Questions to the Audience How many of us own a cell phone How many of us use texting as a means of communication How many of us have a Twitter account Table of Contents A How to Guide Twitter in Primary Education ID: 428349
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Twitter in EducationSlide2
Questions to the Audience
How many of us own a cell phone?
How many of us use texting as a means of communication?
How many of us have a Twitter account?Slide3
Table of Contents
A How to Guide
Twitter in Primary Education
Twitter in Secondary Education
Twitter in Higher EducationSlide4
A How to Guide
What is Twitter?
Create a Twitter Account
How do we use Twitter?Slide5
What is Twitter?
“
Twitter is a rich source of instant information. Stay updated.
Keep others updated. It's a whole thing.
Customize Twitter
by choosing who to follow. Then see tweets from those folks
as soon as they're posted.” - twitter.comSlide6
Create a Twitter Account
It is simple to create a Twitter account. Just by
answering four questions, a new user can be up and
TWEETING
in a few minutes.
email address - user name - full name - passwordSlide7
How do we use Twitter?
Twitter is a simple to use social networking tool that can be used from
Mobile Devices
,
Desktop
Computers
and
Laptops.Limited to 140 charactersSlide8
How do we use Twitter?
Tweets
(user messages) are entered into a Twitter program and sent to
the Tweeters’
Followers
(those who are following a particular twitter user
).
Tweets can include
web site links
to pictures and other information for your students.Slide9
How do we use Twitter?
Messages received by other users can be
retweeted
(forwarded to other twitter users) and users can also
direct message
(private message) a twitter user that they are following or
are a
follower of.Slide10
How do we use Twitter?
Tweets are also
remembered
on the users account, and are
searchable
so students could go back and check on due dates, a certain conversation, find other users talking about the same thing, and more.Slide11
How do we use Twitter?
Teachers can remind the class about the upcoming quiz or assignment(s)
Students can:
Tell their
friends where
they
are studying and
plan to meet. (
tweetup
)Ask their teacher a question about somethingThe possibilities are almost endless….Slide12
Twitter in Primary Education.
Why You Should be using Twitter in the Elementary Classroom.Slide13
Elementary teachers should use Twitter to...
Teach:
Drafting,
Revising and
Editing sentences.Slide14
Some Examples
To group write a sentence describing their learning activity
To revise the sentence in a group revision activitySlide15
Some Other Examples
Students singing, speaking, or oral reading can be published on
Chirbit
.Slide16
You can take digital pictures of their work or activities and post it on
Twitpic
.
Some Other ExamplesSlide17
Family Involvement
Parents would be able to check Twitter often to be updated
on their child’s day.
Grandparents,
aunts, uncles, and divorced parents could also be kept informed.Slide18
Monitoring Twitter
To ensure the safety and privacy of the students.
Privacy settings should be enabled on the twitter account.
Students should be taught internet safety.Slide19
Twitter in Secondary Education
Integration Benefits:
Teach Responsibility to Students
Build a Community
Allow for a stronger connectionSlide20
Twitter in Secondary Education
Examples of Current Use
Newsletter to Parents From Administration
Two-Way Communication in the ClassroomSlide21
Twitter in Higher Education
Students of Higher Education
Higher Education Uses
Twitter BenefitsSlide22
Students of Higher Education
2008: approximately 96% of American college students were Internet users.
Nearly 90% of college students were cell phone owners.Slide23
Higher Education Uses
Online Discussions
Communicate efficiently
Reflect and Respond
Continue outside of class
Questions for Instructor
Viewed be all users at once
Expedient Communication
Schedule Changes
Corrections to Syllabus. Can be done through wireless device Slide24
Higher Education Uses
Track Keywords
Specific Topics
Conferences
Meetings
Track Users
Investigative Reporters
Political FiguresSlide25
Twitter Benefits
Alleviates fears of larger audience
Instructors get to know learners
Design approach
Group similar learners
Students can find peers with similar views
Group projects
Study groupsSlide26
Conclusion
Twitter should be used in classrooms from Primary School to Higher Education.
Why?Slide27
Conclusion
To promote student and parent involvement
To promote student learning
To keep costs
down
Our WebsiteSlide28
Research Sources
Kurtz, Jeff (2009).
Twittering about Learning: Using Twitter in an Elementary School Classroom
Retrieved March 4, 2010 from
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/45/8c/d8.pdf
Waller, Martin (2009).
Multiliteracies
and Meaningful Learning Contexts in the Primary Classroom.
Retrieved March 28, 2010 from
http://www.changinghorizons.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/uklapaper09.pdfCampbell, Nick (2009). Twitter for Education. Retrieved March 6, 2010 from http://www.tienetwork.org/content/view/302
/
Parry, David (2008).
Twitter for Academia
. Retrieved March 6, 2010 from
http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/
Williamson, Debra (2008).
College Students Online: Driving Change in Internet and Mobile Usage.
Retrieved March 28, 2010 from
http://www.emarketer.com/Reports/All/Emarketer_2000524.aspx?utm_source=Adweek&utm_medium=TextReportCollegeStudent&utm_campaign=AdWeek0908&aff=AdweekSlide29
Image Sources
Creator Unknown, (n. d.) Twitter Icon Atop Books Image, Retrieved from:
http://krodia.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/twitter-college-tweets.jpg
Riley, Karl, (2010) Screenshot of Twitter.com located at:
http://twitter.com
Creator Unknown, (n. d.), Children Around Computer Image, Retrieved from:
http://ihumanable.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/children-computer.jpg
Etheridge, Jennifer, (2010) Screenshot of Room 302’s Twitter page located at: http://twitter.com/room302Creator Unknown, (n. d.) Students Around Whiteboard Image, Retrieved from: http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/images/email_updates/Paint_with_whiteboard.jpg
Creator Unknown, (n. d.) Parents and Child at Computer Image, Retrieved from:
http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/75674536.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=8A33AE939F2E01FFB74986AD8A40981C79B37EAC821AEEAD64877024319BAC2Slide30
Etheridge, Jennifer (2010) Screenshot of Room 302’s
Chirbit
page located at:
http://www.chirbit.com/room302
Etheridge, Jennifer (2010) Screenshot of Room 302’s
TwitPic
page located at:
http://twitter.com/room302
Creator Unknown (n. d.) WIRED Image, Retrieved from: http://photobucket.comCreator Unknown (n. d.) Twitter Thought Bubble Image, Retrieved from: http://photobucket.comCreator Unknown (n. d.) Magnifying Glass on Book Image, Retrieved from: http://photobucket.comCreator Unknown, (n. d.) Twitter Icon Image, Retrieved from: http://www.classcaster.org/resserver.php?blogId=175&resource=twitter-icon.jpg
Image Sources