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Twitter in the Classroom

Twitter in the Classroom. Its not just for posting song quotes and pictures of your breakfast. Getting Started. Go to twitter.com to begin. Sign up for your own account. After going to twitter.com , you will need to set up your own account. Click sign up in the New to Twitter

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Twitter in the Classroom

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  1. Twitter in the Classroom Its not just for posting song quotes and pictures of your breakfast

  2. Getting Started • Go to twitter.com to begin.

  3. Sign up for your own account • After going to twitter.com, you will need to set up your own account. • Click sign up in the New to Twitter section of the homepage.

  4. Choose your name carefully • It may be necessary to have multiple names for different classes. • It may also be necessary to have a different account for teams, if you are a coach. • Your name should be personal to the subject the Twitter account will address. • For example: CoachBvolleyball2011 Ms.B8-1ushistory2011

  5. Privacy, Privacy, Privacy • When setting up your account, make sure to address the privacy settings. • You will need to select to approve your followers and keep your “tweets” private. • This aspect is essential if you think you would ever post photos via twitter, perhaps of a match or class activity.

  6. Notifications • You can use your Twitter on your Smartphone. • Titter has an app for Smartphones and you can use it to alert you if you have a post or tweet on your twitter or if someone wants to follow you. • You can also set up Twitter to send you e-mails of tweets and requests for following.

  7. Things to know • Posts are called “tweets.” • There is a 140 character limit for tweets. • You can use Twitter to respond to the tweets of others or send instant, private message. • Your tweets are logged and are reviewable, as are the responses to tweets.

  8. Before you get started • Make sure parents and students know they are responsible for the information presented on Twitter. • Set guidelines for usage. • For students and parents with no access to a computer or the Internet, it may be necessary to make alternate resources for these individuals. • Review, review, review: • Take a look at your profile, make sure it is appropriate. • Review the rules of usage with students and parents. They need to know the appropriate conduct that is expected of them

  9. How do you use it? • Now that you can set up your Twitter account, how can you use it for your classroom? • Announcements- to parents or students • Due date reminders • Group discussions • Student questions to each other • The teacher can still monitor the questions for accuracy. • Student questions to the teacher • Other students may benefit from the same question. • This would allow for clarification of subject covered in class or in the text, etc.

  10. For more information • http://chronical.com/article/Teaching-With-Twitter-Not-for/49230/ • http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/2009/01/teaching-with-twitter.html • This blog includes many more resources for using Twitter in the classroom. • http://www.scribd.com/doc/2286799/Can-we-use-Twitter-for-educational-activities • These sites are also linked on my wiki: • http://mytechywiki.com

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