1. Using Twitter in the Classroom SIG Presentation by: Tommy Woodward & Allison Thompson Tweet, Tweet!

2. Tommy teaches at Everett High School in Lansing. Allison teaches 7th and 8th grade Social Studies and English at Pathfinder Middle School in Pinckey, MI. For this project, Tommy focused on finding resources, rooting them in pedagogy, and explaining the rationale for using Twitter in the classroom. Allison focused on organization of the proposal, aesthetic qualities, and crafting our social presence in the online world. Both Allison and Tommy contributed with ideas, creativity, and content knowledge. I Know What You LOOK like, but What do you do??

3. Social media is an increasingly important tool that allows students to connect almost instantly to others around the globe. Integrating the technology students are using helps root the content in real-world connections and allows students to learn and contextualize content much more effectively. We want to use technology to foster learning, increase achievement, and expand perspectives on a quick, easy, and traceable social medium Why Twitter?

4. Use technology in the Middle School Social Studies Classroom First Goal

5. Increase student achievement, interaction, and technology literacy. Second Goal

6. Add relevancy and global connections to Social Studies curriculum. Third Goal

7. Expand both students’ and teachers’ knowledge bases with interactions on both global and technical levels. Fourth Goal

8. We plan on tracking a lot of our progress and resources through our blog, which can be found here. Annotated list of resources on our delicous page, which can be found here. Twitter hashtag #atwittersss Blog & Resources

9. Outcomes