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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Twitter

I have had a Twitter account for about a year now, but I only use it to follow the sports at the high school I coach at and to follow a few friends who actually tweet and only because they asked me to. Other than that, I have never tweeted anything or participated in any chats. My cheerleaders often “#” things, but I didn’t really know what it was until watching the videos and reading about Twitter this week. I didn’t know much about Twitter and really only thought of it as a place where celebrities updated their statuses.

I didn’t realize there were so many uses for Twitter in education! The book, Web 2.0, gave some great suggestions for use in the classroom. Using it to collect real-world data (p. 40) is a great way to get the students involved in their learning in science, math, and social studies. A Tweetstory (p. 43) is great for using in language arts and lets the kids work on editing and story structure.  I look forward to using Twitter for my PLN and to learn all of the ways I can use it as an educator! 

I follow Free Technology for Teachers blog and came across 10 Teachers to Follow on Twitter. You can follow me @cathytate23
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  1. UnknownJanuary 25, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    I am just getting the hang of the hashtags and symbols and have had to find resources to understand what it all meant. I am still figuring it out as I go... time will tell. I can't say I am sold on Twitter, but I can't deny that it has a lot to offer educationally. I have started following #edchat, #edtech and #commoncore. Have your found any good resources to follow?

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    1. UnknownJanuary 27, 2013 at 10:59 AM

      I'm still kind of confused about hashtags, can you explain them more to me? When you find one you want to follow, do you search it with the hashtag? or just the name? like edchat?

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  2. R. AlcamoJanuary 27, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    Well I'm glad to see I'm not the only person still getting the hang of things! This week has been interesting just trying to figure out the basics of Twitter and tweetdeck (on top of it all my desktop PC is down and I have to rebuild it this week, fun!). The customization is seemingly endless, and something I'm sure I'll increasingly become more familiar with as I figure out the tool's strengths and weaknesses. I can't wait to start using it for an educational purpose as soon as I move past the ins-and-outs.

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  3. Gina HartmanJanuary 27, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Jennifer - I tried not to overwhelm you the first week on Twitter, so I didn't share much about hashtags. This week in the Week 4 resources you will be learning more about hashtags and how they work. Happy Learning!

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  4. Jennifer ChuraJanuary 27, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    Twitter does have some great uses in the classroom and as part of our PLNs, but getting the hang of it, as you were saying, is so confusing! I don't think I am going to be a loyal Tweeter beyond this course -- I still prefer articles, internet searches, and old-fashioned conversations and correspondence to tweeting. That is the itty bitty "resistant to change" part of me coming out I suppose :)

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  5. Keith OsterbergJanuary 30, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    I'm still really new to hashtags. I need to spend more time in Twitter now, I guess. I got my account set up and loaded Tweetdeck. Time to devote more effort to it. I'm a little anxious about it; I feel like a fifteen-year-old getting behind the wheel of a car for the first time.

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