teaching with twitter
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Ideas for using Twitter in the classroom. Put together for the Ash Manor and Farnham Heath End Twilight INSET.TRANSCRIPT
•This presentation and links to all software and ideas will be available on my blog:
▫http://steveclarkeictac.blogspot.com/
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Teaching with Twitter
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Follow us:•Steve Clarke @fhesbusiness•Jack Marsh @geogmarsh
•Session hashtag #ashfhes
E-Safety
•“Social Media is dangerous, so don’t use it”
•“Social Media is dangerous, so here’s how to use it safely”
Why use Twitter?Twitter can be used in education for:• Subject news • Setting homework tasks• Fun enrichment tasks e.g. #Tweets4Sweets• Educating students to use social media sensibly• Course reminders• Discussion• Voting/polling• AFL• Video streaming/’snow day’ lessons• CPD/PLNs
Silent Tweet Debate
Q) Should schools bring back corporal punishment?
•Post your view• reply to at least one other person•Retweet a tweet that you agree with
•Remember to use #ashfhes in all tweets
SAP tools
•Twitter tools for PowerPoint: http://bit.ly/9Ns7Ne
PowerPoint Twitter Feedback SlideUse Presentation Mode to view, Click this header to give mouse control back to PowerPoint, change slide, etc. Check the “alternate format” to see more tweets!
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Embed polls in your VLE or blog
Publish your own newspaper
Create a mock twitter account
Twitter for Professional DevelopmentCPDPLNsCollaboration
Communication:
•Questions•Homework•Blog reminders•Articles of interest to pupils that we might not get to study in lesson time.
Never an excuse!
Rewards and incentives for quickest and most accurate responses.
Twitter – collaboration and communication. CPD
-Engaging and creative learning activities-Support from other HODs/teachers/educational specialists-Motivation to support learning through social media
www.heathendgeography.blogspot.com
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uPFXs9YVQ4Hj-AiTxZwBv3vusKszjBR5AFstrTq0-1U/edit?hl=en_US#
One Hundred & Forty!
•In no more than 140 characters, tweet the most useful thing you have gained from this session.
•Don’t forget to use #ashfhes in all tweets (that leaves you with 132 characters)