Please tweet using #GAVSTweetUpthroughout this presentation

#GAVSTweetUp #SPLS14@MsMitchellBio

@cmadz

Q1: What would you most like to learn about during this session? #GAVSTweetUp

Best Practices

Best Practices

Student/parent

access to twitter

Student/parent

access to twitter

Or tweet something

original!

Or tweet something

original!Tweet ChatsTweet Chats

Twitter in the Online Classroom

LaEla Mitchell

Carrie Madden

Leslie Houck

Q2: Why Use Twitter in the Online Classroom?

• Communication• Backchannel/engagement• Resources: Current events/realia• Writing skills• Feedback• Research• Collaboration• Grow your PLN

What do you think? #GAVSTweetUp

Before you start … know your policyGeorgia Virtual Learning

Employee Social Media Policy

    Georgia Virtual School acknowledges that websites and social media tools have a useful role to play in

educating students.  Students need to have appropriate web usage modeled for them.  

Teachers are bound by the Code of Conduct for Educators in all interactions with students.  Therefore,

teachers must be above reproach in all web activity that involves students or can potentially be seen by a

student.

http://goo.gl/XA1KdI

Advertise (ahem, convert) your Students & Parents

• Communicate your twitter handle– Within the Course – Email Siggy– Newsletters

You can also embed your live twitter feed in your course, blog, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oq5AYKFuTI

How to participate without being a twitter user

• “Fast follow” (SMS)– https://support.twitter.com/

articles/20170004-fast-following-on-sms

• Keep up with Tweets online– Tagboard– Evernote

For U.S. only – other countries,

look up carrier short code

Example of embedded feed in D2L Widget:

#hashtagsarekey

• Uses:– Course section– Content topic to discuss– Assignment names– Asking questions– Poll students

List of educator hashtags: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/the-

comprehensive-dictionary-of.html

Classroom Applications

Communication from Instructor

• Notifications

• Office hours

• Reminders

• Pop quizzes for bonus points

• Feedback for students

Student Communication

• Collaboration (#ourawesomegroup)

• Discussion

• Questions

• Notepad: brainstorm, collect

Resources

• Research current events or historical figures – #cosmos– #Darwin• Experts (@TheScienceGuy)– For information (@GrammarGirl)– For networking (@gavirtual)

• Searchable conversations are a study tool for review

Writing Skills: 140 characters or less

• Define vocabulary words• Post word games for bonus points• Summarize a(n)…

– Concept

– Reading

– Opinion with link

• Create– Microreviews

– “art” shows

– Poetry (Haiku)

TweetChats (or Twitter Parties)

What is a TweetChat?

• Live, topic-based chat via twitter

• Uses common hashtag

• Set time each week, month or scheduled time

9 Steps to Organize a Successful Tweet Chathttp://goo.gl/oslZFH

TweetChat Guide:

• Log on to Twitter at correct time– Alternatively, use Twubs or TweetChat

• Follow host and/or sponsor(s)• Introduce yourself and answer

questions from host via tweeting!– Use chat hashtag– Reference question if you are answering

(Q1, Q5 are answered with A1, A5 respectively)

• Search for chat’s hashtag to follow along; respond to others, converse

Content-specific Groups & Chats

• #scichat

• #tlchat

• #educhat

• #lrnchat

• #gtchat

• #yalitchat

• #hsc

• #engchat

• #CollegeChat

• #edchat

• #musedchat

• #mathchat

Let’s take a look at #scichat

Q3: What’s your take-home twitter inspiration for today?

• How will you use twitter in new ways?

• Will you try a twitter chat/party?

• How will you reach more students with twitter?

• What new thing did you learn today that was key?

Answer any of the above for us!#GAVSTweetUp