{"id":44999,"date":"2014-03-01T15:46:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T20:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=44999"},"modified":"2014-03-05T12:43:05","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T17:43:05","slug":"what-twitter-can-do-for-you-and-how-you-might-use-it-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2014\/03\/01\/what-twitter-can-do-for-you-and-how-you-might-use-it-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"What Twitter can do for you and how you might use it in the classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk\/twitter\/where-would-i-be-without-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Where would I be without Twitter?<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from dontwasteyourtime.co.uk by David Hopkins<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<p>For me [David] Twitter has \u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>been somewhere I could share my thoughts and reflections, from this blog, to a wider audience.<\/li>\n<li>resulted in invitations to present at UK and European conferences.<\/li>\n<li>opened my eyes to critical thinking and reflection through examples and the work that other people share through Twitter.<\/li>\n<li>enabled real time help and support when tech failed me (or I could help someone else who had had their tech fail them).<\/li>\n<li>made some real and valuable friends that started off as 140 character online conversations and has matured and grown through face-to-face contact at events and conferences.<\/li>\n<li>helped me focus and concentrate on what is professionally important \u2013 here I\u2019m thinking about implication and application of an \u2018appropriate\u2019 technological implementation, making sure it\u2019s something that will add value or increase efficiency rather than the \u201cooh, it\u2019s shiny and new\u201d approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Also see David&#8217;s:<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hopkinsdavid\/twitter-in-education\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Twitter in Education<\/em> presentation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/hopkinsdavid\/twitter-in-education-what-next\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Twitter in Education: what next?<\/em> presentation<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Tweetchat for Org-learning \" href=\"http:\/\/sundertrg.tumblr.com\/post\/53995949324\/tweetchat-for-org-learning\">Tweetchat for Org-learning<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from sundertrg.tumblr.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twubs.com\/twitter-chats\/about\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tweet-chats<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are fairly popular in the twitter world and if you\u2019re an active\u00a0Twitter user, you may have heard of or participated in a tweet chat event.\u00a0These are live discussions that take place on Twitter about a pre-determined theme. The idea is to get perspectives from a cross section of audience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edudemic.com\/22-effective-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-classroom-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>22 Effective Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edudemic.com by Jeff Dunn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edudemic.com\/22-effective-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-classroom-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"twitter bloom's taxonomy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edudemic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/bloomstwitter.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"745\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.udel.edu\/udaily\/2014\/nov\/tech-classroom-twitter-111913.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Classroom tech: UD faculty use Twitter to enhance classroom experience<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from udel.edu<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s a good way to source material for classroom discussions\u201d<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;search for, follow, or post messages about a specific topic or interest.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;creating news feeds with links to news articles.<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;create a laundry list of articles for them.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pictures can also be tweeted when encountering relevant marketing situations while shopping.<\/li>\n<li>The articles and topics raised in Twitter then become part of their in-class discussions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Addendum on 3\/4\/14:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/powerupwhatworks.org\/blog\/5-great-twitter-chats-educators\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>5 Great Twitter Chats for Educators<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from powerupwhatworks.org by Alise Brann<br \/>\n<em>Excerpt:<\/em><br \/>\nCheck out the links below to read blog posts on how to use Twitter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/powerupwhatworks.org\/blog\/getting-started-twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Getting Started with Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/powerupwhatworks.org\/blog\/professional-development-140-characters-getting-started-twitter-pd\" target=\"_blank\">Professional Development in 140 Characters: Getting Started with Twitter for PD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/powerupwhatworks.org\/blog\/powerup-your-professional-learning-network-our-top-10-people-follow-twitter\" target=\"_blank\">PowerUp Your Professional Learning Network with our Top 10 People to Follow on Twitter!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Addendums on 3\/5\/14:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/janehart\/social-learning-an-explanation-using-twitter-31117924?from=ss_embed\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Social Learning &#8211; An explanation using Twitter<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; an updated presentation from\u00a0Jane Hart<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><\/em><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/blog\/social-media-for-world-languages-sarah-wike-loyola?\" target=\"_blank\">10 Social Media Tips for Reaching World Language Learners<\/a> <\/b>&#8212; from edutopia.org<b><br \/>\n<\/b><em>Bring world languages to life with tools to help students create, connect, and collaborate.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/social-media-education-resources?\" target=\"_blank\">The Big List of Social-Media Resources<\/a><\/b> &#8212; from edutopia.org<b><br \/>\n<\/b><em>Discover how to create social-media guidelines, deepen student engagement, and expand your professional learning network (PLN) in this curated list.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where would I be without Twitter? 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