{"id":16534,"date":"2013-01-05T22:31:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T03:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=16534"},"modified":"2013-08-02T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T20:50:31","slug":"twitter-resources-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/05\/twitter-resources-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Resources Round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Amazing Blue Mountain Bird photo from Feast by Brad Hill http:\/\/beatymuseum.ubc.ca\/events#feast @beatymuseum 2012-05-20-4463 by roland, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/roland\/7236163268\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Amazing Blue Mountain Bird photo from Feast by Brad Hill http:\/\/beatymuseum.ubc.ca\/events#feast @beatymuseum 2012-05-20-4463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5151\/7236163268_07d5524f6a_m.jpg?resize=180%2C240\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve been using Twitter for years for everything from keeping in touch with colleagues to sharing professional development and curriculum materials with other teachers. In the years since I&#8217;ve joined, I often first learn about current events from Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BreakingNews\">@BreakingNews<\/a> is my favorite).<\/p>\n<p>Since I&#8217;ve been doing this for a while, I have some links I can share, from blogs that I&#8217;ve written for NCTE, Bedford\/St. Martins, and my own site. They were written over the past few years, so forgive any links that are broken please.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ncteinbox.blogspot.com\/2008\/06\/twitter-140-character-professional.html\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter: 140-Character Professional Development and Writing Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"General tips and specific activities for using Twitter with students\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/blogging\/twitter-resources-for-the-classroom\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter Resources for the Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tutorials, documentation, and tips for using Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/blogging\/ten-handy-how-to-resources-for-twitter\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ten Handy How-To Resources for Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Techniques to use Twitter for professional development\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/blogging\/ten-ways-to-use-twitter-with-colleagues\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ten Ways to Use Twitter with Colleagues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/18\/my-top-3-tips-for-teaching-with-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Top 3 Tips for Teaching with Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to What If Students and Teachers Tweeted for Help?\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/collaboration\/what-if-students-and-teachers-tweeted-for-help\/tgardner\/\">What If Students and Teachers Tweeted for Help?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in collecting Twitter links in a simple way for students, Paper.li can be a useful option. The tool gathers Tweets from your feed that include URLs and lays them out in a newspaper-style format. I&#8217;ve written several pieces about using Paper.li:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Paper.li in the Classroom: The Basics\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/paper-li-in-the-classroom-the-basics\/tgardner\/\">Paper.li in the Classroom: The Basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Paper.li in the Classroom: Alternatives and Activities\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/paper-li-in-the-classroom-alternatives-and-activities\/tgardner\/\">Paper.li in the Classroom: Alternatives and Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Twitter and Paper.li: Getting Better All the Time\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-advice\/twitter-and-paper-li-getting-better-all-the-time\/tgardner\/\">Twitter and Paper.li: Getting Better All the Time<\/a><a name=\"twitterchats\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most recently, I&#8217;ve written a series of posts on using Twitter Chats, which are real-time, online conversations that use specific <a title=\"What Are Hashtags (&quot;#&quot; Symbols)?\" href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/49309-what-are-hashtags-symbols\" target=\"_blank\">hashtags<\/a> to help organize the discussion. Twitter Chats can be a powerful tool for students and colleagues. You can read more about them in these posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Connecting with Twitter Chats\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/traci-gardner\/connecting-with-twitter-chats\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Connecting with Twitter Chats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Teaching with Twitter Chats\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/traci-gardner\/teaching-with-twitter-chats\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching with Twitter Chats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Introductory Twitter Chat Activities\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/traci-gardner\/introductory-twitter-chat-activities\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Introductory Twitter Chat Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Advanced Twitter Chat Activities\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/traci-gardner\/advanced-twitter-chat-activities\/tgardner\/\">Advanced Twitter Chat Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Saving Twitter Chat Archives\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/saving-twitter-chat-archives\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saving Twitter Chat Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link to Activities Using Twitter Chat Archives\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/traci-gardner\/activities-using-twitter-chat-archives\/tgardner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Activities Using Twitter Chat Archives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, if you\u2019re even slightly interested in how you might use Twitter in the classroom, take a look at William M. Ferriter\u2019s essay \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/publications\/educational_leadership\/feb10\/vol67\/num05\/Why_Teachers_Should_Try_Twitter.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Why Teachers Should Try Twitter<\/a>\u201d from <em>Educational Leadership<\/em>. The article explains, \u201cFor educators who use this tool to build a network of people whose Twitter messages connect to their work, Twitter becomes a constant source of new ideas to explore.\u201d It includes some tips and how-to\u2019s as well as a personal story on how the experience affected the author\u2019s understanding of differentiated instruction.<\/p>\n<p>Hope that helps any readers who are interested in expanding how they use Twitter. I&#8217;m willing to share whatever advice and experience I have, so contact me if you need more or have a question I might be able to answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been using Twitter for years for everything from keeping in touch with colleagues to sharing professional development and curriculum materials with other teachers. In the years since I&#8217;ve joined, I often first learn about current events from Twitter (@BreakingNews is my favorite). 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