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What is Twitter?
Micro-
Blogging
A Way to Communicate
with a GLobal Audience
Social
Network
Twitter is a social network site that
has quickly become one of the fastesT
growing Learning tools for
educators.
In 140 characters or less educators
are connecting with others from
around the world to share
resources, take part in a Global
discussion, stay informed, give and
receive "just in time" Teaching and
Learning.The same can happen for
your students.
Create a ClassRoom Twitter account
to introduce your (13 year olds and
younger) Students to the connected
world of a Learning Network.
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano - GloballyConnectedLearning.com
Getting Started
4 Who to
Settings
5 Follow?
3
Who can
Avatar 6 follow Us?
2
Profile 7 Tweeting
Make it
1 8 Routine
Username
Create a Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com)
by choosing a username (The shorter the better).
Important: fill out your profile (160 characters or
less) identifying that you are a classroom tweeting,
the age level of the students, as well as a
geographic location (could be region, state or
country). Upload an avatar (don't stay an egg!)
Let others know what your class hopes to share and
learn with and from others.
Choose your Privacy Settings: Allow everyone to see
your tweets or only let people who you have
approved see and follow you.
Start following other educators and classrooms
tweeting. See who they follow and decide if your
learning journey would benefit from their
contributions.
Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano - GloballyConnectedLearning.com
How can you use Twitter in the
Classroom?
Gather Real
Keep Parents
World Data
in the Loop
Send
Connect with reminders
Mentors
Document
Communicate Classroom Learning
with Peers, Experts,
Share que
Eye-Witnesses stions
Around the World that you a
re
wondering
about
Share & Share links to
Document Student work to encourage
Research authentic feedback
There are many ways to take advantage of the
Power of Twitter in the Classroom.
Assign one of your students to be the
"Twitterer" of the Day to document Step by
Step what the class is learning during the
school day (official Scribe)
Connect with Pre-Arranged Mentors who will
push your students thinking to the next level.
Tweet as a class (especially with younger
students) to review at the end of the day what
occured during the school day.
Use Twitpic or another photo service to share
images of learning moments from the
classroom.
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Twitter Etiquette
Don't Thin
k Qu
Gossip alit
QUa y
about ntit over
y
someone
else Follow People who
add value to your Use
learning appropriate
Add language
something of
value to the
conversation Give Credit where
credit is due Be polite
Respond to
your followers
Netiquette is defined as the "acceptable" way how to
communicate on the Internet.
Learning acceptable behavior is part of digital Citizenship,
one of the core literacies of the 21st century.
Remind your students of your classroom rules and
emphasize that "real world" etiquette, rules and
consequences transfer to online behavior as well.
Discuss copyright with your students. It is common practice
to give the original author of a tweet credit by including
their @username with a "RT" (Re-Tweet). When quoting a
passage of a website, it is appropriate to link to the
original site and/or mention the author with @username (if
they have a Twitter account).
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The first Tweet
Tweet
share Something you about
have learned recently something
Pose that will help
questions someone
Be an else
you are
Information
wondering
Filter for
about Link to your
others?
classroom Blog or
share school website
Something unique
about your geographic Give a book
location recommendation
Write a
six- Word
Story
Tweet as a
t o r ic a l o r Book
His
Character
Write a poem
Share an
interesting fact
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What is a Quality Tweet?
Don't use "Awesome" Add a
,"Great", "Cool" to Resource
describe a resource you Link
are sharing
Informative
140 Specific
Characters
or Less PRecise
Creative
Add value Clear
in addition to the Rich in
Resource Content
We want students to produce and contribute Quality
content. Before they click the "tweet" button,
Students should ask themselves if their tweet:
* is Informative?
* documents their learning?
* Asks questions?
* responds to someone else's question?
* Curate information for specific Audience?
* Links to quality resources?
* Adds Value to any links re-tweeted?
* states its intent clearly?
* is globally Conscious?
* is grammatically correct?
* is spelled correctly?
As students tweet, they learn about Word Choices,
clarity, the writing process (Write/Revise/Edit/
publish), networking skills, Research Skills,
Summarizing Skills, global Awareness and
connections.
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Logistics
Assign Twitterer ral
e v e
of the Day s i g n s w eet
A s o t
n t s t
stud
e
S pe cific
t
Add your abou ects
S u b j
Twitter Stream to Have
your classroom everyo
tweet ne
Blog Teach on pap
and th er
Parents how to en vot
best Q e on
Gi v e subscribe to uality
stude Class' Twitter Tweet
nts to
as mu Account publis
ch h
owne
rship Make
as po
ssi b l Tweeting part
over e
their of your
Twee Classroom
ts
routine. It
should be an
integral part,
not a separate
subject
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Twitter Vocabulary
RT Tweet someone else's
Re-Tweet Tweet, giving them credit
by using "RT" before
their @username
@ use @username to
respond to someone
Mention directly or get their
attention
Send someone, who
DM follows you a
private message
Direct Message
TwitPic Create
an account
Twitterverse with
twitpic.com and
email relevant
Tweeting # images as a
Hashtag tweet
a hashtag
connects a
certain topic
or
conversation
together.
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Tweeting Classrooms
@5thmjgds @2mgems
@HRAGrasyon @StMaryLibrary
@Krebsclass
@mrstgSkiddos
@R9_RusselLST
@Gill_Villians
@Grade2YIS
@Pod4fennemore
@MDEkinderkids
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