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Cellphones and Twitter For the Teacher In the Classroom

Mobile Phones Most ubiquitous form of technology Increasing capabilities Excellent for communication – multiple media Students familiar and competent with Novelty

Most ubiquitous form of technology

Increasing capabilities

Excellent for communication – multiple media

Students familiar and competent with

Novelty

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Tools Polleverywhere Yodio Drop.io Cha Cha

Polleverywhere

Yodio

Drop.io

Cha Cha

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Rules for Cell Phones in Schools One possible Social Contract with Students Must be on Vibrate at all times Keep in front of room until you use them All items published related to lesson If referencing someone in class, must have approval before posting or publishing. Create a permission form (plus School’s AUP) From Liz Kolb

One possible Social Contract with Students

Must be on Vibrate at all times

Keep in front of room until you use them

All items published related to lesson

If referencing someone in class, must have approval before posting or publishing.

Create a permission form (plus School’s AUP)

From Liz Kolb

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Twitter as resource Easier, quicker facebook/blog to share thoughts with friends/colleagues Resource for personal learning network: following and connecting with experts in the educational technology field Connecting to other master teachers

Easier, quicker facebook/blog to share thoughts with friends/colleagues

Resource for personal learning network: following and connecting with experts in the educational technology field

Connecting to other master teachers

Twitter Tools Tweetdeck Todaysmeet Twitpic Audioboo podcasting (iphone not really twitter related)

Tweetdeck

Todaysmeet

Twitpic

Audioboo podcasting (iphone not really twitter related)

Video Link Twitter Experiment Video (youtube)

Twitter Experiment Video (youtube)

Ways to use Twitter Follow experts, famous Class talk, questions, feedback Track word, event, etc. Homework updates, group work Writing, grammar, group stories http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/

Follow experts, famous

Class talk, questions, feedback

Track word, event, etc.

Homework updates, group work

Writing, grammar, group stories

http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/