Last week we took a quick look at how Twitter can be a part of your PLN. Find an artical about how Twitter can be used in the educational setting (in the classroom or for professional development). Share the link with the class in the comments below and share your thoughts/reflections on the artical.
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Dawn Macklin
1/25/2015 12:01:43 pm
I read Guide to Using Twitter in Your Teaching Practice. http://blogs.kqed.org/education/how-to-use-twitter-in-your-teaching-practice/
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Devin Beasley
1/26/2015 12:27:15 am
Dawn, I completely agree with your discussion and choice of article. Although Twitter may be taking force into classroom settings, we must also keep aware of online safety and how to be digitally responsible. If we do not approach bringing Twitter in our classrooms with safety and responsibility, I feel that we could get into trouble in a hurry. We (the professionals) must handle it with care and we HAVE to be in control at all times, whether that is implementing certain rules, etc.
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Taylor West
1/26/2015 01:30:43 am
Risk Management: A lot of people forget the importance of that. I agree taking the proper steps of precaution with responsibility is important. It can be helpful for down the road. I agree there is a place and a time to use technology in the class room to better engaged the students, but you cannot forget the safety aspect as well.
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Kim Welch
1/27/2015 10:31:25 am
Hi Dawn, this is Kim Welch. I thought you made a wonderful point about how using Twitter can be a gateway to open the discussion with students about online safety and responsibility. To me, safety is key when dealing with the internet. This day in age, you can never be too careful when browsing the internet – anyone can and will be watching. It’s also nice to address the “safety” issue in the classroom setting, because the teacher can help students tackle the issue in a professional manner. Not that parents aren’t good at teaching their kids about online safety, but there might be some families that don’t even have computer access, so doing it at school allows every child the opportunity to learn those valuable skills. On top of teaching students about internet safety, like you stated, Twitter provides a unique way for students to gather information for projects, research, etc. If it’s a tool the use in “real life”, why not try to utilize it in the classroom. The last thing I wanted to add goes along with the safety topic. Since “cyber bullying” seems to be a hot topic nowadays, using Twitter in the classroom would also be a wonderful tool to help teach students about “cyber bullying” and the impact it can have on people’s lives. Overall, I think Twitter has endless uses in the classroom, and I think you definitely touched on a few of those wonderful ideas.
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Jeromy Layman
2/1/2015 03:35:03 am
Dawn,
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Devin Beasley
1/26/2015 12:22:12 am
http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom
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Kim Welch
1/26/2015 11:04:33 am
Hi Devin, this is Kim Welch. I thought your article sounded a lot like the one I came across. I like how yours also mentioned that Twitter could be a great tool for classroom projects and as a way to post homework, calendars, and other important information for students to use. The communication piece is huge with Twitter as well. Like you mentioned, if students were able to use a “class Twitter account”, they would always be able to stay connected with what is going on in the classroom. That in itself would be worth setting up a Twitter account for my class. It would help reduce a lot of stress amongst students and parents. One thing I thought I’d add to the conversation about Twitter classroom sites, is that it could potentially save the school money. Maybe I’m a little crazy, but if students could use Twitter to take short quizzes, tests in the computer lab, or complete other similar work, it would save paper and the need to buy other materials (books, testing booklets, etc.). I know there are other resources out there that could accomplish the same task, but Twitter is FREE. It would only require the use of a computer lab, depending on the number of students in each class. I don’t know if it would save a lot of money, but just the thought of saving a little sounds pretty good to me.
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Terry Keown
1/28/2015 12:56:50 am
Devin,
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Dawn Macklin
1/28/2015 09:06:33 am
Devin
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Jeromy Layman
2/1/2015 03:32:47 am
Devin,
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1/26/2015 01:24:12 am
I was on Twitter today trying to find some good accounts to use. I got fed up with all the poorly constructed accounts that people just try and throw together. So I found an article online that is very helpful.
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Pat Tracy
1/26/2015 01:30:17 am
It is very cool how teachers can help each other and students through social media. I remember doing homework when I was younger and struggling to complete a math problem and having to wait to go to class. Now a student can go one of these sites and get guidance to solve the problem. Also it is cool, that other teachers can use other teachers ideas to better their own classroom to better the students' development.
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J. Golden
1/27/2015 09:12:56 am
That's a very useful website! I really think that social media can be a good thing when it comes to getting information that you may need. Before social media you might search for awhile to find an answer you were looking for but now you can ask a peer through a site and they can give you that answer in seconds. It's amazing how powerful social media is.
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Pat Tracy
1/26/2015 01:25:24 am
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4308218
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J. Golden
1/27/2015 09:08:37 am
That was a great article Pat! I really think that all coaches should have a twitter to help communicate with recruits as well as the current players in his or her program. Giving an "inside" look into a program for a high school student-athlete might persuade him or her to choose a specific university. Social media would definitely help playing a role in that.
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Tyler Fritz
2/1/2015 12:13:15 pm
This was a great article man! Coaches having a Twitter to help communicate with recruits and current players is a great idea. I sort of use Twitter for that now, I have a coaching Twitter. I mainly use Facebook for my recruiting on social media as of right now but I will have to start using Twitter more!
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Kim Welch
1/26/2015 10:52:09 am
http://thinkonline.smarttutor.com/top-5-ways-to-use-twitter-in-education/
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Terry Keown
1/28/2015 01:11:39 am
Kim,
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1/28/2015 12:38:43 pm
J,
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Simon Barinas
2/1/2015 07:08:04 am
J. That is a great point that you brought up, because since nowadays everything can be found in the internet those connected with social media makes sense that they get higher scores because they are open to more things.
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Terry Keown
1/28/2015 12:43:38 am
In my arena (healthcare) tweeting I believe is viewed with mixed appreciation and utilization with the main hurdles being control and oversight due to confidentiality issues. I think at the education level where Allied Health students tweeting in response to or initially on topics that can be utilized by many educators causes some tension and apprehension and thus they stray away from forums where confidentiality breeches can occur by their students unknowingly until they progress further into the program, Alternatively though according to the study I read there are a number of ways to utilize twitter that could yield more effective learning,
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1/28/2015 12:33:24 pm
Terry,
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Jodi Himmelberg
1/28/2015 10:24:33 pm
After reading the article and your post, I was wondering how you would go about solving the confidentiality issue? (privacy issue- how they refer to it in the article). Do you think using Twitter will foster a higher level of learning for medical students? The author makes a reference to that as well but I was curious to hear your thoughts.
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Jodi Himmelberg
1/28/2015 03:04:39 am
Enhancing Physical Education with Technology
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Dawn Macklin
1/28/2015 07:43:19 am
Jodi, I love the idea of using Twitter for shout outs to students that have done a great job. I think that we as teachers often don't recognize students enough for the great things they do. Even though my students are juniors and seniors in high school they would love it if I tweeted a shout out to them because they did a great job. Thanks for the article!
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1/28/2015 12:24:36 pm
Jodi,
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Paden Kleinhesselink
2/1/2015 02:37:53 am
I think that was a great idea by the PE teacher. Anything to promote fitness in the younger generation is a plus. Its a great way to encourage kids to keep active and the current obesity epidemic.
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1/28/2015 12:58:46 pm
The article (blog) I read was "Using Twitter To Extend my Math Lessons" by Mrs. Wideen found at http://www.mrswideen.com/2013/11/using-twitter-to-extend-my-math-lessons.html
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Jodi Himmelberg
1/29/2015 10:07:27 pm
I think this is a great way to use Twitter. I was a very shy student when I was in high school and I had trouble working up the courage to ask my teacher's questions in class. I would wait until their personal plan periods and try to catch them then. I think Twitter would be a great form for those students who want to learn but are just to shy to ask questions. You could even have them create a username that only you know so even online their identity is protected.
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Derek Kitch
1/30/2015 05:06:51 am
Great article! I think the way Twitter is used here, is a great encouragement/learning tool especially for young students. The feedback that they receive from people on Twitter really sticks with them more than just their teacher.
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Jeromy Layman
1/28/2015 11:04:00 pm
The article I read can be found here: http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom
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Taylor West
1/29/2015 10:36:01 pm
That is very useful. The idea of posting classwork, and other important dates can save a lot of missing work. Maybe saving the kids grade, since we know a lot of students don't write down homework.
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Derek Kitch
1/30/2015 04:31:12 am
http://novemberlearning.com/educational-resources-for-educators/teaching-and-learning-articles/how-twitter-can-be-used-as-a-powerful-educational-tool/
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J. Golden
1/30/2015 08:25:18 am
That was an interesting article that you found and used. I agree with you when you say that you're still on the fence about social media sites and if they can be used appropriately in a classroom setting.
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Paden Kleinhesselink
2/1/2015 02:34:13 am
That is pretty interesting. I would never think of using twitter as research source to help come up with a topic.
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Ryan ellis
1/31/2015 08:01:37 am
I read an article title Guide to Using Twitter in Your Teaching Practice. http://blogs.kqed.org/education/how-to-use-twitter-in-your-teaching-practice/
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Ryan ellis
1/31/2015 08:07:10 am
Taylor,
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2/1/2015 02:31:47 am
I found this article that was really interesting. I think it sums up this class. It gives a bunch of ideas how to incorporate technology into our class rooms. Its a pretty good read.
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2/1/2015 07:06:09 am
I found this many ways to use twitter in the classroom. Actually right now as part of the soccer team we created our own twitter page which allows us to communicate with future recruits, and promote our program. Which I believe for a classroom would be great to promote a certain subject and inform kids about what they would be learning in the classroom for the future so they can join the classroom.
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Tyler Fritz
2/1/2015 12:09:58 pm
I read the article Bringing Twitter to the Classroom, here is the link. http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/09/the-case-for-having-class-discussions-on-twitter/379777/
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