 items | 12 visits
Resources to help streamline the vast amount of the information I pull from the web.
Updated on May 27, 12
Created on Feb 16, 11
Category: Schools & Education
URL: