Twitter for education
12 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/

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

#4
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.

#5
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

#6
Search for information
Source: http://search.twitter.com/

#7
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/

#8
Create a poll

#9
Include #coursename
so participants can learn
from each other

# 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
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