The Twobal Twaffwoom - what the Tweet...?Twitter Workshop

Becoming a Webhead 2011January 18th 2011

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1) Create an account and choose a name

http://www.twitter.com/grahamstanley

2) Post your first message

What is this Twitter thing anyway?

I'm having a nice cup of tea

Hello world!

It's a lovely day! Where are all the people?

What's so special about Twitter? What's for lunch?

3) Follow people and be followed

follow people who are interested in the same things as youfind someone interesting and follow them

Get someone who's well-known to introduce you to the Twittersphere

4) Participate

join a discussion – e.g. #eltchat share an interesting link ask a question

pick a fightrespond to people with @ tell everyone how you feel

5) Use a Twitter client

http://www.tweetdeck.com

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before twitter...

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Twitter WorkshopTwitter and Learners

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Twitter WorkshopPLE & PLN

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PLEPLE vsvsPLNPLN

More PLE Diagrams here: http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+Diagrams

image: Francesc Esteve, educational analyst, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid http://www.francescesteve.es/

PLE vs VLE

PLE- open learning- informal learning - student/teacher owned- small pieces loosely joined

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Social software

Spoilt for choice

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Barriers against Teacher take-up- “twittiquete”- impression of Twitter cliques

Autonomous 'Personal Learning Networks’ for Language Teachers

APLaNeT

Seven Partners: ISTEK, TurkeyUniversity West Scotland, UK – Sofia University, Bulgaria British Council, Spain – EuroEd Foundation, Romania CELT Athens, Greece – Pelikan, Czech Republic

Associate Partners – 140 institutions from 33 countries

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/

guide teachers to existing professional resources / networks

inform about and support teachers ina wide variety ofsocial networks

Any Questions?

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