teaching with twitter
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Teaching with Twitter - Presentation to educators on how to teach with Twitter. Includes examples, case studies, links to resources, and teachers / social media experts to follow and learn with.TRANSCRIPT
“Social Media is like teen sex.Everyone wants to do it, nobody
knows how. When it’s finally done, there is a
surprise it’s not better” Avinash Kaushick,
Analytics Evangelist, Google
What is Twitter?
Like text messaging & instant messaging
140 characters at a time
Status updates, conversations, breaking news (primarily first hand accounts)
Usernames: @__________Ex. @DR4WARD
Introduction
Home Page http://twitter.com/
Profile Page http://twitter.com/dr4ward
Twitter Lingo
Verb: tweet
Followers
@: Replies
DM: Direct messages
RT: Re-tweet
#: Hash tag
How to tweetTwitter.com
Apps for your computerTweetDeck, twirl
Apps for your BlackBerry/iPhoneTwitterBerry, TinyTwitter, TwitterFon, Tweetie
Text messages on your cell
Companies small & large
Transforming/supplementing customer service. See:
@jetblue@comcastcares@homedepot@zappos@amazondeals
Build a networkIt’s only as good or as useful as the network you build
start following people with similar interests
converse with them see who they follow rinse & repeat
What should I tweet?
Not what you had for breakfast
Not about your latest stomach ailment
What should I tweet?A book/article you’re reading
Research you’re doing
A conference you’re going to
Find others interesting in similar topics/research areas
“It was the single thing that changed the classroom dynamics more than anything I’ve ever done teaching.”
David Parry, assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communications at the University of Texas at Dallas
Supplement course materialTweet links to additional readings on
the Web that relate to subject matter – use course hashtag(#BUS555)http://twitter.com/VargasNWMktg/sta
tuses/1222721251
Share Interesting Websites
www.DR4WARD.comhttp://www.dr4ward.com/
Send Announcements / Reminders
Increase Class ParticipationContinue conversations inside and outside of class
Reinforcement / connection between the material and the real “world.”
Create Lists / Groups
Newer on Twitter
Also some apps.
Classroom Community
More productive classroom conversations
Class Feedback
Get instant feedback from the class as it is occurring
Instant Feedback / Support
Ask live questions to Twitter followers
Take Opinion Polls
With Twitter app tools like Polldaddyhttp://twitter.polldaddy.com/
Search
Track a brand or wordhttp://search.twitter.com/
Ex: Starbucks VIA Introduction
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%22starbucks+via%22
Monitor Current Events / News
Global - BBC http://twitter.com/BBc
National - CNN Breaking News http://twitter.com/cnnbrk
Local - Wood TV 8 http://twitter.com/woodtv
Track Industry Events / News
Industry - Advertising Age http://twitter.com/ADAge
Business - Wall Street Journalhttp://twitter.com/Wsj
Follow a Professional
Learn from the Pros - Study how the pros do it.
@Armanohttps://twitter.com/armano
@GuyKawasakihttp://twitter.com/guyKawasaki
@scottmontyhttps://twitter.com/scottmonty
Assignments
Follow Live Interview / BlogTwitter Interview with @DR4WARDhttp://cindyking.biz/twitter-interview-
with-bill-ward/
#ckinterviewhttp://search.twitter.com/search?max_id
=4895776571&page=2&q=%23ckinterview&rpp=20
Study Geography
See who twitters where? http://beta.twittervision.com/http://twittermap.tv/
Some prof’s on Twitter@digidemocracy@greenhow@vargasl@barbaranixon@BudGibson@DR4Ward
@rdfrench@prprof_mv@hrheingold@academicdave@sbjet@trezzaf58
Tips / Resources for Academics 50 Terrific Twitter Tutorials for Teachers
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/09/22/50-terrific-twitter-tutorials-for-teachers/
100 Serious Twitter Tips for Academics
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/07/21/100-serious-twitter-tips-for-academics/
Tips / Resources for Academics
How to Demo Twitterhttp://holykaw.alltop.com/how-to-
demo-twitter
