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Edit Comment Close By: Harman (30 month(s) ago) nice presentation about twitter Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: How can we use Twitter for teaching and learning? Maggie Verster BSc HED BEd Hons A+ CIW Associate www.school2.co.za Slide 2: By the end of this e-torial, you will be able to use Twitter to: Communicate on a local and global level Create a powerful personal learning network (PLN) Get your learners to tweet their way into critical thinking! This e-torial makes use of the following programmes or tools: Any browser A computer with internet /cell phone with WAP Twitter (an online tool) Outcomes Tools Slide 3: What is micro-blogging? Some motivation to twitter (or not) What do your tweets say about you? Get twittering! Sign up Update your settings Create your first tweet Some guidelines Reading and replying to tweets Re-tweeting Create your twitter learning network Directories, lists and networks Followers More things you can do with twitter: Twitter straight from your cell phone Direct messages Change your profile picture Finding stuff: Using Hashtags # More resources and reading Discussion Slide 4: What are you doing right now? Tell me all about it in 140 or less words!!! Some reading…. Nine reasons why you should use twitter in schools # Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom (a collaborative effort) The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers Twitter for teachers collaborative ebook Why would I like to know about what you are doing all the time? Video: Click here to Play Slide 5: Cosand became a Twitterer about a year ago, and he now considers Twitter one of his best sources of real-time professional development. "I'm able to get information and find opportunities I wouldn't have been able to gather on my own," he says. Teachers who are fans say they appreciate the easy-to-use tool as a quick way to network with colleagues. They like being able to ask and answer questions, learn from experts, share resources, and react to events on the fly. Critics argue that it's nothing but a high tech distraction. Meanwhile, new ideas for using Twitter in education continue to emerge and evolve. The best way to weigh the pros and cons of this free tool is to try it for yourself What articles are you looking at? Live reporting from an event Check out this cool new resource Source : http://www.edutopia.org/twitter-professional-development-technology-microblogging Slide 6: Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Slide 7: What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? Slide 8: What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? Slide 9: What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? Slide 10: Use Twitter to tell “the world” about the challenges you face as a subject advisor/teacher Go to www.twitter.com (or type it into the address bar) Click on “Sign Up” I ACTIVITY You can access Twitter from your mobile phone by going to your mobile browser and typing in m.twitter.com Slide 11: Type in your: Full names (Twitter is about real people!) Username (Make it relevant) Password (choose something that you will remember) E-mail address Tick e-mail find- this way your regular e-mail friends can find you. Click on Create my account It is a good idea to always read the Terms of Service before you sign up Peter Pumpkin Peterp *********** PeterP@gmail.com Slide 12: Type in the two word (capcha) exactly as displayed. If you can’t make it out Ask for new words to be displayed Listen to the words Click on Finish A capcha makes sure that you re a human being and hampers unauthorised accounts being created. the decamp Slide 13: By following people that have the same interests as you, you can create a powerful learning network on the fly. You can skip this step by just clicking on Next step at the bottom of your screen. Slide 14: See who of your friends are already using twitter You can skip this step by just clicking on Next step at the bottom of your screen. Slide 15: Search for a specific person You can skip this step by just clicking on Next step at the bottom of your screen. Slide 16: Activating your e-mail will give you access to many other services on twitter Check your e-mail inbox for an e-mail from Twitter. Click on the confirmation link contained in the e-mail. You will now be able to receive direct messages directly to your e-mail inbox. You will still be able to use Twitter even if you have not confirmed your e-mail. Slide 17: Click on Settings Account Your real name, username and e-mail will be filled in already Change your time zone to(GMT+2) Pretoria Choose if you want others to see your location (you will then be able to locate others near you) You can choose to protect your updates, but then you also choose to close yourself to new learning mentors.... Make sure that you adjust your basic settings... You still need to update your Profile..... Slide 18: Click on Settings Profile Upload a photo of yourself You can adjust your name. Be real! Where are you based? Insert your web address or blog Say something about yourself that will give potential learning partners a sense of what you do/are interested in Not updating your Profile settings is like leaving your house without putting close on...... Make sure that your Bio is professional and take your privacy into account. Sarah De Waal Pretoria South Africa http://myblog.za.net Love teaching biology and mathematics Slide 19: Go ahead, tell us about the problems and challenges you face as a teacher/subject advisor. Remember you only have 140 characters! If you cannot say it in 140 characters, feel free to do a few tweets…….tweet ……tweet…….. You cannot POSSIBLY have THAT many problems now can you??? Start typing You will see how many characters you have left next to the Tweet button Your current location Click on the Tweet button to send We need more time to reflect on the CAPS docs Slide 20: DO: Use good language Share good learning resources Ask questions and give answers/opinions Think before you tweet Add value to your network……… DON’T: Use ALL CAPS (it is screaming) Tweet in an “altered state” Forget to credit those tweets that you are passing on (re-tweeting- RT) ……… Remember that your tweets are very public We need more time to reflect on the CAPS docs Slide 21: Tweets are in reverse chronological order, according to time, with the newest at the top. If you click on Home (top right) and Timeline, you will see all the tweets of the people you are following. If you want to reply to or retweet a tweet hover your curser over a tweet to see the Reply or Retweet options or add @theotherpersonsusername to your tweet. To read anybody’s tweets, click on their twitter name or picture eg www.twitter.com/heyjudeonline and read on the pane to the right. (or click the arrow to the right) If you want to find a specific tweet again you can mark it as a favourite, using the star (Favourite) option below the tweet. Slide 22: Re-tweeting is a way to pass on valuable links and resources from your network to your followers Hover curser over tweet Click on Retweet below Add RT for “retweet” (it is short!) in front of the @persons’s name Re-tweeting people’s tweets also make them aware that you value their contribution and they will probably follow you, building a stronger network RT @kjarrett RT @shareski RE: PLCs. "If everything is mandated and structured. It fails. Same with classrooms." Slide 23: The value of retweeting is that you become a filter for your followers. Re-tweeting means hat you value the information and feel that it is worthwhile to pass on. Check the resources first before passing it on! Think if you REALLY want to pass it on! Slide 24: Important to read the person’s Bio or blog and look at their tweets before you decide to follow him or her……. A colleague, teacher…. Someone I can learn with/from… Someone who will share… An expert in the field Someone……? Type name in search window Click search Click on the People tab Look if it is the person that you want to follow Click the plus to follow!!!!!! Who should I follow? How? Wesley Fryer Slide 25: Another effective way to find twitter learning partners: Find someone who share the same interests / subject area as you. Click on their picture and choose Follow Click on THEIR network and explore/follow some of their contacts Some of my learning Gurus!!! Some teachers!!! Conferences Some friends!! If someone does not “live up to your expectations”, remove them from your network Slide 26: More ways to find twitter learning and teaching partners: Consult educator directories, social networks and lists: Twitter4teachers (A global wiki to add to) Educators on twitter (add yourself to the directory here) South African educators or join sateachers twibe Top 100 edu-tweeps (twitterers/tweople) ;-) Tweet4education (A social network of twittering teachers writing a book to help teachers to twitter!) Twitter for professional development List of teachers who uses twitter actively in their classrooms Good idea: Go through at least 2 pages of a person’s tweets before deciding if the person will be of value on your learning pathway! Slide 27: If a person has an undesirable profile you can block them from following you and report them as spam! Check your followers regularly to weed them out! That is a good thing. It means that you are adding value to the twitter-sphere and growing your learning network! You will get an e-mail telling you that someone is following you Go to their profile page, read their tweets, Bio/blog and decide if you want to follow them back or not At the top of their page, click on Follow You will be able to send them a direct private message once they are following you Help, I am being followed!!!!! Slide 28: Twitter straight from your cell phone You will need a WAP enabled cell phone (eg one that can connect to an Internet browser) Point your cell phone browser (and bookmark) twitter’s web address:http://m.twitter.com Send meeting notifications Summarise conferences and join a backchannel to give feedback Most smart phones nowadays do have twitter applications that you can download and use. Get your class to participate in classroom discussions and do quizzes from their cell phones Slide 29: Click on Messages at the top Click on the person and type message Click on New Message Start typing a name and select the person from the dropdown Type your message Send Or add d @personname to any tweet Your intended person will receive the twitter in his/her e-mail inbox as well! You can only send DM’s to someone who is following you. Ariellah Is the conference worthwhile? Slide 30: Decide how much of yourself you would like to show in your Bio. Stick to your interests/ occupation rather than give out too much personal information! Link your Bio to your blog or school/organisational website. To change your Bio or website address, go to Settings (See slide 18) We always need to be aware of how much information we divulge, whether it is in our Bio or in our tweets! If you feel strongly about your privacy, you can protect your twitter account, which means that people will have to ask to follow you. What about privacy? Slide 31: Do I need to have a profile picture? A profile picture gives people a visual sense of who you are / would like to be / see yourself…… What do these pictures tell you about the person? Who is the….Librarian, Maths teacher, vice chancellor, Learning activist, Gardener, Primary school teacher, Lifelong learner, Technology director, Biology teacher, English teacher ???? Who are these people???? Your picture becomes a connection point! So please change this boring brown one for one that makes sense….. Slide 32: Click on Settings (top right) Profile Click on Change Image and browse to a suitable picture of yourself on your PC A real picture of yourself is encouraged! If you are shy, upload an Avatar (a picture representing you) You can also change the background of your main twitter page (Settings Design Slide 33: How can I find specific tags and tweets about topics? Type in your search term in the search window on the top eg mathematics or subjectadvisors Choose between Tweets, Tweets with links, Tweets near you, or People It is important to “tag” your tweet by inserting a “marker” (a searchable) word into it using hashtags #. Create a tag that will be unique to your topic or group Mathematics When you twitter about twitter and how it can be used for teaching and learning, please use the hashtag #twitter4ed or #classtwits Slide 34: Twitter handbook for teachersA basic down to earth guide Twitter for education tagged resources On Delicious On DiigoA search across the tags education and twitter using these book-marking systems Twitter search for the hash-tags #twitter and #education or #twitter4ed #Edchat (good weekly discussions) I better join the twitter revolution!!!! There are also lots of applications (software) that have been created to accommodate the use of twitter for all kinds of purposes. Slide 35: How can a micro-blogging tool accommodate communication and learning in the classroom? What drawbacks can there be in using a tool like this one? What skills will you need to use tools like these? If the tool must fit the purpose, how, when and where will you use this tool as a SA/teacher? 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Twitter tutorial for teachers maggiev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1008 Category: Education License: Some Rights Reserved Like it (2) Dislike it (0) Added: July 29, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 2 Presentation Description I created this tutorial for the Department of Education as part of subject advisors basic ICT training. Comments Posting comment... By: sukhpreeet (30 month(s) ago) too good presentation.. Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: maggiev (30 month(s) ago) Will do thanx.... Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: Harman (30 month(s) ago) nice presentation about twitter Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: How can we use Twitter for teaching and learning? Maggie Verster BSc HED BEd Hons A+ CIW Associate www.school2.co.za Slide 2: By the end of this e-torial, you will be able to use Twitter to: Communicate on a local and global level Create a powerful personal learning network (PLN) Get your learners to tweet their way into critical thinking! This e-torial makes use of the following programmes or tools: Any browser A computer with internet /cell phone with WAP Twitter (an online tool) Outcomes Tools Slide 3: What is micro-blogging? Some motivation to twitter (or not) What do your tweets say about you? Get twittering! Sign up Update your settings Create your first tweet Some guidelines Reading and replying to tweets Re-tweeting Create your twitter learning network Directories, lists and networks Followers More things you can do with twitter: Twitter straight from your cell phone Direct messages Change your profile picture Finding stuff: Using Hashtags # More resources and reading Discussion Slide 4: What are you doing right now? Tell me all about it in 140 or less words!!! Some reading…. Nine reasons why you should use twitter in schools # Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom (a collaborative effort) The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers Twitter for teachers collaborative ebook Why would I like to know about what you are doing all the time? Video: Click here to Play Slide 5: Cosand became a Twitterer about a year ago, and he now considers Twitter one of his best sources of real-time professional development. "I'm able to get information and find opportunities I wouldn't have been able to gather on my own," he says. Teachers who are fans say they appreciate the easy-to-use tool as a quick way to network with colleagues. They like being able to ask and answer questions, learn from experts, share resources, and react to events on the fly. Critics argue that it's nothing but a high tech distraction. Meanwhile, new ideas for using Twitter in education continue to emerge and evolve. The best way to weigh the pros and cons of this free tool is to try it for yourself What articles are you looking at? Live reporting from an event Check out this cool new resource Source : http://www.edutopia.org/twitter-professional-development-technology-microblogging Slide 6: Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Slide 7: What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? Slide 8: What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? Slide 9: What does this person do for a living? What is s(h)e tweeting about? Are the tweets helpful? Would you like to have him/her in your network? Slide 10: Use Twitter to tell “the world” about the challenges you face as a subject advisor/teacher Go to www.twitter.com (or type it into the address bar) Click on “Sign Up” I ACTIVITY You can access Twitter from your mobile phone by going to your mobile browser and typing in m.twitter.com Slide 11: Type in your: Full names (Twitter is about real people!) Username (Make it relevant) Password (choose something that you will remember) E-mail address Tick e-mail find- this way your regular e-mail friends can find you. Click on Create my account It is a good idea to always read the Terms of Service before you sign up Peter Pumpkin Peterp *********** PeterP@gmail.com Slide 12: Type in the two word (capcha) exactly as displayed. If you can’t make it out Ask for new words to be displayed Listen to the words Click on Finish A capcha makes sure that you re a human being and hampers unauthorised accounts being created. the decamp Slide 13: By following people that have the same interests as you, you can create a powerful learning network on the fly. You can skip this step by just clicking on Next step at the bottom of your screen. Slide 14: See who of your friends are already using twitter You can skip this step by just clicking on Next step at the bottom of your screen. Slide 15: Search for a specific person You can skip this step by just clicking on Next step at the bottom of your screen. Slide 16: Activating your e-mail will give you access to many other services on twitter Check your e-mail inbox for an e-mail from Twitter. Click on the confirmation link contained in the e-mail. You will now be able to receive direct messages directly to your e-mail inbox. You will still be able to use Twitter even if you have not confirmed your e-mail. Slide 17: Click on Settings Account Your real name, username and e-mail will be filled in already Change your time zone to(GMT+2) Pretoria Choose if you want others to see your location (you will then be able to locate others near you) You can choose to protect your updates, but then you also choose to close yourself to new learning mentors.... Make sure that you adjust your basic settings... You still need to update your Profile..... Slide 18: Click on Settings Profile Upload a photo of yourself You can adjust your name. Be real! Where are you based? Insert your web address or blog Say something about yourself that will give potential learning partners a sense of what you do/are interested in Not updating your Profile settings is like leaving your house without putting close on...... Make sure that your Bio is professional and take your privacy into account. Sarah De Waal Pretoria South Africa http://myblog.za.net Love teaching biology and mathematics Slide 19: Go ahead, tell us about the problems and challenges you face as a teacher/subject advisor. Remember you only have 140 characters! If you cannot say it in 140 characters, feel free to do a few tweets…….tweet ……tweet…….. You cannot POSSIBLY have THAT many problems now can you??? Start typing You will see how many characters you have left next to the Tweet button Your current location Click on the Tweet button to send We need more time to reflect on the CAPS docs Slide 20: DO: Use good language Share good learning resources Ask questions and give answers/opinions Think before you tweet Add value to your network……… DON’T: Use ALL CAPS (it is screaming) Tweet in an “altered state” Forget to credit those tweets that you are passing on (re-tweeting- RT) ……… Remember that your tweets are very public We need more time to reflect on the CAPS docs Slide 21: Tweets are in reverse chronological order, according to time, with the newest at the top. If you click on Home (top right) and Timeline, you will see all the tweets of the people you are following. If you want to reply to or retweet a tweet hover your curser over a tweet to see the Reply or Retweet options or add @theotherpersonsusername to your tweet. To read anybody’s tweets, click on their twitter name or picture eg www.twitter.com/heyjudeonline and read on the pane to the right. (or click the arrow to the right) If you want to find a specific tweet again you can mark it as a favourite, using the star (Favourite) option below the tweet. Slide 22: Re-tweeting is a way to pass on valuable links and resources from your network to your followers Hover curser over tweet Click on Retweet below Add RT for “retweet” (it is short!) in front of the @persons’s name Re-tweeting people’s tweets also make them aware that you value their contribution and they will probably follow you, building a stronger network RT @kjarrett RT @shareski RE: PLCs. "If everything is mandated and structured. It fails. Same with classrooms." Slide 23: The value of retweeting is that you become a filter for your followers. Re-tweeting means hat you value the information and feel that it is worthwhile to pass on. Check the resources first before passing it on! Think if you REALLY want to pass it on! Slide 24: Important to read the person’s Bio or blog and look at their tweets before you decide to follow him or her……. A colleague, teacher…. Someone I can learn with/from… Someone who will share… An expert in the field Someone……? Type name in search window Click search Click on the People tab Look if it is the person that you want to follow Click the plus to follow!!!!!! Who should I follow? How? Wesley Fryer Slide 25: Another effective way to find twitter learning partners: Find someone who share the same interests / subject area as you. Click on their picture and choose Follow Click on THEIR network and explore/follow some of their contacts Some of my learning Gurus!!! Some teachers!!! Conferences Some friends!! If someone does not “live up to your expectations”, remove them from your network Slide 26: More ways to find twitter learning and teaching partners: Consult educator directories, social networks and lists: Twitter4teachers (A global wiki to add to) Educators on twitter (add yourself to the directory here) South African educators or join sateachers twibe Top 100 edu-tweeps (twitterers/tweople) ;-) Tweet4education (A social network of twittering teachers writing a book to help teachers to twitter!) Twitter for professional development List of teachers who uses twitter actively in their classrooms Good idea: Go through at least 2 pages of a person’s tweets before deciding if the person will be of value on your learning pathway! Slide 27: If a person has an undesirable profile you can block them from following you and report them as spam! Check your followers regularly to weed them out! That is a good thing. It means that you are adding value to the twitter-sphere and growing your learning network! You will get an e-mail telling you that someone is following you Go to their profile page, read their tweets, Bio/blog and decide if you want to follow them back or not At the top of their page, click on Follow You will be able to send them a direct private message once they are following you Help, I am being followed!!!!! Slide 28: Twitter straight from your cell phone You will need a WAP enabled cell phone (eg one that can connect to an Internet browser) Point your cell phone browser (and bookmark) twitter’s web address:http://m.twitter.com Send meeting notifications Summarise conferences and join a backchannel to give feedback Most smart phones nowadays do have twitter applications that you can download and use. Get your class to participate in classroom discussions and do quizzes from their cell phones Slide 29: Click on Messages at the top Click on the person and type message Click on New Message Start typing a name and select the person from the dropdown Type your message Send Or add d @personname to any tweet Your intended person will receive the twitter in his/her e-mail inbox as well! You can only send DM’s to someone who is following you. Ariellah Is the conference worthwhile? Slide 30: Decide how much of yourself you would like to show in your Bio. Stick to your interests/ occupation rather than give out too much personal information! Link your Bio to your blog or school/organisational website. To change your Bio or website address, go to Settings (See slide 18) We always need to be aware of how much information we divulge, whether it is in our Bio or in our tweets! If you feel strongly about your privacy, you can protect your twitter account, which means that people will have to ask to follow you. What about privacy? Slide 31: Do I need to have a profile picture? A profile picture gives people a visual sense of who you are / would like to be / see yourself…… What do these pictures tell you about the person? Who is the….Librarian, Maths teacher, vice chancellor, Learning activist, Gardener, Primary school teacher, Lifelong learner, Technology director, Biology teacher, English teacher ???? Who are these people???? Your picture becomes a connection point! So please change this boring brown one for one that makes sense….. Slide 32: Click on Settings (top right) Profile Click on Change Image and browse to a suitable picture of yourself on your PC A real picture of yourself is encouraged! If you are shy, upload an Avatar (a picture representing you) You can also change the background of your main twitter page (Settings Design Slide 33: How can I find specific tags and tweets about topics? Type in your search term in the search window on the top eg mathematics or subjectadvisors Choose between Tweets, Tweets with links, Tweets near you, or People It is important to “tag” your tweet by inserting a “marker” (a searchable) word into it using hashtags #. Create a tag that will be unique to your topic or group Mathematics When you twitter about twitter and how it can be used for teaching and learning, please use the hashtag #twitter4ed or #classtwits Slide 34: Twitter handbook for teachersA basic down to earth guide Twitter for education tagged resources On Delicious On DiigoA search across the tags education and twitter using these book-marking systems Twitter search for the hash-tags #twitter and #education or #twitter4ed #Edchat (good weekly discussions) I better join the twitter revolution!!!! There are also lots of applications (software) that have been created to accommodate the use of twitter for all kinds of purposes. Slide 35: How can a micro-blogging tool accommodate communication and learning in the classroom? What drawbacks can there be in using a tool like this one? What skills will you need to use tools like these? If the tool must fit the purpose, how, when and where will you use this tool as a SA/teacher? Slide 36: This e-torial was initially developed by maggiev for the Department of Education for use by subject advisors and teachers in South Africa Updated: 29 September 2010 All e-turials can be found on my Learn how to page at www.school2.co.za Join my facebook page Join my facebook group Follow my tweets: www.twitter.com/maggiev