Archive for July 13th, 2010
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-07-13
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Cutting and Pasting – A Senior Thesis by (Insert Name) – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/boYpQ9 #plagiarism #
- iPod Touch: Classroom Response System | A Millennial Professor's View of Higher Education: http://bit.ly/cOBpCm #
- Has the road to innovation and change become smoother? – Education Week http://bit.ly/dgb60j #
- Sow “Cyberwar” Rhetoric, Reap The NSA’s “Big Brother” – Forbes.com http://bit.ly/c4zBrR #
- When Technology Doesn’t Help – Confessions of a Community College Dean – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/byaqTH #
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Classroom Activities Using Twitter
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 | classroom activity, lesson plan, social media | No Comments
Since Twitter is a communications tool, there are infinite ways to use the site in the English classroom.
These two excellent videos provide introductions to using Twitter with students that are polished enough to share at staff meetings and professional development sessions:
- The Twitter Experiment – UT Dallas is one of the first stories of a teacher using Twitter in the classroom to hit wide distribution . The YouTube video includes discussion and feedback from Dr. Monica Rankin and students in her history class. Rankin’s focus is on increasing discussion and class participation.
- Twitter in the Classroom? shares details on a partnership between University of Minnesota and Roosevelt High School to use Twitter to communicate and engage students.
In addition to giving students some basic tutorials and guides, it’s useful to go over the information from College Student’s Guide: Twitter 101. The page shares advice on how to make choices wisely so that students are taken seriously when they use Twitter as part of their classes.
For some more concrete classroom activities, look at Twitter Resources for the Classroom and Ten Ways to Use Twitter with Colleagues, both from Bedford Bits.
You’ll also find useful examples in these articles:
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- Giant Wooden Pointers at University Remind Students to Check In on Facebook | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/b3pSNV
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- Docs.com Can Create a Resume and Analysis of Your Friends from Your Facebook Account | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/ckxN4T
- Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits: Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits - NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/a6A6Rl
- MyTweetMag: create a Twitter magazine from your own (selected) tweets | Jane's Pick of the Day: http://hoki.es/9pyyNY
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