{"id":1931,"date":"2010-07-18T03:25:54","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T07:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2013-08-02T17:02:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T21:02:51","slug":"my-top-3-tips-for-teaching-with-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/18\/my-top-3-tips-for-teaching-with-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"My Top 3  Tips for Teaching with Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lisa_yarost\/2159594350\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/2010\/07\/14-roundbluebird.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Cartoon Bird by Lisa Yarost\" width=\"240\" height=\"229\" hspace=\"12\" vspace=\"6\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><\/a>So you&#146;re ready to dive in and try Twitter in the classroom. Let me share these tips that can make sure  your classroom experience is a smooth and effective. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Create separate logins.<\/strong> Audience and purpose shift from message to message. Set up different Twitter accounts to keep classroom updates separate from updates for family, friends, and others. There are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitip.com\/managing-multiple-twitter-accounts-is-easier-than-you-think\/#more-1961\" target=\"_blank\">tips to make managing multiple accounts easier<\/a>. Encourage students to create a separate account for official class work as well. I actually post on four accounts: <\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/newsfromtengrrl\" target=\"_blank\">@newsfromtengrrl<\/a> for college education in the news<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tengrrl\" target=\"_blank\">@tengrrl<\/a> for personal updates to friends<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hokiebunny\" target=\"_blank\">@hokiebunny<\/a> for info related to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/08\/officially-a-geek-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">my  friends from Geekshed<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bedfordbits\" target=\"_blank\">@BedfordBits<\/a> for updates on Bedford\/St. Martins blogs\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><strong>Use hashtags<\/strong>. Choose a specific and unique hashtag (# plus a keyword) to group updates from your different classes (e.g., #VTEngl10). See &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitip.com\/how-to-create-successful-chats-on-twitter-with-hashtags-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">How To Create Successful Chats on Twitter with Hashtags<\/a>&#8221; for more suggestions. <a href=\"http:\/\/support.twitter.com\/groups\/31-twitter-basics\/topics\/111-features\/articles\/76460-how-to-use-twitter-lists\" target=\"_blank\">Lists<\/a> can work too, but you have to set up a list. You can just search for hashtags. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>\n    \n        <\/li>\n<li><strong>Use search creatively<\/strong>. Obviously you can search for those hashtags you&#146;re using, but there are some <a href=\"http:\/\/support.twitter.com\/groups\/31-twitter-basics\/topics\/110-search\/articles\/71577-how-to-use-advanced-twitter-search-operators\" target=\"_blank\">more sophisticated search tools<\/a> you can use to narrow down exactly what you&#146;re looking for. Pair a search for your hashtag with <font face=\"Courier New, Courier, mono\">filter:links<\/font> to get just the Tweets that have URLS. That&#146;s an easy way to find those links to an assignment students posted. The <font face=\"Courier New, Courier, mono\">until:<\/font> and <font face=\"Courier New, Courier, mono\">since:<\/font> operators can narrow down Tweets by date.\n    <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And one extra tip: you can always <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rosauraochoa\/3781672746\/%20\" target=\"_blank\">Make your own Twitter bird<\/a> if you need to relieve some stress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lisa_yarost\/2159594350\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons licensed Flickr photo by Lisa Yarost<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you&#146;re ready to dive in and try Twitter in the classroom. Let me share these tips that can make sure your classroom experience is a smooth and effective. Create separate logins. Audience and purpose shift from message to message. 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