1. Twitter in the Classroom

2. Overview of Today’s Session  Getting started  Making friends  Using your own hashtag  Building relationships with Twitter

3. Overview of Today’s Session  After-class chats  “In-class” Twitter feeds  Lesson ideas  How to find more Twitter ideas  My Twitter info

4. Getting Started  Make multiple Twitter accounts  A “Teacher” account  A “Personal” account  A “Professional” account  Make an account for each one of your classes  You could make more if you think of other “personas” you want to assume online

5. Adjust Your Settings

6. My Twitter Feed

7. My “Connect” Page

8. Your “Connect” Page Contains:  Direct messages from your followers  Tweets of yours that have been “retweeted” by others  Tweets of yours that have been “favorited” by others  Tweets that you have been “tagged” in by others

9. Making Friends  You should post your tweets to a “hashtag”  #edwebchat, #edchat, #edtech, #ntchat  #Satchat, #edcamp, #sschat, #engchat  Visit these hashtags periodically by typing #edwebchat in your Twitter “search bar”  Follow people who post in the hashtag  It is a great way to meet people who have the same interests!

10. #greatthinkers

11. Using Your Own Hashtag  When you post important materials for your class, post it to a hashtag  That way, your students don’t have to “follow” you (& you don’t have to follow them)  My hashtag is #holdenmath  If you teach multiple classes, you may want to post to different hashtags

12. Posting to Your Hashtag  Links to educational videos  Links to blog posts  Links to educational websites  Pictures

13. Posting to Your Hashtag  Links to PPT presentations you have posted on SlideShare  Links to interesting news articles you found online that are pertinent to the class  Questions/Answers/Comments  Invite parents to your hashtag

14. Posting to Your Hashtag  Try “Outwit Me” – a Twitter-based trivia game  Link Twitter to Moodle or Blackboard (if you are using them)  Use “Twiddeo” to tweet videos

15. After-Class Chats  Use your class’ special hashtag to hold online chats with your class  At 7pm every Wednesday, chat with your class about questions they may have about the material, upcoming projects, etc.  Don’t forget that every tweet has to include your class’ special hashtag (ex. #holdenmath)

16. Do an “In-Class” Twitter Feed  Use your computer and projector to post a real-time Twitter feed in your room  Use your class hashtag  Students can post questions from their mobile device while class is going on

17. Do an “In-Class” Twitter Feed  Students can ask the teacher questions without disrupting the “flow” of the class  Put a student in charge of typing in “answers” to the questions students post  This provides a permanent record of questions and answers that students can refer to later!  This is sometimes referred to as a “Twitterwall”

18. Parent Contact  You can post information for parents under a different hashtag (or the same one)  Assignment due dates & test dates  Online resources that can help their student  Upcoming school events  Other school/class announcements  If parents follow you, you can send them a direct message

19. Building Relationships  Post your hashtags in your class syllabus  Build relationships with parents & students  You could be a little more “casual” on your Twitter feed than you are in class  Your parents & students might see you as “cool” instead of uptight!

20. Remember FERPA!  Don’t post any of your students’ personal information online  Make sure to read your school’s technology “Acceptable Use Policy” (if your school has one)

21. Lesson Ideas  Follow @TwtsFromHistory  Students post tweets that historical figures would have posted (had Twitter existed back then)

22. Lesson Ideas  Language learners can connect with people who speak that language (ex. Spanish, French, German, etc.)  Students can communicate with them to practice their language skills  If you don’t want your students interacting with strangers from a foreign country, post words and have students write responses in a foreign language

23. Lesson Ideas  Students can connect with a famous scholar, inventor, or political figure  If that person is alive, odds are good that they have a Twitter account  Student can ask the person questions, try to start a conversation!

24. “Live Tweet” a TV Show  Have your class meet on Twitter to exchange ideas while watching an event on TV  The election  A movie version of a book the class is studying  State of the Union Address  Continue the class discussion the next day in class

25. Field Trips  Students can post their observations to a specific hashtag or account during a field trip  Students share what they have learned  Teachers can post updates on where students should meet next at the museum  Teacher can set up a “scavenger hunt”  Parents can monitor how the trip is going

26. Key Word Search  Type a name or keyword into your Twitter “search bar” and tweets containing that term will appear  Examples  “Democrat”  “Iceland”  “Scalene Triangle”  “Circumference of a Circle”  “Abraham Lincoln”

27. Math Ideas  Teachers can post a “Math Word Problem of the Day”  Students tweet back the answer  Use “TweetStats” to track the activity of certain Twitter accounts  Put the data into a bar graph or other type of Infographic

28. Twitter Word Games  Post a word, and have students respond with  Synonyms  Antonyms  Definitions  Post a collection of letters, and have students respond with  Words you can make with the letters

29. Experience a Current Event in Real Time  Use the “Track a Word” feature to experience a current event as it happens  Example: Type “Egypt” into the Twitter search bar to track tweets about the revolution as it happened

30. Summarization  Have students tweet you a 140-character summary of what they learned in your class today

31. This is the Tip of the Iceberg  There is no limit to the ways you can implement Twitter in the classroom  Today’s webinar is designed to get you thinking about how you can do it

32. Want More Ideas?  Post this question:  “How do YOU use Twitter in the classroom?”  Post the question to the hashtags we discussed earlier in the program  #edwebchat, #edtech, #edchat, #techtools  You will be shocked to see how many replies you get!

33. Want More Ideas?  Post the question in our TechTools community!  We have almost 3400 teachers – many of our teachers are using Twitter every day!

34. Follow ME on Twitter!  @newteacherhelp  My hashtag: #holdenmath  My Instagram name is also @newteacherhelp  I will be on Twitter at #edwebchat for the next 30 minutes if you have any additional questions or comments about today’s presentation!