Twitter is a microblogging service that is very popular. Posts are 140 characters or less, so things are short and to the point. As an educator, I have found many discusions that relate to my classroom. It has allowed me to find resources that would take hours to find on my own. I believe it can be a great resources for teachers. One of the most helpful tools in using Twitter is a program call Tweetdeck which is described below. Still not convinced, here are more reasons to use Twitter. If you want a step by step guide for using Twitter, check out the training from Atomic Learning. You will need the password from the media specialist, but it is well worth it as these are high quality tutorials.
After you have done that, you will need to download the Chrome Browser. Go to the Google home page and in the top right corner it will say download Chrome browser.
Once there, you will need to sign in with your Twitter account and then you will be able to add feeds. Click on the tab at top that says Add Column.
It will be in this space that you will be able to search hashtags(#) and add them.
These are some of the most useful tags that I have found or you can check more out here.
Hashtags
#IAEdfuture -state of Iowa education discussion #AltEd -alternative education #IowaAltEd -Iowa alternative education #schoology -Red Oak LMS #iowa1to1 -Iowa schools in 1:1 computing environments #edchat -national education discussions, very active #blendedlearning -discussion on a mix of traditional and computers in classroom #flippedclass -discussion on learning from electronic sources than applying in classroom #edtech -educational technology #engchat -English teachers #sschat -social studies teachers #mathchat -math teachers #scichat -science teachers #spedchat -Special Education #elearning -technology in the classroom #flipclass -flipped classrooms #i11i -Iowa 1:1 discussion
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Twitter is a microblogging service that is very popular. Posts are 140 characters or less, so things are short and to the point. As an educator, I have found many discusions that relate to my classroom. It has allowed me to find resources that would take hours to find on my own. I believe it can be a great resources for teachers. One of the most helpful tools in using Twitter is a program call Tweetdeck which is described below. Still not convinced, here are more reasons to use Twitter. If you want a step by step guide for using Twitter, check out the training from Atomic Learning. You will need the password from the media specialist, but it is well worth it as these are high quality tutorials.Getting Started with Tweetdeck and Hashtags
To use Twitter, first sign up. Twitter
After you have done that, you will need to download the Chrome Browser. Go to the Google home page and in the top right corner it will say download Chrome browser.
Now that you have done that, go to Tweetdeck.
Once there, you will need to sign in with your Twitter account and then you will be able to add feeds. Click on the tab at top that says
Add Column.
It will be in this space that you will be able to search hashtags(#) and add them.
These are some of the most useful tags that I have found or you can check more out here.
Hashtags
#IAEdfuture -state of Iowa education discussion#AltEd -alternative education
#IowaAltEd -Iowa alternative education
#schoology -Red Oak LMS
#iowa1to1 -Iowa schools in 1:1 computing environments
#edchat -national education discussions, very active
#blendedlearning -discussion on a mix of traditional and computers in classroom
#flippedclass -discussion on learning from electronic sources than applying in classroom
#edtech -educational technology
#engchat -English teachers
#sschat -social studies teachers
#mathchat -math teachers
#scichat -science teachers
#spedchat -Special Education
#elearning -technology in the classroom
#flipclass -flipped classrooms
#i11i -Iowa 1:1 discussion