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- 1. Building your PLN: Twitter and Blogging By: Hugh McDonald @hughtheteacher Gallit Zvi @gallit_z
- 2. Shape of Day oTwitter o Twitter Exploration Time o Why Blog? o Blogging Exploration Time using Kidblog
- 3. All this… Thank you @courosa
- 4. Can Now befound Here!
- 5. Gaming Thank you @courosa
- 6. Two Players Thank you @courosa
- 7. Connections have Evolved http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiR Ng&list=FLnYZoKqsu4pKrxdqyjnrNdw&index=9&f eature=plpp_video
- 8. Are we whereour students are? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkhpmEZWu RQ&feature=youtu.be Thank you @gcouos
- 9. Web 2.0: Whatit is? • Participation • Collaboration • Changing the way internet can be used in the classroom • Knowing, Wondering, Learning, & Sharing • Twitter, Blogging, Facebook, Google Docs, wikis, youtube etc…
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- 11. What it isn’t? •Just consuming information from websites for content
- 12. Why Twitter? • “Twitter in 60 Seconds” http://www.slideshare.net/CatherineRitz/twitter-for-professional-development
- 13. Why Twitter? • Connections:Create your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) • Collaboration: Share resources and ideas with like minded teachers & students • Live Chats (#hashtags) • Research: Search for resources you need • Impress your students • Use new sites and resources even they haven’t heard of http://www.slideshare.net/CatherineRitz/twitter-for-professional-development
- 14. Benefits of aTwitter PLN http://linoit.com/users/mrsdkrebs/canvases/Joi ning%20the%20Conversation
- 15. Where are youjoining the Conversation? • 1. I'm not interested. I don't get it. In fact, how did I get into this session anyway? • 2. I've been thinking about it, considering joining in. However, I don't know how. • 3. I'm ready to go! Just point me in the right direction. • 4. I've already joined the conversation, and I'm having lots of fun and making connections Denise Krebs https://sites.google.com/site/iowajoiningtheconversation2012/inspiration
- 16. Twitter Time! • Twitterapp on your device or go to twitter.com
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- 36. Some Education Hashtags We Use • #sd36learn • #edchat • #bced • #1stchat, 5thchat etc… • #kinderchat • #geniushour • #choose2matter • #youmatter • #learn365 • #elemchat • #edtech
- 37. Why Blog withStudents? • Authentic Audience • Increased Intrisic Motivation for the task • Engaged Learners
- 39. More Reasons toBlog • Share thoughts, ideas, and opinions, & support them with details that make understanding easy. –Pictures, captions, videos • Will learn to communicate effectively
- 40. Become better writers,both in content and mechanics.
- 41. Become better readers, improvingcomprehension and the ability to read critically.
- 42. Blog to aWorldwide Audience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgZ3X0e67Tc&feature=player_embedded
- 43. Take Ownership oftheir Own Learning
- 44. Use Web 2.0technology as a tool to publish their work to share with their peers, family, and friends.
- 45. Blogging Platforms *Personal Weebly Blog if Students created own E-Portfolio website.
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- #2 [twitter] starting our presentation on Building a PLN. Use [/twitter]
- #3 [twitter] Here’s the link to our presentation today http://tinyurl.com/8lkwt8j[/twitter]
- #6 1 person
- #7 2 people
- #8 [twitter] Connections have evolved http://tinyurl.com/8fjrtng#sd36learn #geniushour#bced [/twitter]
- #9 [twitter] Are we where are sts are? http://tinyurl.com/y9d328v #bced [/twitter]
- #11 [twitter] Charlie bit my finger—power of you tube http://tinyurl.com/25evu3 #bced [/twitter]
- #12 [twitter] Hello PLN @gallit_z & I are presenting on twitter…have a moment? Tell us why use twitter? Use [/twitter]
- #13 [twitter] Why tweet? http://tinyurl.com/37hawuw #bclearns #bced[/twitter]
- #15 [twitter]linoit by @mrsdkrebshttp://linoit.com/users/mrsdkrebs/canvases/Joining%20the%20Conversation [/twitter]
- #17 [twitter] early #FF @gallit_z, @librarymall, @joykirr, @mrsdkrebs, @emscarlson, @seas_sd36 [/twitter]
- #34 [twitter] #ff @abvendramin, @courosa, @gcouros, @lirenmanlearns, @henriksent [/twitter]
- #35 [twitter]#ff @robynthiessen, @coolcatteacher @annemidd, @ryanjhong, @kathycassidy [/twitter]
- #36 [twitter] @cybraryman1 has a wonderful list of educational hashtags http://www.cybraryman.com/ [/twitter]
- #37 [twitter]FavHashtags#edchat,#bced,5thchat, #kinderchat,#geniushour,#edtech #youmatter [/twitter]
- #38 [twitter] @gallit_z & I love using kidblog with our classes http://tinyurl.com/83bguke [/twitter]
- #40 [twitter] when posting links to student blogs try #comments4kids, #classblogs [/twitter]
- #41 [twitter] 10 ways @gallit_z & @hughtheteacher http://tinyurl.com/85tzmc8 [/twitter]
- #43 [twitter] Quadblogging vid example. Connecting classes around world http://tinyurl.com/7e6bsaq [/twitter]
- #44 [twitter] our classes tweet too @mrszvisclass and @mcdclassroom [/twitter]
- #46 [twitter] you can use weebly for so much, for ex www.mcdclassroom.weebly.com [/twitter]