Twitter for education

for education 16 tips

#1 Sign up Source: http://twitter.com/

#2 Use Sources http://tweetdeck.com/ http://www.informationasmaterial.com/wordpress/2009/02/educational-tool-twitter/

#3 Post a link to an article you’re reading Source: http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896 http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/07/21/100-serious-twitter-tips-for-academics/

Twitter is a way of growing the community around blogs Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/2286799/Can-we-use-Twitter-for-educational-activities

Many-to-many Explicit Tacit Knowledge Knowledge One-to-one

#4 Include #topic in Twitter update, so people can chat with and learn from each other

#5 Post an observation you’re making Sources Galagan, Pat: Twitter As a Learning Tool. Really. T + D, March 2009. http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/08/10/25-twitter-projects-for-the-college-classroom/

Twitter used during surgery at St. Luke’s, Iowa, USA Source: http://cbs4denver.com/health/Twitter.Pediatric.Surgery.2.985141.html

”Experience” Sense/feel ”Do” Try things out ”Watch” See if it works Observe, reflect review ”Think” Conclude/generalize/conceptualize Understand underlying reasons, concepts, relations.

#6 Ask and answer questions Sources http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/09/14/101-ways-to-use-twitter-on-campus/ http://applicant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tweetcurrency1.jpg http://www.pixelio.de/details.php?image_id=339638&mode=search http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896

Deliberate Unexpected education education Formal education Informal education

#7 Search for information Source: http://search.twitter.com/

#8 Source: http://twitter.com/invitations/find_on_twitter

Source: http://mrslwalker.com/index.php/2009/03/29/nine-great-reasons-why-teachers-should-use-twitter/

#9 Create a poll

# 10 Draw your thoughts Source: http://twitpaint.com/

# 11 Invite people to an event online or offline Source: http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896

# 12 Reply to people Source: http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896

# 13 Retweet Twitter updates from people Source: http://www.techlearning.com/article/20896

# 14 Write direct messages to individualize education Source: http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/06/08/50-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-college-classroom/

# 15 Be polite Sources http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/twitter/twitter-tips-for-teachers-educators/ http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1285&p=1#0

# 16 Be flexible and prepared for the direction that the tweets can take you Source http://www.scribd.com/doc/2286799/Can-we-use-Twitter-for-educational-activities

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