Twitter

Tweet Tweet : 

Tweet Tweet Twitter in education Bookmarks: http://www.diigo.com/list/leanneknight/twitter

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5649046/How-To-Use-Twitter-in-the-Classroom : 

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5649046/How-To-Use-Twitter-in-the-Classroom Next few slides from:

http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896 : 

http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896 Next few slides from article at:

Write a book list one tweet at a time, or link to a book list on the web. : 

Write a book list one tweet at a time, or link to a book list on the web. Sample tweet: Grade 3 #summerreading: Clementine by Sara Pennypacker, the most lovable troublemaker since Ramona QuimbySample tweet: #kidlit Updated list of China books for kids. Thanks for all your rec's. http://tinyurl.com/clt683

Provide a daily tip like a word of the day, book of the day, random trivia, useful fact, teacher tip or helpful resource. : 

Provide a daily tip like a word of the day, book of the day, random trivia, useful fact, teacher tip or helpful resource. Sample tweet: Summer Reading Tweetfest coming June 1. A daily summer book recommendation for kids. #kidlit

Celebrate timely events. : 

Celebrate timely events. Recognize author birthdays, African American History Month, and other holidays or events.Sample tweet: May 5th - Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!

Link to a book trailer or video booktalk you create. : 

Link to a book trailer or video booktalk you create. Sample tweet: New video booktalk for Chu Ju's House is up on Bookwink.com. http://www.bookwink.com

Retweet someone else's post that you found interesting. : 

Retweet someone else's post that you found interesting. Sample retweet: RT @charlottetracks Great podcasts for kids on our new podcast page: http://tinyurl.com/cq9q4wetSample retweet: RT @Bookwink Great #summerreading video review of "Museum Mysteries for Kids" similar to Elise Broach's MASTERPIECE  http://bit.ly/dt5MD

Join a Twibe. : 

Join a Twibe. A twibe allows you to follow a group of like-minded people. As I'm writing there are 333 Education twibes for all kinds of people tweeting about education, but new twibes are forming all the time. To see the list of Education twibes, visit http://www.twibes.com/category/education.Sample tweet: Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/edtech to join.

Summing Up’ : 

Summing Up’ Ask students to read an article or chapter and then post their brief summary or précis of the key point(s). A limit of 140 characters demands a lot of academic discipline. http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/teacherfernando/teaching-twitter

Twitter Tips for Academics : 

Twitter Tips for Academics Next few slides from article at: http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/07/21/100-serious-twitter-tips-for-academics/

Beginners Guide : 

Beginners Guide Beginners Guide to Twitter Read this blog post for great advice on getting started with Twitter. http://michaelhyatt.com/the-beginners-guide-to-twitter.html

Rules for People New to Twitter : 

Rules for People New to Twitter Twitter 101 Clarifying the Rules for Newbies his article takes a look at three Twitter mistakes those new to Twitter can make and how to avoid them. http://shegeeks.net/twitter-101-clarifying-the-rules-for-newbies/

Twitter Tools : 

Twitter Tools Twhirl. This powerful desktop client helps manage your Twitter experience through such helpful features as URL shortening, new message notifications, image posting, and much more. TwitterNotes. This tool lets you make private notes for yourself among your tweets. QuoteURL. A great tool for summarizing a Twitter project, this tool will put different Tweets together on one page. TwitPic. This tool lets you share photos on Twitter. bit.ly. Shorten URLs so that you use fewer characters when sharing web links on Twitter.

Twitter Tools : 

Twitter Tools Tweetree. Groups entire conversations together to help put tweets in context. TweetGrid. Create a customized search dashboard to enhance you Twitter searches with this tool. TweetScan. Have tweets emailed to you based on keywords you select with this tool. TweetDeck. This app allows you to create groups of Tweets to better manage all the information you receive. TwitterFone. When you are busy, use this tool to leave a voice message that will be turned into a tweet. Tweet Later. This tool lets you write tweets that you can schedule for posting in the future. Write reminders, then schedule them to post closer to when they need to be used.

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Leanne Knight CIT Highland Park ISD Presented: October 27, 2010